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08/09/2015

Alydar Quotes

Joel Rosario, winning jockey aboard Bay of Plenty (No. 1): "It was a nice ride. He broke sharp. I thought [before the race] I was just going to lay off a bit, but right when we came towards the first turn he was on the lead and going easy, so I just took

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08/08/2015

Longines Test (G1) Quotes

"It's a great win. Grade 1 wins are hard to come by and it was a great team effort. It's great to win for [owner] Barbara [Banke] and her team also. The Grade 1 wins are most important for fillies, and it's great she's by Bernardini, who stands at Darley,

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08/08/2015

Whitney (G1) Quotes

"He's an amazing horse. He has been, really, from the start, from his maiden race here in the slop when it looked like he was hopelessly beaten, and he won. He's really grown into himself. We're very excited and very happy about today. To be able to win a

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08/07/2015

Saratoga Race Course Notes - Friday, August 7

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - One of the most decorated horsemen in Canadian history, trainer Mark Casse is hoping to fill in one of the few blanks in an impressive resume: a graded stakes victory at Saratoga Race Course. Stabled on the grounds for the first t

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08/07/2015

Hall of Fame (G2) Quotes

On fifth-place finisher Startup Nation, sixth-place finisher Winter Springs, and 11th-place finisher Night Prowler: "Startup Nation, I'm not exactly sure. He was mid-pack, looked like he was getting a decent trip, and just kind of held his place and ran f

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08/07/2015

Palace Malice set to make return in Alydar

"Well, we've had a rather uneven preparation for the races," said Cot Campbell, managing partner of Dogwood Stable. "He's had two or three very minor problems but they've cost us some pain and time. We've been getting him ready to get back up and going ag

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08/04/2015

Whitney likely to bring clarity to contentious older male division

Last year's Belmont Stakes winner, Robert Evans' Tonalist, will go out for trainer Christophe Clement and attempt to bounce back off a gut-wrenching defeat in the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap on Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont Park. Since winning last year's

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08/04/2015

Quotes from the post position draw - Grade 1, $1.25 million Whitney

"It concerns me a little bit they both have similar running styles. I think that Liam's Map being on the inside would give Irad on Coach Inge some options to stalk. We [gelded] Coach Inge last fall and it has potentially transformed this horse into a top

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08/04/2015

Champion Ninfa Del Cielo to Make North American Debut

Ninfa del Cielo, a Venezuelan-bred daughter of Big Prairie and the Dynaformer mare Dynabid, captured eight of 10 career starts at La Rinconada Racetrack in Venezuela, including seven graded stakes as well as six Grade 1 events, including the Clasico Inter

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08/02/2015

Jim Dandy (G2) Quotes

On the close finish: "I'll admit, I couldn't wait for the wire to come up. I did [get nervous]. I was really calm from the paddock to here but, by the last stretch drive, my heart was pounding." Kent Desormeaux, winning jockey aboard Texas Red (No. 3): "H

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