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Fleetwood Bloodstock’s Tim McMurry, bidding on behalf of Ina Brown Bond’s River Bend Farm, secured the well-pedigreed Elusive Jackpot (Elusive Quality) for $375,000 yesterday afternoon. The daughter of Hall of Famer Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy) was consigned to the sale by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency as hip 267 in foal to fellow Mike Pegram colorbearer and Hill ‘n’ Dale...
A number of Todd Pletcher’s top 3-year-old worked at Palm Beach Downs over the weekend. Both GI Champagne S. winner Daredevil (More Than Ready) and GI Breeders’ Futurity victor Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway) fired bullets with Daredevil completing five panels in :59.64 on Sunday and Carpe Diem going that same distance in :59.42 Saturday. “They’re both training exceptionally well,”...
GULFSTREAM PARK TURF H.-GI, $300,000, GPX, 2-7, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:47 1/5, fm. 1–MSHAWISH, 118, h, 5, by Medaglia d’Oro 1st Dam: Thunder Bayou, by Thunder Gulch 2nd Dam: Bayou Storm, by Storm Cat 3rd Dam: At the Half, by Seeking the Gold ($25,000 wnlg ’10 KEENOV; $10,000 yrl ’11 KEESEP; €170,000 2yo ‘12 ARQMAY). O-Al...
Today’s G3 Al Shindagha Sprint features the 2012 and 2013 winners of the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, and it is the 2013 winner Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) who gets the morning line nod at 8-5 off a decisive score in the Listed Dubawi S. Jan. 15. The veteran 9-year-old last year failed to hit the heights that saw him...
Australian trainer Darren Smith, who has been stood down from racing by stewards since May, has been charged with 20 cobalt positives. The charges encompass raceday samples from 17 different runners from Apr. 29 to Dec. 4, 2014. One of those runners, the 3-year-old filly Nisroc (Aus), was also found to have cobalt in her...
Zayat Stables’ El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) will now be aimed at the Apr. 4 GI Twinspires.com Wood Memorial after exiting his win in Saturday’s GIII Gotham S. in fine shape. “He ate up well last night and looked great this morning,” said trainer John Terranova. “He’s happy, sound, and was excited to see everybody [today]. All looks...
David Howman, who has served as director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2003, will share insights on the creation of the World Anti-Doping Code and the organization’s successful efforts in bringing international consistency to anti-doping policies and regulations when he addresses Thoroughbred racing delegates from all over the world at the Pan Am...
Steve Sherack & Brian DiDonato will make $100 win/place bets on 20 Kentucky Derby preps. The handicapper with the highest total at the end wins. (For the BetAmerica sign-up bonus, click here). SS: Last Week – Well, we’re both still showing a profit, but not by much after hitting a bit of a cold spell. Classy Class gave me the best run of...
Conquest Two Step (Two Step Salsa–Homesteader, by Pioneering)–winner of the GII Palos Verdes S. Jan. 31 and a narrow runner-up to Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GI Malibu S. Dec. 26–was euthanized earlier this week. “Unfortunately, he broke his hind leg while exercising last Saturday, and our vet had to make the difficult call...
In the absence of the still-sidelined two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry), who won this race the last two years, Waterford Stable’s Summer Front (War Front) is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in Friday’s GI Maker’s 46 Mile S. at Keeneland. The 6-year-old is a four-time graded stakes winner, but is still looking for his...
Last year’s dual Classic heroine Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), whose only defeat in seven outings to date came in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the filly’s first attempt at a mile and a half, is set to make her seasonal reappearance in the 1600-meter G2 Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud May 1. Speaking...
Arabian Gold (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}), a multiple group stakes winner in Australia during a 24-race career, is the latest quality mare added to the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale May 27-31 sales officials announced Friday. Second in the G1 Queensland Oaks, the grey earned just shy of A$1 million, with a career total of A$985,230. She joins...