Great Friends Stable

Great Friends Stable has been selected by Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) as the recipient of this year's Horseracing Partnership Award. Great Friends campaigns GI Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan H. winner Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief) in partnership with Yulong Racing. The Southern California-based partnership is headed by Craig Dado, founder and owner of Sports Injury Central (SIC), a real-time expert sports injury analysis website. Approximately 15 members of the Great Friends Racing group traveled to Saratoga to watch Raging Torrent win the Met Mile. Great Friends Stable was conceived by...

Saturday's GII Pat O'Brien Stakes at Del Mar was billed as a showdown between the top sprinter in the West, two-time GI Bing Crosby Stakes winner The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), and Senor Buscador (Mineshaft), winner of the world's richest race, the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup. The Chosen Vron toted a gaudy six-race win steak, while Senor Buscador was returning from a break after finishing third in the G1 Dubai World Cup. Despite the headlines, apparently Mark Davis and Great Friends Stable's Raging Torrent (c, 3, Maximus Mischief-Violent Wave, by Violence),...