DRF | 9 years ago
Secret Circle, the winner of the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Sprint and $2 million Golden Shaheen for sprinters in Dubai in March, has been retired and will stand at stud in 2016, trainer Bob Baffert said on Thursday.
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True North possible comeback spot for Secret Circle
DRF | 9 years ago
Secret Circle, who won the $2 million Golden Shaheen in Dubai on March 28, resumed exercise at Santa Anita on Friday and could return to racing in early June in New York, trainer Bob Baffert said.
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Secret Circle ends losing streak in Golden Shaheen
DRF | 9 years ago
Bob Baffert won his first Dubai Golden Shaheen when Secret Circle broke a six-race losing streak dating to November 2013, holding off longshot Super Jockey to win the Group 1, $2 million dirt sprint by a head.
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On surface, U.S. trio look best in Golden Shaheen
DRF | 9 years ago
The best dirt sprinters in the world are American dirt sprinters, and now that Meydan Racecouse has switched from synthetic to dirt, there’s every reason to envision another era of American dominance starting with Saturday’s $2 million Golden Shaheen.
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Secret Circle headed to Golden Shaheen
DRF | 9 years ago
Secret Circle is going to Dubai, but Hoppertunity is not, trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday morning at Santa Anita.
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Big Macher, Conquest Two Step headed to Golden Shaheen
DRF | 9 years ago
Three Southern California-based sprinters – Big Macher, Conquest Two Step and Secret Circle – are candidates for the $2 million Golden Shaheen at six furlongs at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 28.
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Secret Circle looms large in Midnight Lute Stakes
DRF | 9 years ago
Secret Circle, by Eddington, is not done yet. He is favored Saturday at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 Midnight Lute Stakes, race 5, named for trainer Bob Baffert’s two-time BC Sprint winner.
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Private Zone has Met Mile as long-range goal
DRF | 9 years ago
Private Zone, the winner of Saturday’s Grade 1 Cigar Mile, will be based in New York next year, with one of his major goals being the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap in June, according to Rene Douglas, the former jockey who manages the horse for Good Friends Stable.
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Private Zone impossible to catch in Cigar Mile
DRF | 9 years ago
Jockey Martin Pedroza changed his normal prerace routine aboard Private Zone before Saturday’s Grade 1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct for two reasons. First, he wanted to make sure the gelding left the gate quickly from the rail. Second, well, the Southern California-based jockey was cold.
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Cigar Mile hits Vyjack right in his sweet spot
DRF | 9 years ago
When you analyze what each of the top contenders in Saturday’s Grade 1 Cigar Mile does best, it becomes apparent that few of them have excelled at the one-turn-mile configuration of the race.
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Distance of Cigar Mile no issue for Secret Circle, Baffert says
DRF | 9 years ago
Though it has been more than two years since Secret Circle has raced beyond six furlongs, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert doesn’t believe distance will be an issue when the 5-year-old horse runs in Saturday’s Grade 1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.
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Work All Week gets payday in BC Sprint
DRF | 9 years ago
Work All Week remained perfect on dirt and laid claim to the title of fastest horse in the world after holding off defending champion Secret Circle to register a half-length victory in the $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita.
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Speed rules the BC Sprint, but there is no clear standout
DRF | 9 years ago
The 2014 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita is packed with full and wide-open fields, none more so than the $1.5 million Sprint on Saturday.
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Sprint draws 21 pre-entries, with some surprises
DRF | 10 years ago
The presence of defending champion Secret Circle, multiple Grade 1 sprint winner Palace, and Hong Kong invader Rich Tapestry, who captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship in his sparkling U.S. debut, did little to scare away the opposition, as 21 horses were pre-entered Monday for the $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
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Big Macher coming into Sprint fresh
DRF | 10 years ago
Big Macher may be one of the best-kept secrets in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Idle since an uncharacteristically poor sixth-place finish in the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien at Del Mar on Aug. 24, Big Macher will come into the Sprint a fresh horse off a series of swift works that includes six furlongs in 1:11.40 on Monday at Santa Anita.
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Secret Circle works five furlongs toward Santa Anita Sprint Championship
DRF | 10 years ago
Secret Circle, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last year, worked five furlongs in 59 seconds Sunday, preparing for Saturday’s $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.
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Secret Circle back in training
DRF | 10 years ago
Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner, Secret Circle, hasn’t been seen since the spring, but he is back in training at Los Alamitos, and trainer Bob Baffert said a defense of his Sprint title is the goal.
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Secret Circle scratched from Count Fleet after being tranquilized
DRF | 10 years ago
Trainer Bob Baffert said Secret Circle has been scratched from the Grade 3, $300,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Thursday after he learned that the horse was given a tranquilizer on his Tex Sutton flight from Southern California to Arkansas.
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Oaklawn Park: Secret Circle, Heitai throw down in Count Fleet
DRF | 10 years ago
The Grade 3, $300,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Thursday has the look of a real throwdown: From the rail is Secret Circle, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, and in post 3 is Heitai, who seeks his fifth consecutive win while packing two of the year’s top sprint-distance Beyer Speed Figures.
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Oaklawn Park: Secret Circle draws rail for Count Fleet Sprint Handicap
DRF | 10 years ago
Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Secret Circle drew the rail for the Grade 3, $300,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Thursday. He’s part of a six-horse field that includes Louisiana-bred sprint sensation Heitai.
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Santa Anita: Beholder, Secret Circle work
DRF | 10 years ago
The 2013 Breeders’ Cup race winners Beholder and Secret Circle worked on Friday at Santa Anita, in preparation for major stakes.
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Santa Anita: Secret Circle staying in U.S.
DRF | 10 years ago
Secret Circle, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last November, will not start in the $2 million Golden Shaheen in Dubai on March 29, trainer Bob Baffert said on Friday.
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Santa Anita: Wild Dude wins Palos Verdes in stakes debut
DRF | 10 years ago
The spotlight in Sunday’s $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita was meant to be on 2013 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Secret Circle or Sahara Sky, the winner of the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile last May. Instead, Wild Dude, a stablemate of Sahara Sky with trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, ran the best race of his career to win the Grade 2 Palos Verdes by a neck over 1-2 Secret Circle.
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Santa Anita: Palos Verdes a showdown between Secret Circle, Sahara Sky
DRF | 10 years ago
Secret Circle and Sahara Sky, the country’s top sprinters, meet Sunday in the Grade 2 Palos Verdes Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs. Three others were entered, but it’s a two-horse.
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Santa Anita notes: Majestic City tries to go long in San Pasqual
DRF | 10 years ago
For Majestic City, a three-time stakes winner, Saturday's Grade 2 San Pasqual is the primary wintertime goal. The distance will be a test for the 5-year-old horse owned by Bloom Racing Stable and trained by Ron Ellis.
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Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Does Secret Circle deserve an Eclipse?
DRF | 10 years ago
Did Secret Circle turn his three-week 2013 campaign into an Eclipse Award-winning campaign with his victory in Saturday’s $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint?
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Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Secret Circle overcomes layoff, traffic
DRF | 10 years ago
Secret Circle, a horse who wasn’t on anybody’s radar screen a month ago, emerged as the leading candidate to win a division championship after overcoming an eventful trip to register a neck victory over the fast-closing Laugh Track on Saturday at Santa Anita in the $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
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Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Secret Circle jumps into the picture
DRF | 10 years ago
After Secret Circle sat idle for 18 months before returning to the races just three weeks ago, it seemed inconceivable that he would be among the 12 starters in Saturday’s $1.5 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint, let alone be considered one of the horses to beat in the six-furlong dash.
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Injuries take their toll on 3-year-old stars
DRF | 12 years ago
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Emily ShieldsI'll Have Another, this year's Derby and Preakness winner, in the paddock before the Belmont Stakes on June 9....
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Oaklawn: Bodemeister, Secret Circle, Sabercat get green light for Kentucky Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
Coady PhotographyBodemeister received a 105 Beyer Speed Figure for his win in the Arkansas Derby.HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Bodemeister, Secret Circle, and Sabercat, the first three fi...
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Arkansas Derby: Baffert holds strong pair in Bodemeister, Secret Circle
DRF | 12 years ago
Mary Rampellini
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Secret Circle has developed into one of the nation’s top Kentucky Derby prospects without a lot of fanfare. Even though he will be going for a swee...
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Team Baffert Arrives at Oaklawn
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Bob Baffert-trained runners Secret Circle and Bodemiester arrived at Oaklawn Park on Tuesday to settle in before their engagement in Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1). “We’re in good shape, “ Baffert assistant Jimmy Barnes told Oaklawn Publicity. ...
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Santa Anita: Bodemeister tunes up for Arkansas Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Benoit & AssociatesDrill (left) will run in the Northern Spur at Oaklawn rather than the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland this weekend.There will be Southern California-based runners...
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Santa Anita: Bodemeister tunes up for Arkansas Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Benoit & AssociatesDrill (left) will run in the Northern Spur at Oaklawn rather than the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland this weekend.There will be Southern California-based runners...
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Santa Anita: Baffert will be active in major stakes at Oaklawn Park
DRF | 12 years ago
Steve Andersen
Trainer Bob Baffert will have a busy weekend in Arkansas on April 13-14.
Baffert said he will start Mamma Kimbo and Jemima’s Pearl in the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes for 3-year-o...
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Kentucky Derby: Scouting the top horses and key prep races
DRF | 12 years ago
DRF staff
Lynn RobertsEl Padrino (left) outduels Mark Valeski by a nose in the Feb. 25 Risen Star. What did the race say about both colts' Kentucky Derby chances?As March turns to April, our anal...
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Rebel Stakes recap
2012 Triple Crown | 12 years ago
Jon and Joel discuss three key races from the weekend, including the Rebel Stakes (G2). Which of the 3 winners – Secret Circle, Gemologist and Street Life – move up the TCI Top 10? You may be surprised.
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Oaklawn Park: Secret Circle will return to go for sweep in Arkansas Derby
DRF | 12 years ago
Secret Circle is being pointed to the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby following his victory in Saturday's Grade 2 Rebel at Oaklawn Park.HOT SPRINGS, Ark. &nda...
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Busted Bracket? There’s Always Horse Racing
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Not much in sports compares to the tantalizing drama and genuine excitement of the NCAA basketball tournament, better known as March Madness. With all of the upsets of high seeds so early in this year’s tournament, chances are that many brackets are ...
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Secret Circle and Sabercat to meet in Rebel
Michael Compton | , Top Horse Racing News Story | 12 years ago
Secret Circle, winner of a division of the Southwest Stakes (G3) on Feb. 20, returns to Oaklawn Park for Saturday’s $500,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) to face a competitive group of 3-year-olds, including highly regarded Sabercat (G3).
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Oaklawn: Baffert again the man to beat in Rebel
DRF | 12 years ago
Mary Rampellini
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Beat Bob Baffert. That’s been the story of the Rebel the last two years, and the Oaklawn Park Grade 2 reads much the same on Saturday. Baffert has ...
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Baffert’s best device for spotting Derby prospects is his own intuition
DRF | 12 years ago
Jay Privman
ARCADIA, Calif. – One of the reasons Bob Baffert rose so quickly through the ranks of Thoroughbred trainers, all the way to the Hall of Fame, is that he relies so much on instin...
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Maiden Madness
2012 Triple Crown | 12 years 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.
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