New Stories From Horse Racing
Pletcher sets record with Spinaway victory
Published . Sun, 5 Sep 2010 21:44:17 PDT
Trainer Todd Pletcher needed four horses to defeat Bob Baffert's one in Sunday's Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes. | Details...
Hopeful Stakes: Boys At Tosconova solidifies status as one of season's top 2-year-olds
Published . Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:40:41 PDT
Boys At Tosconova maintained his spot among the leaders of the juvenile male division with a solid 1 3/4-length victory in Monday's Grade 1, $250,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga. | Details...
Quality Road gets the job done in Woodward
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:37:27 PDT
He was not the dazzling Quality Road that had been seen previously this year, but he was a winner nonetheless. | Details...
Forego: Here Comes Ben proves he belongs
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:28:21 PDT
Trainer Charles Lopresti and his 4-year-old colt Here Comes Ben passed their Grade 1 audition Saturday at Saratoga and the sprint division may have picked up a new significant player. | Details...
Gotta Have Her repeats in Palomar
Published . Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:06:15 PDT
Gotta Have Her successfully defended her title on Monday in the Palomar Handicap, winning the Grade 2, $150,000 grass race for older fillies and mares after overcoming a dawdling pace. | Details...
Tell a Kelly zooms from last to first in Debutante
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 19:17:53 PDT
She was last on the backstretch, overcame traffic on the turn,. and weaved her way between fillies in the stretch before reaching the lead. | Details...
Gran Estreno continues to pay dividends for Stidham
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:33:14 PDT
Gran Estreno became the fifth horse to win two editions of the Washington Park Handicap, and fourth to win the 77-year-old race two years in a row with a half-length victory over Giant Oak on Saturday at Arlington Park. | Details...
Desormeaux will miss three weeks with injuries from spill
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:32:50 PDT
Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux will be out of action a minimum of three weeks after sustaining a cracked vertebra as a result of a spill he was involved in during the running of Friday's second race at Saratoga. | Details...
Twirling Candy wins despite himself
Published . Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:49:24 PDT
Twirling Candy survived his own immaturity and a stewards' inquiry when he rolled to a 3 1/4-length victory on Sunday in the Grade 2, $300,000 Del Mar Derby, which ran his record to a perfect 4 for 4. | Details...
Get Serious overcomes adversity in Red Bank
Published . Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:57:22 PDT
Get Serious turned in one of the gutsiest efforts of his career Sunday to win the Grade 3, $197,500 Red Bank Stakes on the turf at Monmouth Park. | Details...
Sapling: Madman Diaries effective on dirt, too
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:38:20 PDT
A determined Madman Diaries held off Vengeful Wildcat and Chipshot to win the Grade 3, $153,000 Sapling Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday at Monmouth Park. | Details...
Oak Tree to run at Hollywood for next two years
Published . Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:58:07 PDT
The Oak Tree Racing Association will run its annual fall meeting at Hollywood Park in both 2010 and in 2011, the racing association and racetrack announced late Friday. | Details...
Record pick six carryover of nearly $1.6 million at Del Mar
Published . Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:13:24 PDT
There is a record pick six carryover of $1,597,470 for Saturday's 10-race program at Del Mar, after bettors failed to hit the wager from Wednesday through Friday. | Details...
Soldat latest maiden to score in With Anticipation Stakes
Published . Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:26:01 PDT
Here's a tip for handicapping next year's With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. Bet the maiden. | Details...
California bill could raise purses 20-25 percent
Published . Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:58:29 PDT
Legislation passed last Tuesday that raises the takeout on exotic wagers placed on California races will result in an overnight purse increase of 20 to 25 percent this winter, if signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to industry officials. | Details...
