HORSE RACING NEWS
10/19/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 19
GREENPOINTCRUSADER PUTS IN FIRST KEENELAND WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables and Brooklyn Boyz Stables’ Greenpointcrusader put in the first of two scheduled Keeneland works for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup J
10/18/2015
MARYLAND MILLION LADIES
Ridden by Sheldon Russell, Monster Sleeping traveled the 1 1/8-miles distance in 1:51.37 on firm turf after stalking earlier fractions of 24.30, 49.47 and 1:13.53, before taking over and running a mile in 1:38.84. Sent off at 2-1, the 6-year-old dark bay
10/18/2015
$150,000 Maryland Million Classic
The Classic highlighted the 30th anniversary celebration of the $1 million Jim McKay Maryland Million, a program reserved for horses sired by accredited stallions standing in Maryland. Sent to post at 9-2, Admirals War Chest was the recipient of a well-ju
10/18/2015
$125,000 Maryland Million Turf
His perfectly configured body was dry and relaxed as he posed under jockey Victor Carrasco for their victory photo. The win was the fourth straight for Phlash Phelps, the son of Great Notion, and the first for Carrasco since returning from a six-week layo
10/18/2015
SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES
“His win might have surprised some people, but not me,” said trainer Victor Garcia, who has Smooth Roller set to leave for Kentucky on Monday. “It didn’t surprise me at all. When Tyler started working the horse, he thought he could really run. He was real
10/18/2015
Futurity (G2) Quotes
Joe Bravo, winning jockey aboard Annual Report (No. 2): "I was very confident today. He won his last race by five lengths so easily; he had his ears up and it was just a morning gallop. There were some nice horses in the Futurity, but when he switched lea
10/18/2015
Breeders’ Cup contenders work at Belmont Park
Trainer Christophe Clement said he was "delighted" with the move, as well as that of Dirt Mile contender Red Vine, who with jockey Joel Rosario up went five furlongs in a bullet 59.45 seconds in company. All were on the main track. "They both went well, s
10/18/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 17
EXAGGERATOR GETS BACK TO WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE No trainer has won consecutive runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) since the D. Wayne Lukas three-peat from 1986-1988 with Capote, Success Express and Is It True. Keith Desormeaux, who won t
10/18/2015
Maryland Million Sprint
Ben’s Cat gave it his all under urgent handling by jockey Julian Pimentel, but Jack’s In the Deck and jockey Forest Boyce fought back along the inside to deny Maryland’s living legend his 31st career win and fourth triumph in the program for horses sired
10/18/2015
Maryland Million Juvenile
“You have so many horses but there’s only a few that have his kind of talent,” Voss said, after the son of Dance With Ravens won by 1 ¾ lengths over the 8-furlong course. “He worked against a couple of the others in here and I saw the spot and thought, ‘W