Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
Howe Great captured Sunday’s Palm Beach Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, spoiling the return of Dullahan, who was making his seasonal debut in the turf fixture for trainer Dale Romans.
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Keiber Coa notches first win
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Jockey Keiber Coa, 19, scored his very first career winner Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Santa Anita Park, when he guided Five Star Cruise to victory in the third race of the day.
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On Fire Baby outgames Amie’s Dini to win Honeybee
DRF | 12 years ago
Mary Rampellini
Coady Photography/Oaklawn ParkOn Fire Baby draws clear late under Joe Johnson to capture the Grade 3 Honeybee.HOT SPRINGS, Ark.- On Fire Baby fought to get past a determined Amie&...
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Creative Cause wins San Felipe Stakes
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Creative Cause reaffirmed his rank as California’s leading 3-year-old on Saturday with a game victory over 2-1 favorite Bodemeister in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita.
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Alternation Steals Razorback With Sharp Ride
Blood-Horse | 12 years ago
Alternation was allowed to take the lead heading into the first turn and never relinquished it, defeating 11-10 favorite Tapizar in the $125,000 Razorback Stakes (gr. III) March 10 at Oaklawn Park.
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Prospective scores gutsy win in Tampa Bay Derby
Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
John Oxley’s Prospective fended off a stern challenge from Golden Ticket to prevail in Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs. Prospective, a 3-year-old son of Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon, established a clear stalking spot early under Luis Contreras. With supplemental entry Cajun Charlie blazing through an opening quarter in :22.69 […]
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Mike Harrington to saddle two in today’s San Felipe
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Trainer Mike Harrington, who turns 70 on April 5, will send out both Creative Cause and Empire Way in today’s San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita. The key prep race for the Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 7, the San Felipe is also a steppingstone to the ultimate goal: the Kentucky Derby (G1) […]
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Comebacking Garrett Gomez slowed again
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez, who fractured his left heel in a paddock mishap this past Jan. 8, returned to ride his first race since the injury in Santa Anita’s third race on Friday and determined “there’s just too much pain” and subsequently took off his remaining mount in race six, according to a […]
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Take Charge Indy to Pass Tampa Bay Derby
Blood-Horse | 12 years ago
Take Charge Indy, second choice in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) March 10, has been withdrawn from the race, trainer Pat Byrne confirmed.
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Indian Charlie filly fastest at OBS on Friday
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
A filly by Indian Charlie, hip No. 213, consigned by Old South Farm, agent, zipped an eighth in :9 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the second and final session of the Under Tack Show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2012 March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training on Friday. […]
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Hansen headed to Trackside in Louisville
DRF | 12 years ago
Marty McGee
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hansen was scheduled to ship early Saturday from Turfway Park to Louisville in time to train over the Trackside training center, where the champion colt will b...
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Full field set for Tampa Bay Derby
Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
Saturday’s 32nd running of the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) attracted a competitive field of 12 3-year-olds attempting to secure a berth in this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). The field is led by graded stakes winners Battle Hardened and Prospective. Graded stakes-placed Take Charge Indy and the promising Spring Hill Farm add to the intrigue […]
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Florida-breds to decide Gulfstream Handicap
12 years ago
One thing is certain about Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2). A Florida-bred runner will prevail in the $300,000, one-mile test as all six entrants hail from the Sunshine State.
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First under tack show in the books at OBS
Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
Hip No. 93, a Johannesburg colt consigned by Old South Farm, agent, drilled an eighth in :9 4/5 on Thursday to post the fastest work at the distance at the first session of the under tack show for the OBS March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training next week. (Watch Breeze Video) Two youngsters–a Bluegrass […]
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Bodemeister fast, but untested heading into San Felipe Stakes
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
ARCADIA, Calif. – A handicapping conundrum as old as the sport comes front and center Saturday at Santa Anita in the Grade 2, $300,000 San Felipe Stakes, when the raw, yet untes...
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Spring Hill Farm steps up for Pletcher
DRF | 12 years ago
Mike Welsch
Less than a month ago, the undefeated but relatively inexperienced Spring Hill Farm was well down on the depth chart of trainer Todd Pletcher’s potent team of Kentucky Derby pro...
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Agave Kiss odds-on in Cicada
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Undefeated Agave Kiss makes her graded stakes debut as the odds-on, 3-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $150,000 Cicada Stakes (G3), a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies, at Aqueduct.
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Jockey Club to launch promotional website
DRF | 12 years ago
Matt Hegarty
The Jockey Club plans to launch a website on Sunday that will serve as a promotional tool for racing and eventually incorporate the online marketing initiatives run by the National T...
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Zagora eyes revenge in Hillsborough rematch
DRF | 12 years ago
Doug McCoy
Tom Cooley PhotographyDenomination edges Zagora in last year's Hillsborough. Zagora has a good chance to turn the tables on Saturday.OLDSMAR, Fla. – A rematch between last year&r...
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OBS under tack show today and tomorrow
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
The under tack show for next week’s OBS March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training begins today at 8 a.m. at OBS in Ocala, Fl. Hip No.’s 1-180 are slated to breeze today. Hip No.’s 181-362 will go tomorrow. The under tack preview will be streamed live on the OBS website here.
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Ever So Lucky and Motor City top Swale
Michael Compton | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
Augustin Stable’s Ever So Lucky and Lantern Hill Farm’s Motor City were last seen under colors running second and first, respectively, in separate graded stakes races last fall at Churchill Downs. The two will meet Saturday as likely favorites in a field of 10 3-year-olds drawn for the $150,000 Swale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
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Tampa Bay Derby to have Pletcher standout
DRF | 12 years ago
OLDSMAR, Fla. – In recent years Tampa Bay Derby has emerged as one of the more popular preps for 3-year-olds with Triple Crown aspirations. Since 2006 at least one Tampa Bay Derby starter has gone on to run in Kentucky Derby, and two of those runners, Street Sense and Super Saver, won the first leg […]
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Fed Biz out, Bodemeister in for San Felipe
DRF | 12 years ago
Fed Biz, an impressive allowance race winner, will miss the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday. Click here for full article
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Fair Grounds: Bayou the right race for Daisy Devine
DRF | 12 years ago
Marcus Hersh
Tom KeyserRather than give Havre de Grade weight in the Ladies, Daisy Devine will run in the Bayou.Daisy Devine could make her next start in the New Orleans Ladies on March 17 at Fai...
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Jackson Bend set for Gulfstream Park Handicap
Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
Jackson Bend made a victorious seasonal debut in winning the Hal’s Hope Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 14. In retrospect, trainer Nick Zito isn’t certain he should have run his charge in that race. “It was dumb on my part to run him,” Zito said this week.
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Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Draws 14
Blood-Horse | , National Headlines | 12 years ago
A field of 14 will go to the post in the $400,000 Al Maktoum Challenge-Round 3 Sponsored by Emirates (UAE-I), one of two newlyelevated group I races that anchor a superb seven-race card at Meydan Racecourse March 10.
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Empire Maker filly tops Barretts March
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Hip No. 82, a filly by Empire Maker, topped the Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training Monday night at Hinds Pavilion at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif., bringing $435,000 from Danox Co. Ltd.
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Candy Ride colt tops early returns at Barretts
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Hip No. 18, a bay colt by Candy Ride (ARG) out of the Mr. Greeley mare Sweet and Clever, sold for $220,000 to top early returns through the first 26 hips at the Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training on Monday night from Hinds Pavilion at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif.
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Barretts kicks off juvenile sale season today
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Barretts Equine Ltd. gets the 2-year-old sale season rolling tonight with its annual March Sale of Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training at Hinds Pavilion at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif. The sale begins at 6 p.m. (9 p.m. eastern).
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Mutuel field closes as favorite in Derby Future
Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
The mutuel field closed as a slight 3-1 favorite over the top individually listed option, Union Rags, when Pool 2 of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Click here for story.
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Hansen solid third choice in Derby Future
Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
After two days of wagering, the mutuel field remained the favorite over Union Rags in Pool 2 of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, while the smashing victory in the Gotham Stakes by Hansen made him the solid third choice. Click here for story.
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Eden’s Moon powers to Las Virgenes score
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Eden’s Moon made the transition from maiden ranks to Grade 1 winner look easy on Saturday as the daughter of Malibu Moon powered to a 3 ¼-length victory in the Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita.
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Ron the Greek wins Big ‘Cap
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Florida-bred Ron the Greek had always flashed plenty of promise. It wasn’t until he joined trainer Bill Mott’s barn last year that the 5-year-old son of Hartley/De Renzo stallion Full Mandate began to truly blossom. Now he’s a Grade 1 winner.
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Doubles Partner prevails in Canadian Turf
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON WinStar Farm’s Doubles Partner, under a well-timed ride by Julien Leparoux, rolled through the stretch of Saturday’s Canadian Turf Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park to win the $150,000, one-mile turf event for older horses.
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Hansen impressive in Gotham
Michael Compton | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
Last year’s Juvenile Champion Hansen returns to the winner’s circle in his second start of the season.
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It’s Tricky victorious in seasonal debut
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
It’s Tricky made her seasonal bow a winning one at Aqueduct on Saturday, taking down top prize in the Top Flight Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct. The Top Flight was her first start since finishing second to Royal Delta in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs.
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Field narrow favorite over Union Rags
Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
Union Rags was challenging the mutuel field for favoritism as betting closed Friday in the first of three days of wagering into Pool 2 of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Click here for story.
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It’s Tricky returns in Top Flight
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON It’s Tricky, one of the leading 3-year-old fillies a year ago, makes the first start of her 2012 season in today’s Top Flight Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct.
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Caleb’s Posse tops today’s Tom Fool
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Caleb’s Posse gets his 2012 campaign underway this afternoon in New York when he headlines a compact field of six in the 37th running of the Tom Fool Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct.
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Tampa Bay Derby foes meet again
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON The last time Florida-bred Watch Me Go and Crimson Knight met on the racetrack they put on quite a show. In last year’s Tampa Bay Derby (G2), the two runners—both massive long shots on the tote board—hooked up at the head of the lane and dueled all the way to the wire […]
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Ghostzapper, Borel among Hall of Fame finalists
12 years ago
The 10 finalists for the 2012 ballot for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame are the horses Ashado, Ghostzapper, Housebuster, and Xtra Heat; jockeys Calvin Borel, Garrett Gomez, Alex Solis, and John Velazquez; and trainers Roger Attfield and Robert Wheeler, the Hall of Fame announced Friday morning. Click here for story.
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Little Mike tough as they come
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Little Mike is quite the fan favorite at Gulfstream Park. And why not? The 5-year-old son of former Florida sire Spanish Steps is seeking his fifth consecutive victory over the Gulfstream Park lawn on Saturday as he headlines the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3) over his favorite distance of one mile.
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McNairs partner with Hidden Brook on Street Life
Michael Compton | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON OneFastHorse.com has learned today that Hidden Brook Farm and Dan Zucker have a new partner in their promising 3-year-old colt Street Life. According to Hidden Brook’s Jack Brothers, Robert and Janice McNair have bought into the Street Sense colt under the banner of Magnolia Racing Stable, the name the McNairs gave their […]
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Eclipse Champion Hansen tops Gotham
Michael Compton | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner and Eclipse Award champion Hansen headlines Saturday’s Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct. The son of Tapit faces 12 rivals in the 60th renewal of the $400,000 event.
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Dialed In returns in Gulfstream allowance
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Robert LaPenta’s Dialed In, winner of the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park last year, is entered in a one-mile allowance race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The race marks his first start since finishing fourth behind Shackleford and Animal Kingdom in the Preakness Stakes (G1) last May.
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Six new horses added to Derby Future Wager
Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
Six new horses are in the lineup of 23 separately listed wagering interests in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens its three-day run Friday at noon Eastern. Click here for story.
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Full field of 13 drawn for Santa Anita Handicap
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Saturday’s 75th running of the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) drew a full field of 13, including morning-line favorite Ultimate Eagle.
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Change in plans for Currency Swap’s return
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON Florida-bred Currency Swap, winner of last year’s Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, was being pointed to a start in the Swale Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on March 31, but his trainer, Terri Pompay, believes he might come up just short of that goal.
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Game on Dude passing Big ‘Cap for World Cup
12 years ago
Game On Dude will not defend his title in Saturday’s $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap and will make his next start in the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 31, according to trainer Bob Baffert. Click here for story.
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Algorithms officially off Derby trail
Michael Compton | , Triple Crown Trail | 12 years ago
By MICHAEL COMPTON X-rays taken on Tuesday morning revealed that Starlight Stables’ Algorithms has a fractured splint in his right front leg. The injury will require surgery, and he is shipping to Ocala on Wednesday where Dr. John Madison of Ocala Equine Hospital will perform the procedure.
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