HORSE RACING NEWS
01/23/2015
Regal Minister leads field for Rego Park
Leading the contenders is Regal Minister, owned by DATTT Stable and trained by Mark Hennig. The chestnut colt by Posse is 2-for-2 in sprints so far in his career and cuts back in distance for the Rego Park following a subpar fifth-place finish in the 1 Mi
01/23/2015
SUGAR SHOCK RETURNS IN AMERICAN BEAUTY
The six-furlong American Beauty will mark Sugar Shock’s first sprint start in almost a year. “It’s just kind of a starting point to see where we’re at with her,†said Doug Anderson, Sugar Shock’s trainer and co-owner. “We’ll see if we go b
01/23/2015
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Thu 1/22
The 3-year-old son of Grade 1 winner Bluegrass Cat is cross-entered in the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull as well as the $150,000 Hutcheson (G3) at seven furlongs, two of the five sophomore stakes on Saturday’s 11-race card. Bluegrass Singer drew far outside pos
01/14/2015
Palm Meadows Blazes Trail With First Standing MRI
The standing MRI at Palm Meadows is the result of a cooperative relationship between Gulfstream Park and John Peloso, DVM, senior owner of Equine Medical Center of Ocala. The standing MRI is manufactured by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, Ltd, in Surrey in t
01/14/2015
Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Draws Diverse Field
A 5-year-old Freud mare, Effie Trinket has finished first or second in eight of her last 10 starts but endured a winless 2014 that included one second and four thirds. In her lone try at Gulfstream Park, she led for much of last winter’s Honey Fox (G2)
01/14/2015
Wildcat Red, East Hall Set to Renew Rivalry in Sunshine Millions Classic
The late-developing East Hall should prove once again to be a formidable opponent in Saturday’s $250,000 Sunshine Millions Classic, but trainer Jose Garoffalo is optimistic that Wildcat Red can come out on top again with a return to Gulfstream Park, the
01/14/2015
Bad Debt Tries Again in $100,000 Sunshine Millions Turf
Bad Debt, owned by Robert Leibner and trained by Mike Trombetta, kicks off his season in the 1 1/16-mile Turf, an event he finished third in 2014 and 2012 and fourth in 2013. “I hope this is his year,†Trombetta said. “Hopefully, he’s a good fit i
01/14/2015
Toasting Looks for Redemption in Sunshine Millions Distaff
But the 5-year-old mare might be as difficult to read as she is talented. Scattered among her stakes wins and graded stakes placings are well-beaten efforts in both graded and ungraded races, including a puzzling sixth place finish in last September’s B
01/14/2015
Happy My Way Back on Favorite Track in Sunshine Millions Sprint
Trained by Joe Orseno, Happy My Way won three of four starts over Gulfstream’s main track after being switched from turf to dirt last season, capturing a pair of optional claiming allowance sprints and the $100,000 Sir Shackleton Stakes. The son of Wilk
01/14/2015
Dutrow Charts Course for Grade 1 Winners
Owned by Dutrow’s major client, Alex and JoAnn Lieblong of Conway, Ark., The Big Beast hasn’t started since winning the $500,000 King’s Bishop Stakes (G1) Aug. 23 at Saratoga. The Big Beast subsequently underwent surgery to remove a tiny bone chip f