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Stonestreet Stables and WinStar Farm’s ‘TDN Rising Star’ Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway) kicks off his Triple Crown season in a solid renewal of the GII Tampa Bay Derby. The $1.6-million OBS March ‘14 co-topper went two-for-two with a clear-cut 6 1/4-length score in Keeneland’s GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Oct. 4, and rallied from far out of it to...
Having already come out on top of two hard-fought face-offs with Firing Line (Line of David), Kaleem Shah’s leading GI Kentucky Derby hopeful Dortmund (Big Brown) faces a fresh set of foes in today’s GII San Felipe S. The undefeated‘TDN Rising Star’ was a debut winner over 6 1/2 panels here Nov. 2, and aired by 7 3/4...
Champion American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile), last seen annexing the GI FrontRunner S. at Santa Anita Sept. 27, breezed a bullet six furlongs in 1:10 2/5 (1/36) at Santa Anita Friday. With regular rider Martin Garcia aboard, the bay galloped out seven furlongs in 1:22.80. The Zayat Stables homebred is set to return in the GII Rebel...
A group of 12 are set to line up in a wide-open renewal of the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. Saturday at Santa Anita. Heerensperger and Nelson’s Winning Prize (Arg) (Pure Prize) won this race a year ago after annexing the GII Arcadia S., but enters this running with significantly less momentum. Sixth in June’s GI...
Trainer Chad Brown is in the process of readying Lady Eli (Divine Park), undefeated winner of the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, for a return to the races this spring. “She’s breezing terrific,” Brown said. “Right now, the plan is to run her in the [GIII] Appalachian at Keeneland Apr. 12.” The Sheep Pond Partners colorbearer...
Leading older horse Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) will face as many as 12 rivals in today’s $1-million GI Santa Anita H. as he bids for a third-straight victory. The 2013 champion juvenile was en emphatic winner of the GII Los Alamitos Derby last July, and added the GI Pacific Classic S. over this distance of Polytrack...
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. (To sign up for the BetAmerica sign-up bonus, click here). SS: GIII Gotham S. – There is every chance that Classy Class may just have some distance limitations, but I need to give him one more shot...
Trainer Jamie Osborne has reported that his charge Toast Of New York (Thewayyouare) has suffered a soft tissue injury and is ruled out of the G1 Dubai World Cup. The colt was among the market favorites for the world’s richest race on the back of his nose second to Bayern (Offlee Wild) in the 2014 GI Breeders’...
Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Tamarkuz (Speightstwon) is likely to be sent out a hot favorite in the international pools, having won his last two outings by a combined 8 1/2 lengths. The 5-year-old never lacked ability–he has now been victorious in five of his only 11 starts–yet a dislike of starting stalls long proved a hindrance, which...
The G2 Dubai City Of Gold S. is tagged as a warm-up for the G1 Sheema Classic run over the same course and distance, yet this year’s renewal features none of the most eagerly expected contenders for the big race–the impressive list of which includes America’s Main Sequence (Aldebaran), France’s Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and...
Churchill Downs will honor Hall of Fame rider Pat Day with a race named in his honor during its 2015 Spring Meet, which spans 38 days from Saturday, Apr. 25 through Saturday, June 27. A sextet of Grade I races highlights the nine-week stand, including the 141st runnings of the Kentucky Derby and Longines Kentucky...
By Mike Kane Trainers Scott Lake and Hector Garcia unwittingly became part of racing regulatory history in late January when they were the first horsemen to receive additional suspensions from the Maryland Racing Commission, which was using the guidelines of the Multiple Medication Violation Penalty System that is part of the National Uniform Medication Program...