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Starlight Racing’s Intense Holiday (Harlan’s Holiday), a rallying third behind Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile) in the GII Holy Bull S. at Gulfstream last time Jan. 25, surged late to nail Albano (Istan) by a nose in the GII Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds Saturday. With Mike Smith in town for the ride, the dark bay was settled...
IHTIMAL SHINES IN CLASSIC DOUBLE Godolphin’s Ihtimal (Ire) (Shamardal) took her UAE Classic record to two-for-two with a dominating display in yesterday’s G3 UAE Oaks, and in the process solidified her credentials for the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket May 4. An authoritative 3 1/4 length winner of the Listed UAE 1000 Guineas Feb. 6, Ihtimal outdid...
Joel Rosario, who piloted General A Rod (Roman Ruler), to victory in the Gulfstream Park Derby Jan. 1, gets the call again for the Mar. 29 GI Florida Derby. “He’s not a complicated horse to ride and Joel has won on him before, so we’re happy to have him,” conditioner Mike Maker said. “We’ve had a lot...
The official Belmont S. Charity Celebration, benefitting the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, will return to Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain June 5. Featuring “The Foods of Bobby Flay,” the event will include an auction of select stallion seasons and other prizes. The Earle I. Mack Thoroughbred Champion Award will be presented to...
by Jessica Martini The under tack preview of the Fasig-Tipton Florida s juvenile sales season to be unaffected by rain. “It’s a lovely day to get sunburned,” joked one fair-skinned consignor. In the mid-50s when horses started breezing shortly after 9 a.m., temperatures rose quickly to the upper 70s with a slight tailwind and work...
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert took home his second-consecutive GIII Sunland Derby trophy Sunday and swept the exacta for good measure. Tanma Corporation’s Chitu (Henny Hughes) was knocked down to slight 9-5 favoritism over 2-1 stablemate Midnight Hawk (Midnight Hawk), and the public had it exactly right as the former clawed back the advantage from his familiar foe in...
By Amanda Simmons My mother always taught me to “sleep on it” before making some big decision. Never allow emotions to guide your decision-making process, she would say. Over the years, I’ve done my best to follow her guidance. Admittedly, never a shrinking violet, I haven’t always done that, but I’ve done my best and...
EYES OF THE WORLD ON DUBAI The racing world will today turn its attention to Meydan Racecourse in Dubai as it hosts the 19th renewal of the $27 million Dubai World Cup program, the world’s richest day of racing. The main event is the $10 million G1 Dubai World Cup, the most valuable race on...
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...
Ogden Mills (Dinny) Phipps, in his position at The Jockey Club, has a degree of power, but what he really has is influence. Because of that, a lot of people take what he says seriously. But in the last few weeks I have ceased to take him seriously at all. The man is to...
By Mike Kane Due to strong community opposition, Saratoga Race Course will not have a destination casino in its Saratoga Springs neighborhood. Saratoga Raceway and Casino (SRC), home to a successful 10-year-old racino and a Standardbred track less than a mile from America’s oldest Thoroughbred track, notified city officials and the media Monday that the...
Pegram, Watson and Weitman’s GI Kentucky Derby contender Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) breezed five furlongs alongside MGSW Drill (Lawyer Ron) in 1:00.20 under jockey Rosie Napravnik yesterday. Putting in his first work since arriving at Churchill Downs Monday, the bay clocked fractions of :12.40, :24.40, :36.20 and galloped out six panels in 1:13.20. It was the second...