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Peter Pan winner Tonalist (Tapit) smoothly glided by the clubhouse turn during his good-looking gallop and things were quickly underway at 6:10 a.m. on another sun-splashed morning at beautiful Belmont Park Tuesday. Team Ride On Curlin (Curlin)–including trainer Billy Gowan and exercise rider Bryan Beccia–set up shop by the rail in anticipation of dual Classic winner California Chrome (Lucky...
by Bill Oppenheim This coming Saturday, June 7, is the biggest day of the racing year so far, because that is the day we find out if California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) becomes the 12th Triple Crown winner, or the 12th to make the race and fail in the 36 years since Affirmed followed Secretariat and Seattle...
Saturday, Belmont Park FORT MARCY S.-GIII, $150,000, BEL, 5-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:48 1/5, gd. 1–FIVE IRON, 119, c, 4, by Sharp Humor 1st Dam: Tee Off, by Thunder Gulch 2nd Dam: Only Queens, by Transworld 3rd Dam: Queens Only, by Marshua’s Dancer ($17,000 yrl ’11 KEEJAN). O/B-Fred Michael Allor (KY); T-Brian A Lynch; J-Michael...
Saturday, Belmont Park BEAUGAY S.-GIII, $150,000, BEL, 5-3, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:42 3/5, gd. 1–WATERWAY RUN, 115, f, 4, by Arch 1st Dam: Princess Consort, by Dixieland Band 2nd Dam: Camella, by Housebuster 3rd Dam: Have It Out, by Roberto ($15,000 yrl ’11 KEESEP; €55,000 2yo ‘12 ARQMAY). O-Martin S Schwartz; B-Dorothy A Matz (PA);...
Saturday, Churchill Downs AMERICAN TURF S.-GII, $294,500, CDX, 5-3, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:41 3/5, fm. 1–GLOBAL VIEW, 120, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire) 1st Dam: Egyptian Queen, by Storm Cat 2nd Dam: Warrior Queen, by Quiet American 3rd Dam: Call Me Fleet, by Afleet ($500,000 yrl ’12 KEESEP). O-Glen Hill Farm; B-Reiko & Michael...
Saturday, Churchill Downs CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE S.-GII, $336,900, CDX, 5-3, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34 3/5, fm. 1–COFFEE CLIQUE, 118, f, 4, by Medaglia d’Oro 1st Dam: Miss Chapin, by Royal Academy 2nd Dam: Society Dream (Fr), by Akarad (Fr) 3rd Dam: Society Bride, by Blushing Groom (Fr) O-Amerman Racing LLC; B-Mrs Jerry Amerman (KY); T-Brian...
Saturday, Churchill Downs CHURCHILL DOWNS S.-GII, $464,800, CDX, 5-3, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:21, ft. 1–@CENTRAL BANKER, 118, c, 4, by Speightstown 1st Dam: Rhum (MSW, $306,234), by Go for Gin 2nd Dam: Merion Miss, by Halo 3rd Dam: Curlew, by Storm Bird ($200,000 yrl ’11 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); ...
Saturday, Churchill Downs HUMANA DISTAFF S.-GI, $330,600, CDX, 5-3, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:22 1/5, ft. 1–MIDNIGHT LUCKY, 118, f, 4, by Midnight Lute 1st Dam: Citiview, by Citidancer 2nd Dam: Prospective Joy, by Allen’s Prospect 3rd Dam: Jovial Joy, by Rollicking ($220,000 yrl ’11 FTSAUG). O-Karl Watson, Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman; B-C & J...
Saturday, Churchill Downs WOODFORD RESERVE TURF CLASSIC S.-GI, $559,100, CDX, 5-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:47 3/5, fm. 1–WISE DAN, 124, g, 7, by Wiseman’s Ferry 1st Dam: Lisa Danielle, by Wolf Power (SAf) 2nd Dam: Askmysecretary, by Secretariat 3rd Dam: Laquiola (Fr), by Lyphard O/B-Morton Fink (KY); T-Charles LoPresti; J-John R Velazquez. $329,310. Lifetime Record:...
Entering the 2014 season, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin’s homebred California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) was a nice horse, sure, but hadn’t really done anything to suggest that he was anything but a potentially nice sophomore in the California-bred ranks. A metamorphosis of sorts has taken place since the turn of the calendar, as the...
OH WHAT A NIGHT! Let go at 40-1 on the back of a 4 1/2-length defeat by Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the Apr. 12 G3 Greenham S. at Newbury, Saeed Manana’s Night of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) reversed that form in sensational style to prevail in yesterday’s G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Racing with only that...
FAMOUS FIVE FOR FALLON In the modern era, no jockey has a finer G1 2000 Guineas record than Kieren Fallon, and, at the age of 49, he proved once more that he’s still very much the man for the big occasion when landing the first British Classic of the season aboardNight Of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})...