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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...
The top two finishers in the Fair Grounds’ GII Risen Star, Intense Holiday (Harlan’s Holiday) and Albano (Istan), will face each other again Saturday in that venue’s GII Louisiana Derby. The Risen Star was just the second career win for Starlight Racing’s Intense Holiday, despite several other attempts at black-type success. “You could say he had some...
I applaud the TDN Publisher Barry Weisbord for his proposal for racing as a response to the ugly PETA expose on our sport of Thoroughbred racing. I know many of my respected colleagues, such as Arthur Hancock, George Strawbridge, Bill Casner, Barry Irwin and many other owners share Barry’s thoughtful response. In 2002, Dinny Phipps,...
“TDN Rising Star” Tonalist (Tapit) will miss Saturday’s GI Wood Memorial S. at Aqueduct due to a lung infection. The Robert Evans colorbearer, who was most recently second to Constitution (Tapit) in a Gulfstream allowance Feb. 22 has no points toward the GI Kentucky Derby and will likely be taken off the trail. “He worked [five furlongs...
PLETCHER RUNNERS TUNE UP Constitution (Tapit) headlined a trio of Todd Pletcher trainees prepping for the GI Kentucky Derby Sunday morning at Palm Meadows. The undefeated colt breezed a half-mile in :50.60 at Gulfstream’s satellite training facility. “It was the exact same time he had in his first breeze after his allowance win, so we’re very...