May 29, 2016 The history of the now Grade I Gamely Stakes is quite interesting, since it was started in 1939, run once, put on the shelf, then came back in 1968 en route to becoming one of the premier… Read More ›
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Ned Isakoff Rebounds In PRK, Water Mummy Off The Board
May 23, 2016 The second jewel of the TC came to fruition at PIM on Saturday afternoon and after some controversy regarding the weather, fast conditions greeted the full field of 14 going 1 3/16 miles with Water Mummy looking… Read More ›
Water Mummy Looks To Make History in PRK
May 18, 2016 I had the extreme pleasure of covering the Grade I PRK way back in 2010, when racing at HRP was much different and horses failed much bigger challenges than whether they could handle the track, or the… Read More ›
Looks Like a War in Man o War
New Page 1 RACE 4 BEL 5/14/2016 Post Time 2:20PM The Man o War (GI) $400.000 4yo&Up 1 3/8m Turf 1 Secret Song Blushing Meadows Moran D 3/1 123 Was closing at this distance when sixth in the Diamond… Read More ›
Distant Cousin All Class in Humana Distaff
May 9, 2016 In 2012, a little known filly named Avery Island took the Grade I Humana Distaff in a stakes record time and by year end, she had won seven of eight starts and been named Horse Of The… Read More ›
Antelope Serves Up a Storm in Woodford
Woodford Turf Classic – Grade I 1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $500.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up. 1st Antelope Storm, trained by Grimley This highly progressive five year old has found a new lease of life after being… Read More ›
Wicked Heat is Wicked Hot in KY Oaks
RACE 11 CD 5/6/2016 Post Time 6:55PM KY Oaks (GI) $1,000.000 3yo F 1 1/8m Dirt Well wasn’t that just wicked… Wicked Heat that is! Sitting mid pack in the early stages of the KY Oaks (GI), the EasyMoney Stables… Read More ›
Distaff Winner Makes a Lullaby in La Troienne
La Troienne (Grade 1)- $300.000 Purse CD- For Fillies and Mares Four Years Old and Upward One Mile and One Sixteenth on the Dirt May 6, 2016 On a day that saw most of the top female horses in the… Read More ›
Water Mummy Takes KYD From The Rail
The KYD (Grade 1)- $2,000.000 Purse CD- For Three Year Olds One Mile and One Quarter on the Dirt May 7, 2016 Well, some things are difficult to pick. Choosing the winner of a 20-horse field in our virtual world… Read More ›
Someone Will Find the Soft Field in Woodford to Their Liking
Woodford Turf Classic – Grade I CD Race #10 1 1/8m Turf Graded Stake Purse $500.000 For Four Year Olds And Upward. 1 March Madness, trained by la Rosa Stables This grand old warrior has been racing in top turf… Read More ›