Ol Donyo and Flores Island are the two most prominent horses of the Wolfson contingent and are fully expected to start. Ol Donyo finished a fast-closing third behind Merry Meadow in the six-furlong Sugar Swirl (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 13. “She di
The first stakes for newly turned 3-year-olds on the 2015 calendar attracted 25 nominations for the fourth running of the race formerly known as the Gulfstream Park Derby and now named in honor of the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic champion. Mawthooq, one o
Irad Ortiz, Jr., winning jockey aboard Salutos Amigos (No. 4): "I got a perfect trip, he broke well and sat just off the lead. I tried not to use him up early and had plenty of horse for the finish. I got the chance to go inside in the stretch and had ple
“He’s doing OK,†Klesaris said. “There was nothing career-ending or life-threatening. He had a pretty good laceration above his eye and on the corner of his eye, and he had a little bit of plastic surgery. He just looked like he came out of a priz
Contested for the first time locally after being run 33 times as the Hollywood Futurity (1981-2006) and CashCall Futurity (2007-2013) at the now-closed Hollywood Park, the Los Alamitos Futurity finished with Dortmund, Firing Line and Mr. Z on the wire tog
Saddled by Norm Casse, assistant to trainer and father Mark Casse, Sky Flight prevailed over 25-1 pacesetter Cement Clement by a length following a powerful run through the stretch in the 1 1/16-mile turf event for 3-year-olds. “The race seemed to set u
The 3-year-old Irish-bred Sandiva, after enduring difficult trips and close finishes in each of her previous two starts since joining Pletcher’s string from Europe, finally got the trip Pletcher had been seeking, and she scored her first American win â€
The Arnaud Delacour-trained colt is rated second in the morning line at 4-1 behind 7-2 favorite Smooth Daddy, himself a multiple graded stakes-placed colt, in an expected field of 14. “I’m very happy with him,†said Delacour from his Tampa Bay Downs
Stone, 30, will describe the racing action for Churchill Downs' on- and off-track audiences when racing returns to the legendary Louisville track for the 2015 Spring Meet on Saturday, April 25. He becomes only the eighth announcer in Churchill Downs' stor
Byron Hughes, assistant to winning trainer Todd Pletcher of Micromanage (No. 1a): "I thought Manuel [Franco] rode [Micromanage] very well; he stayed busy on him the whole time and kept him outside. He's been training great and has been a solid horse for u
