Tags ‘paynter’

Hollywood Park notes: Baffert spreading the talent around

DRF | 320 days ago
Steve Andersen Benoit & AssociatesBlueskiesnrainbows, with Joe Talamo riding, wins the Swaps.INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will need the entire nation to keep apart h... Read More...

Union Rags has second half to burnish 3-year-old championship credentials

DRF | 344 days ago
Jay Privman Tom KeyserUnion Rags, winner of the Belmont Stakes under jockey John Velazquez, will make his next start in either the Jim Dandy or Haskell.Although Union Rags and I’ll Have Ano... Read More...

Trip Notes: Belmont Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Whittingham Handicap, and more

DRF | 344 days ago
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Belmont Stakes 2012: Union Rags will rest until Jim Dandy or Haskell

DRF | 345 days ago
Jay Privman Tom KeyserUnion Rags, with jockey John Velazquez, will get a brief vacation before preparing for his next start in late July at either Saratoga or Monmouth Park.ELMONT, N.Y. – U... Read More...

Hovdey: Belmont Stakes provides consolation, big and small

DRF | 346 days ago
Jay Hovdey Barbara D. LivingstonUnion Rags (right) gets through on the rail to defeat Paynter in the closing yards of the 144th Belmont Stakes.In the jam-packed aisle of the Belmont Park box seat... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Smith takes the blame for Paynter’s defeat

DRF | 346 days ago
David Grening Tom KeyserJockey Mike Smith finished second in the Belmont Stakes aboard Paynter. He finished second in all three legs of this year's Triple Crown.ELMONT, N.Y. – Mike Smith to... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Union Rags rallies along rail to defeat Paynter

DRF | 346 days ago
Dave Litfin Tom KeyserUnion Rags (right), with John Velazquez up, gets by Paynter and Mike Smith to win the Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – Union Rags, the only Grade 1 dirt winner in the fie... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Rival trainers react to I’ll Have Another’s scratch

DRF | 347 days ago
Mike Welsch ELMONT, N.Y. − While the defection of I’ll Have Another will certainly enhance their chances of winning Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, trainers Dale Romans, Michael Matz... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another’s scratch takes luster out of Triple Crown finale

DRF | 347 days ago
Jay Privman Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another, at Belmont on Wednesday, was scratched from the Belmont Stakes on Friday, leaving the race with a field of 11.ELMONT, N.Y. – The scratch ... Read More...

Who Will Win The Belmont Stakes?

Michael Compton | 347 days ago
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Countdown to the Crown: Week 23 – June 8, 2012

DRF | 348 days ago
Jeremy Plonk Countdown to the Crown today completes a seventh season online as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene. Posted each Friday at DR... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012 workout reports: Dullahan stands out

DRF | 348 days ago
Mike Welsch Tom KeyserDullahan impressed with his training ahead of Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. – A dozen horses will line up for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, but of that gro... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Security barn irks trainers

DRF | 348 days ago
Jay Privman Tom KeyserSecurity officials check trainer Doug O’Neill’s supplies Wednesday as I’ll Have Another settles in to the Belmont Stakes detention barn.ELMONT, N.Y. – The requir... Read More...

Post Positions Drawn for Belmont Stakes

Michael Compton | 349 days ago
Post positions for Saturday’s 144th running of the Belmont Stakes were drawn on Wednesday at Belmont Park. I’ll Have Another, attempting to become the first Triple Crown winner since Florida-bred Affirmed in 1978, drew post position No. 11 ... Read More...

Hollywood Park: Baffert hot at home if not in Triple Crown

DRF | 350 days ago
Steve Andersen Barbara D. LivingstonBob Baffert went into the week with a double-digit lead in victories over the second-place trainer, John Sadler.INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Ba... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Guyana Star Dweej fails to impress in final workout

DRF | 351 days ago
Mike Welsch Barbara D. LivingstonDullahan, with jockey Javier Castellano up, was very impressive working four furlongs in 45.82 seconds on Sunday at Belmont Park.ELMONT, N.Y. – Guyana Star ... Read More...

2012 Belmont Stakes: Dullahan makes fast workout look easy

DRF | 352 days ago
Mike Welsch Barbara D. LivingstonI'll Have Another schools Sunday on a beautiful morning at Belmont Park. He followed with a strong one-mile gallop for Saturday's Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. - Jo... Read More...

Belmont Stakes Contenders Expected to Breeze on Sunday

Michael Compton | 353 days ago
With the main track listed as sloppy following overnight rain, no Belmont Stakes contenders worked out at Belmont Park on Saturday. Instead, the majority of the field will have their final breezes on Sunday, according to NYRA Press. Dullahan had a leis... Read More...

Belmont Stakes 2012: Baffert still a Belmont player with Paynter

DRF | 359 days ago
David Grening Tom KeyserPaynter, shown winning an allowance on the Preakness undercard, will represent trainer Bob Baffert in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.ELMONT, N.Y. - While Bob Baffert sent Kentu... Read More...

Went the Day Well Enjoys Easy Jog at Fair Hill Training Center

Michael Compton | 377 days ago
Team Valor and Mark Ford’s Went the Day Well relished his Wednesday morning exercise at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md. “He walked and was turned out in the round pen and went out for a jog,” said trainer Graham Motion, noting his pleasu... Read More...

Went the Day Well Enjoys Easy Jog at Fair Hill Training Center

Michael Compton | 377 days ago
Team Valor and Mark Ford’s Went the Day Well relished his Wednesday morning exercise at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md. “He walked and was turned out in the round pen and went out for a jog,” said trainer Graham Motion, noting his pleasu... Read More...

Derby Trial Kicks Off Churchill Downs Meet

Michael Compton | 388 days ago
Tonight’s 88th running of The Cliff’s Edge Derby Trial Stakes (G3) is the featured race on opening night of the Churchill Downs stand. A competitive field of 11 promising 3-year-olds is slated to contest the $250,000, one-mile fixture, including Pa... Read More...

King: Derby Trial favorites are beatable at Churchill Downs

DRF | 390 days ago
Byron King Advice for horseplayers analyzing Saturday evening’s Grade 3 Derby Trial at Churchill Downs: don’t bet the hype. The talented morning-line favorites Paynter and Bourbon Cou... Read More...

Churchill Downs: Bourbon Courage steps up, stretches out in Derby Trial

DRF | 390 days ago
Marty McGee LOUISVILLE, Ky. – How do you make a horse trainer’s cell phone never stop ringing? Run off the TV screen and earn a 103 Beyer Speed Figure the first time you race. That&rs... Read More...

Santa Anita Derby: Baffert will have three starters

DRF | 414 days ago
Steve Andersen Shigeki KikkawaBodemeister, who had a best-of-the-day workout Monday at Santa Anita, may well be headed to the Arkansas Derby.ARCADIA, Calif. – Bob Baffert will have three ru... Read More...

Hawthorne: Illinois Derby attracting plenty of interest

DRF | 414 days ago
Marcus Hersh Barbara D. LivingstonCurrency Swap is being pointed to Saturday's Grade 2 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne.Evidently, the siren call of the Kentucky Derby has become more alluring than ev... Read More...

Maiden Madness

2012 Triple Crown | 456 days ago
Jon & Joel talk about the continuation of new shooters onto the Kentucky Derby trail, and interview the owner that potentially holds the strongest hand in this year’s Kentucky Derby picture. Read More...
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