“It’s on to the next one for me. I get to relax for a minute now. Now I can take a breath for a few hours anyway and then it’s back to business. “I’m so humbled right now. Jerry has done such a tremendous job getting this horse to the races each
“I got to breeze Ring Weekend on the turf last week and he worked amazing, I never moved on him. He came back well and really fresh. “It’s my first Grade I, it’s amazing. When I was galloping out I was smiling the biggest smile ever.†VICTOR ESP
On Saturday, the 37-year-old Castellano will be aboard program favorites Daredevil in the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Swale (G2) and Night Prowler in the $150,000 Palm Beach (G3), as well as Grade 2 winner Honor Code, third choice in a field of six for the $300
“He is ready,†owner Ahmed Zayat said moments after the work. “We know he is fast, but the way he did it today was so impressive. Very happy horse.†Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will be attempting to win his fifth Rebel in the last six years w
“Brandi†Ready to “Take Charge†of Rebel Stakes Take Charge Brandi wasn’t entered Wednesday morning for Saturday’s $150,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn, paving the way for the champio
In addition to making his 2015 debut, the 6-year-old gelding is set to make his first start for Gulfstream Park West-based trainer Jorge Navarro. “It’s a chance of a lifetime,†Navarro said. “I appreciate the chance the owners have given me.†Pr
The seven-time Eclipse Award winner is hoping it was nothing more than an inconvenience when he brings back Daredevil for his much-anticipated sophomore debut in the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Swale (G2) at Gulfstream Park, one week after it was postponed due
“At this point,†Lukas said late Sunday morning, he still plans to enter Take Charge Brandi in Saturday’s $150,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies, a move that will allow he and owner Willis Horton of Marshall, Ark., more time to analyze
The 3-year-old daughter of More Than Ready has not lost since breaking her maiden over a yielding turf course at Belmont Park on Oct. 25 in her third career start. She stepped up to stakes company following that effort, and she successfully graduated when
Larry Jones (trainer, I’m a Chatterbox & Lovely Maria, 1st and 2nd) – “She overcame the outside post and it will kill you here. She sat well, but she had done that in her first race, so we weren’t too concerned about that. The horse on the inside
