HORSE RACING NEWS
09/27/2015
CHANDELIER STAKES QUOTES
“She acted up a little bit at the break. I think breaking in front of the crowd the first time made her a little nervous. I was lucky to get away as well as I did but she’s so big and strong that when those horses came together on her it just made her go
09/27/2015
RODEO DRIVE STAKES QUOTES
“The stretch was a bit hairy. I went down to the inside hoping Joe (Talamo on Fanticola) would float off of the rail a little bit but he never did. I had to cut back and luckily she was brave enough to go through. Not a lot of fillies are brave enough to
09/27/2015
AWESOME AGAIN STAKES QUOTES
“I told him to dress up for Saturday because I’m expecting him to run big and he did. “He’s a good-feeling horse. He goes out there and there’s nothing wrong with a horse that’s feelin’ good. He’s ready to do it and he’s changed and he’s really matured.”
09/26/2015
Vosburgh (G1) Quotes
Javier Castellano, winning rider of Rock Fall (No. 7) "The race set up for me perfect today, even though we had an outside post. With that kind of position, I had to make my own decision, use my own judgment. The other horses sort of forced me to the outs
09/26/2015
Joe HirschTurf Classic (G1) Quotes
"The Breeders' Cup is such a difficult event not only to get to, but to win. We've been very fortunate in the Breeders' Cup. At this point, we're trying to identify horses who are worthy of competing on the world stage, and then, from there, you're extrem
09/26/2015
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap: Ack Ack Handicap
Tapiture, trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. while toting the 118-pound starting high weight, ran one mile on a fast track in 1:35.39. Longshot Roman Unbridled led the field of seven older horses through fractions of :23.10 and 46
09/26/2015
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap: $100,000 Jefferson Cup
Sent off as the 5-1 third betting choice, Saham finished the mile-long event on the firm Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:37.76 under the guidance of jockey Joe Rocco Jr. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Saham returned backers with $12.80, $7.60 and $5.80. Watchyourow
09/26/2015
Beldame (G1) Quotes
On plans for the Breeders' Cup Distaff: "We're not sure when we're going to go to Kentucky. She's been training at Greentree on the synthetic and as long as the weather cooperates, we'll probably keep her there. She could go fine on the dirt at Keeneland
09/26/2015
Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) Quotes
Linda Rice, winning trainer of La Verdad (No. 2): "I think she needed the race. She's been carrying a little extra weight with having had that issue at Saratoga. We missed a little training. I thought
09/26/2015
Pilgrim (G3) Quotes
Jose Lezcano, winning rider of Isotherm (No. 5) "He broke very good and and he was in a good position the whole way. At the half mile pole, everybody started to move a little bit and the pace started to quicken, so I had to move with the group. After that