HORSE RACING NEWS
11/22/2014
$100,000 My Charmer Handicap (G3) Quotes
“Sure, you’re always worried about older horses and all the rain. But we got the opportunity to go out there and look at the turf course, and the turf course looked in great shape and I think it helped us a lot. We had an opportunity to walk out there
11/21/2014
Churchill Downs Race Day Notes: Friday, Nov. 21
It’s been an unusual 4-year-old season for Sycamore Racing LLC’s daughter of Horse of the Year Mineshaft, but Nellie Cashman comes into Saturday’s $100,000-added Cardinal Handicap (GIII) for older fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf with some c
11/21/2014
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Fri 11/21
“He always showed himself to be a nice horse,†said Carroll from her base at Woodbine Racetrack in the Toronto area. “It was just a matter of taking him through the steps.†In July, Karibu Gardens took an alarming misstep that prompted jockey Luis
11/20/2014
RACING AT CHURCHILL DOWNS TO RESUME FRIDAY, NOV. 21
“Our superb track maintenance team has diligently worked around the clock to ensure that we have a suitable cushion, and after assessing the track condition this afternoon (Thursday), we concluded that it’s safe to resume training and racing,†said
11/20/2014
Lochte Seeks to Make the Grade Again in $100K Tropical Turf Handicap
The son of Medaglia d’Oro sprung a 39-1 surprise in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (G1) on Feb. 9 and validated that result with a close-up second in the Kilroe Mile (G1) at Santa Anita and a third-place finish in the Makers 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland
11/20/2014
Angelica Zapata, Daring Kathy Seeking First Graded Win in My Charmer
Herman Van Den Broeck’s 6-year-old mare goes after her elusive first graded stakes victory again in Saturday’s $100,000 My Charmer (G3) over a 1 1/8-mile turf course for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park West. Trained by Ron Pellegrini, Angelica Za
11/19/2014
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - 11/19
The 1 1/8-mile My Charmer would be the longest race to date for the 3-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Wildcat Heir, and her first try against older horses. “Her last race didn’t go, and I didn’t want to run against the boys. If we have to run agai
11/17/2014
Record 314 Horses Nominated To $1 million Claiming Crown
Created in 1999 to honor the blue-collar horses that are the foundation of the racing industry nationwide, the eight-race Claiming Crown will help launch Gulfstream Park’s 76th Championship meet and will feature nominations from 128 trainers throughout
11/15/2014
Red Smith Handicap (G3) Quotes
Cornelio Velasquez, winning rider aboard Dynamic Sky (No. 3): "I had a good trip; I saved ground all the way, and I had a lot of horse at the quarter-pole. I asked, and he gave me everything."
11/15/2014
Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash
D. Wayne Lukas trains the 4-year-old son of Brother Derek, who was making his fourth start for his Hall of Fame connections. Lukas sent Zee Bros out to win gate-to-wire over non-winners of two allowance company at Keeneland in his previous start. In his o