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It took Larry Roth and his wife Nanci several years to find a “happiness place” where they could watch their horses race. Aqueduct racecourse. It finally happened on February 28 when the “L” and “N” in LNJ Foxwoods were watching their filly Paradise romp by 3 3/4 lengths in the $194,000 Busher Stakes for 3-year-old […]
From Wathnan Racing Commandment not only proved he could go two turns in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on February 28 at Gulfstream Parkthe In mischief Colt indicated that he had more endurance when necessary. Commandment, the Brad Cox-trained 2-1 favourite, was exhausted and withstood a determined challenge from homebred Michael and Katherine […]
In recent years, U.S.-based trainers fortunate enough to have multiple Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls might try to chart different paths toward the first Saturday in May, perhaps with one runner coming in on Gulfstream Park and another bee Aqueduct racecourseor one up Santa Anita Park and another bee Oaklawn Park. While these decisions are still […]
The last Saturday in January, originally scheduled for three Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points races, will instead feature just one: the January 31 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) on Gulfstream Park. The other two Derby preps are the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3). Oaklawn Park and the $200,000 Withers Stakes Aqueduct racecoursewill not take place this […]
A Mott-trained colt starting the Kentucky Derby (G1) course is hardly news. But the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) January 31 at Gulfstream Park creates a wrinkle because it doesn’t include a starter for coach Bill Mott, but his son, Riley Mott. One season after Hall of Famer Bill won the Derby and Belmont Stakes (G1) […]
As breeders already know, gamblers quickly realize it: backing In mischief And Rifle runner is a pretty good idea. Looking at the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager held at the end of November and comparing these results between both Byron King’s first Derby Dozen for BloodHorse, released on January 20, as well as the most […]
Everything went perfectly White Abarrio in last year’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1). A sharp, last-place finish in the 7-furlong Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) set him up for a dominant 6 1/4-length romp in the $3 million Pegasus. This year? Not so much. Heading to the post for the January 24 edition of the […]
The first Saturday in January is chilly for a 3-year-old colt Aqueduct racecourse feels more than five months away from the first Saturday in May Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes like the $139,500 Jerome Stakes on Jan. 3 at the Big A can earn a three-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn […]
Godolphin, who campaigned 13 North American stakes winners, including the double classic winner Sovereignty set a record in revenues as leading owner for the fifth year in a row, and Irad Ortiz Jr. set a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released by Equibase. Brad Cox finished the year […]
If you’ve attended the Preakness Stakes (G1) in recent years, you’re no doubt well aware of trainer Brittany Russell. The undisputed Queen of Maryland Racing who recently captured their third straight training title at the Maryland Jockey Club-operated racetracks, Russell’s horses typically draw a lot of attention on the Preakness undercard. But not in the […]
