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Dual Group 1-winning juvenile Pride Of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) has returned to the stable of trainers Peter and Paul Snowden after taking a winter spell. The Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed al Maktoum homebred broke his maiden in Victoria’s most important 2-year-old race–the G1 Blue Diamond S.–in his third start, after which Coolmore bought into him....
4th-GPX, $42,000, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50 1/5, ft. TONALIST, c, 3, by Tapit 1st Dam: Settling Mist, by Pleasant Colony 2nd Dam: Toll Fee, by Topsider 3rd Dam: Toll Booth, by Buckpasser Tonalist finished fourth on debut behind two fellow Tapits, Matterhorn and Harpoon, going a mile at the Big A Nov. 16. Adding...
By Catlyn Spivey The Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured 260 people on Apr. 15 shook America, but no one was more effected than the New England residents. Since that time, funds have been developed for victims, and many have rallied together to restore the city. With the anniversary of the tragedy fast...
6th-SAX, $57,750, Msw, 3yo, f, a6 1/2fT, 1:13, fm. +DIVERSY HARBOR, f, 3, by Curlin 1st Dam: Motokiks, by Storm Cat 2nd Dam: Matoki, by Hail to Reason 3rd Dam: Salmon Lake, by Tom Fool Diversy Harbor, sent off at 5-1 in this unveiling, was shuffled back in the field going down the hill while racing...
6th-AQU, $65,000, Msw, 3yo, 1m, 1:40 1/5, ft. EMPOWER (c, 3, Distorted Humor–Magnificience {GSW, $163,378}, by Stormy Atlantic) took action all the way into 5-2 for his six-furlong debut at Gulfstream Park Dec. 19, but little went right that day, as he was wide and trailed in ninth. He found himself on a van back to New...
3rd-TAM, $21,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, 7f, 1:24, ft. GIANCARLO (c, 3, Tapit–Glitzen Glory {SP, $102,710}, by Honour and Glory), a 6 1/2-length maiden winner in his second outing at Calder Dec. 7, finished third in the Pasco S. here Jan. 4 and was a well-beaten second last time in Calder allowance company Jan....
Honors Stable Corp’s Wildcat Red (D’wildcat)–a runaway winner of the seven-furlong GIII Hutcheson S. Feb. 1, proved all heart on the stretch out in distance by defeating General a Rod (Roman Ruler) by a head over a course playing kind to speed in yesterday’s GII Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream. General a Rod previously defeated Wildcat...
By Alan Carasso After taking some time off for the Sochi Olympics, Esquire TV’s ‘Horseplayers’ was back with a new episode Tuesday evening entitled ‘Del Mar Destiny.’ While Team Rotondo was not in attendance ‘where the surf meets the turf,’ the rest of the cast were on hand for a handicapping challenge during the second...
Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey is pleased with how TDN Rising Star Honor Code (A.P. Indy) came out of his sophomore debut in a Gulfstream allowance Wednesday. Heavily favored in his return, the GII Remsen S. winner was outrun by the speedy pacesetter Social Inclusion (Pioneerof the Nile). “He seemed to come back fine,” McGaughey said. “He ate...
PREP OPTION FOR KINGMAN Leading G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas contender Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) could have a prep run ahead of the May 3 Classic, connections revealed. The Khalid Abdullah colorbearer won his racecourse debut at Newmarket last June by six lengths for trainer John Gosden before taking the G3 Solario S. when last seen in...
This morning I viewed with revulsion the video posted by PETA. The cold hard fact is that it is a snapshot of how so many racehorses are managed. Our industry is permeated with those who have no regard for the welfare of the horse nor understanding of the growing negative perception of horse racing. The...
General a Rod Works for Florida Derby… Conditioner Mike Maker’s charge General a Rod (Roman Ruler) breezed five panels in 1:01.54 in his final preparation for the GI Besilu Stables Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park Mar. 29. “He worked well,” Maker said. “A horse dropped in and wanted to work with him, but he handled it...