HORSE RACING NEWS
02/05/2014
GRADE II SAN ANTONIO STAKES
A well-beaten ninth as the 8-5 favorite in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Nov. 2, Game On Dude got a measure of redemption in running a gut-wrenching second to eventual 3-year-old Eclipse Award Champion Will Take Charge in the Grade I
02/05/2014
GRADE II ROBERT B. LEWIS
An impressive first-out maiden winner at Hollywood Park going 7 ½ furlongs Dec. 13, Midnight Hawk stretched out to win the one mile Sham by 1 ¾ lengths Jan. 11, thus stamping himself as a candidate for both the Santa Anita and Kentucky Derbies. With 10
02/05/2014
Caroline Thomas gets started in Saturday’s $150,000 Suwannee River
A nine-furlong turf test for older females in its 66th year, the Suwannee River will be the first start for Caroline Thomas since she closed to be third, beaten less than a length, in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 12. “S
02/05/2014
Singanothersong Looms Dangerous in Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Sprint
Singanothersong pressed fast early paces before drawing off with authority in an allowance on Nov. 17 and the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) on Dec. 28. “I was assistant trainer for John Tammaro for quite a while and John used to tell me, “If you
02/05/2014
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Wed 2/5
The bay son of Tapit returned to the work tab for the first time since his victory with a five-furlong breeze in 1:04 at Payson Park for trainer Christophe Clement. “It was a nice, easy maintenance work,†Clement said. “There are two or three option
02/04/2014
Oaklawn Notes:
Willis Horton’s Will Take Charge, winner of Oaklawn’s Smarty Jones and Rebel Stakes last year, is schedule to leave Monday for South Florida where he will make his seasonal debut as the 123 highweight in the Grade 1 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park Fe
02/04/2014
Dearly Precious next stop on Gracer’s tour
Already a stakes winner at Laurel Park and Penn National, and stakes-placed at Belmont Park in the Grade 2 Matron, the daughter of Exchange Rate has shown incredible adaptability in her nascent career, hitting the board in all five of her starts at five d
02/04/2014
Groupie Doll Preps for Career Finale at Gulfstream in Hurricane Bertie
She spotted the name, Groupie Doll, in the entries and liked Funny Sunny’s chances a little bit better. â€I had noticed her before and I remember saying, ‘This one doesn’t have any pedigree. We can beat her,’†recalled Pope Sunday morning on th
02/04/2014
Will Take Charge Settles in at Gulfstream for Start in Donn Handicap
The son of Unbridled Song, who was named last year’s champion 3-year-old at the Eclipse Awards ceremony at Gulfstream Park last month, appeared alert and bright after his journey from Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. “He handled the trip great. It’
02/02/2014
GULFSTREAM TODAY
Winner of the Travers Stakes (G1), Clark Handicap (G1) and Pennsylvania Derby (G2) during his award-winning season for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, the chestnut is scheduled to arrive at Gulfstream on Tuesday. He will concede a minimum of four pounds to his ri