Tu Brutus
Keen Ice
Gun Runner
War Story
Cautious Giant
Breaking Lucky
Discreet Lover
Whitney BreakdownThe prep season for the 2017 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is in full swing, and this Saturday, Aug. 5, one of the most prestigious races for older dirt horses in North America, the Grade 1 ,$1.2 million Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, will bring together some of the leading contenders for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic. (AMERICA'S BEST RACING)
Position DrawingWinchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimney's multiple Grade 1 winner Gun Runner will attempt to bolster his status as one of the top older horses in the world, wearing the target as the 4-5 morning-line favorite in a field of seven for the Grade 1, $1.2 million Whitney, the traditional focal race for older horses in the 149th Saratoga Race Course meet.
A “Win and You're In” qualifier for the Grade 1, $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on November 4 at Del Mar, the 90th running of the 1 1/8-mile Whitney anchors an outstanding day of live racing Saturday that also includes the Grade 1, $500,000 Test, the Grade 3, $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Waya, the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton De La Rose and the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure.
Currently ranked third in Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings and second in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, Gun Runner underscored his impressive runner-up finish to top-ranked Arrogate in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in March with a front-running, seven-length win in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster on June 17 at Churchill Downs. (PAULICK)
Analysis The huge favorite in the Whitney will undoubtedly be Gun Runner, who has risen to impressive heights this year. Following a productive three-year-old campaign that included four graded stakes wins, culminating with a gate-to-wire romp over older horses in the Clark Handicap (gr. I), Gun Runner has gone 2-for-3 this year while winning the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) and running second to Arrogate in the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I). (BLOODHORSE)
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Monday, July 31, 2017
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Gulfstream Park Race 2 | July 30, 2017
Starter Allowance $ 34,000 ~ Sweet little 4 horse duel in the stretch
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Links to other races
Race 6 at Arapaho had a purse of $ 42,000. It's a really nice duel between two horses with Da Grump blasting it out at the end. Go to the link and follow the instructions for viewing. There's something about the smaller tracks that can't be beat. LINK
Race 8 at Delaware Park was an allowance race for $ 42K and Race 9 was a $30K Stakes Race (The Delaware Park Arabian Derby). Both races were well run in the slop.
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Race 8 at Delaware Park was an allowance race for $ 42K and Race 9 was a $30K Stakes Race (The Delaware Park Arabian Derby). Both races were well run in the slop.
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Woodbine, Tbred, July 29, 2017 Race 7
$ 61,000 Allowance ~ WOW! The heavy favorite gets boxed in almost pulls it out...
Woodbine, Tbred, July 29, 2017 Race 4
$ 61,000 Maiden Allowance ~ Great five horse battle in the stretch. Long live the Irish!
Gulfstream Park Race 7 | July 29, 2017
$ 37,000 Allowance Optional Claiming ~ Beautiful ride from Kroy. He took the lead with two other horses and then drew clear in the stretch!
Gulfstream Park Race 2 | July 29, 2017
$ 43,000 Optional Alowance Claiming ~ Minute Madness uses a burst of speed to put it away
Coal Front - 2017 Amsterdam Stakes
$ 200,000 Amersterdam Stakes ~ Coal Front toys with the fields and draws clear
Friday, July 28, 2017
Woodbine, Tbred, July 28, 2017 Race 6
$ 32,000 Claiming Race ~ Big Bazinga Goes wire to wire. It was a great combination of speed and endurance.
Ellis Park Race Results 7-28-17
Ellis Park Race 8 CHART W- Bombona, P- Golden Amber, S - Heavenly Hill
Off at: 4:17 Race Type: Maiden Special Weight
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Sex Restriction: Fillies and Mares
Purse: $40,000
Distance: Five And One Half Furlongs On The Dirt - Originally Scheduled For Five And One Half Furlongs On Turf
Track Condition: Good
Winning Time: 1:04.22
Ellis Park Race 6 CHART W- Make Noise, P - Orbatron , S-Grandpa Knows Best
Off at: 3:18 Race Type: Maiden Special Weight
Age Restriction: Two Year Old
Purse: $40,000
Distance: Seven Furlongs On The Dirt
Winning Time: 1:23.
LAUREL PARK 7-28-2017 RACE 10
$ 33,000 Claiming race in the slop. Onemoregreattime is never challenged.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Saratoga Live Day 6 (July 27, 2017)
Complete Coverage from the 27th, Youll have to sift through the "in betweens" to find the races. this results card HERE will come in handy.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Saratoga Live Day 5 (July 26, 2017)
Race Results are HERE. The video is complete but you will have to FFwd to see racing action. Use the link and enjoy
Monday, July 24, 2017
Abel Tasman - 2017 Coaching Club American Oaks
At 300K, this was the largest purse in North America Sunday ~ After seeing Mike Smith hit the gas early in New York on Sunday, I wonder if California's Arrogate disaster was on his mind.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
"ACCELERATE" WINS "RACE 9" 07/22/2017 at Del Mar
Accelerate Pulls Off San Diego Shocker; Arrogate Fourth (TDN)
Obviously, this is the one the entire racing world is talking about this morning. It's hard to understand what happened to Arrogate but we all need to maintain sight of the fact that Accelerate ran a fine race to win. Is this a great sport or what?
Sand Diego Handicap
Obviously, this is the one the entire racing world is talking about this morning. It's hard to understand what happened to Arrogate but we all need to maintain sight of the fact that Accelerate ran a fine race to win. Is this a great sport or what?
Sand Diego Handicap
Lady Eli 2017 Diana Stakes
Lady Eli Up in Time to Capture Diana (TDN)
A very exciting three way finish with a head bobber and a steward's challenge
A very exciting three way finish with a head bobber and a steward's challenge
More Racing Results From July 22, 2017
Link to All Racing Results July 22, 2017
Link to All Stakes Results July 22, 2017
For Video of the races, see side link for each track.
Link to All Stakes Results July 22, 2017
For Video of the races, see side link for each track.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Friday, July 21, 2017
Buzz~~Arrogate at the San Diego Handicap 7-22-17
Saturday's San Diego Handicap out at Del Mar will feature Arrogate against a small field. The purse is $300,000, Arrogate is heavily favored.
Arrogate Begins Del Mar Journey in San Diego Handicap ~ Bloodhorse ~ Baffert said July 19 that "everything (has been) great so far" for the son of Unbridled's Song since he moved from Santa Anita Park to Del Mar July 16. After his final timed work in preparation for the San Diego, Baffert said Arrogate was "up to (his) standards." "(The San Diego) is a mile and a sixteenth, which is not really his distance, but he's ready for a race," Baffert said of the last-out Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) winner. "He still has to break and there's still racing luck involved. As long as he's healthy and doing well, I just take him there and he always shows us something different." More at the Link.
From Horse racing nation ~ Arrogate is the Master of his Domain in San Diego ~ In fact, this will be only the second career start at the seaside oval for Arrogate. Last time he was here, though, he was not the same champion that we all know today. The occasion was an August 4 allowance race, and that facile victory quickly led to everything we have seen over the past 11 months. Electrifying victories in the Travers, Breeders' Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup, and most recently the Dubai World Cup, have propelled the four-year-old son of Unbridled's Song to international super stardom. In that last race at Meydan on March 25, Arrogate proved that he can overcome trouble against world class horses, after getting squeezed back badly at the start. More at the link
Paulick ~ Arrogate Towers Over Five Rivals In G2 San Diego Handicap ~ The group Arrogate faces Saturday consists of Cat Burglar, another Baffert trainee, Accelerate from the John Sadler barn, Donworth from the stable of Doug O'Neill, Peter Miller-trained El Huerfano, and J. Keith Desormeaux's Dalmore. Cat Burglar has six victories in 19 starts for owner Michael Lund Petersen and most recently finished second to Collected, albeit 14 lengths behind the winner, in the Precisionist Stakes on June 24 at Santa Anita which was run at the San Diego distance of 1 1/16 miles. More at the link
TDN Arrogate Draws Post Three in San Diego Arrogate faces just five opponents in Saturday’s test in MGSP stablemate Cat Burglar (Unbridled’s Song); fellow “TDN Rising Star” Donworth (Tiznow); GSWs Accelerate (Lookin at Lucky) and Dalmore (Colonel John); and SW El Huerfano (Tannersmyman).
Arrogate Begins Del Mar Journey in San Diego Handicap ~ Bloodhorse ~ Baffert said July 19 that "everything (has been) great so far" for the son of Unbridled's Song since he moved from Santa Anita Park to Del Mar July 16. After his final timed work in preparation for the San Diego, Baffert said Arrogate was "up to (his) standards." "(The San Diego) is a mile and a sixteenth, which is not really his distance, but he's ready for a race," Baffert said of the last-out Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) winner. "He still has to break and there's still racing luck involved. As long as he's healthy and doing well, I just take him there and he always shows us something different." More at the Link.
From Horse racing nation ~ Arrogate is the Master of his Domain in San Diego ~ In fact, this will be only the second career start at the seaside oval for Arrogate. Last time he was here, though, he was not the same champion that we all know today. The occasion was an August 4 allowance race, and that facile victory quickly led to everything we have seen over the past 11 months. Electrifying victories in the Travers, Breeders' Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup, and most recently the Dubai World Cup, have propelled the four-year-old son of Unbridled's Song to international super stardom. In that last race at Meydan on March 25, Arrogate proved that he can overcome trouble against world class horses, after getting squeezed back badly at the start. More at the link
Paulick ~ Arrogate Towers Over Five Rivals In G2 San Diego Handicap ~ The group Arrogate faces Saturday consists of Cat Burglar, another Baffert trainee, Accelerate from the John Sadler barn, Donworth from the stable of Doug O'Neill, Peter Miller-trained El Huerfano, and J. Keith Desormeaux's Dalmore. Cat Burglar has six victories in 19 starts for owner Michael Lund Petersen and most recently finished second to Collected, albeit 14 lengths behind the winner, in the Precisionist Stakes on June 24 at Santa Anita which was run at the San Diego distance of 1 1/16 miles. More at the link
TDN Arrogate Draws Post Three in San Diego Arrogate faces just five opponents in Saturday’s test in MGSP stablemate Cat Burglar (Unbridled’s Song); fellow “TDN Rising Star” Donworth (Tiznow); GSWs Accelerate (Lookin at Lucky) and Dalmore (Colonel John); and SW El Huerfano (Tannersmyman).
Thursday, July 20, 2017
"COUNTY LINEMAN" WINS "RACE 5 " 07/20/2017 at Del Mar
County Lineman and Spanish Hombre Duel in the Stretch
Songbird - 2017 Delaware Handicap - First Place Finish
count your humble blogger as thinking Songbird is NOT overrated
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
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