HORSE RACING NEWS
02/22/2015
Grade III Rachel Alexandra Quotes
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
02/22/2015
GRADE II RISEN STAR STAKES
Miguel Mena (jockey, International Star, 1st) – “The post position worried me. You never know if you can get to the rail, where he wants to be. I was impressed because I moved at the five-sixteenths-pole to get through and he came through a tight hole
02/22/2015
$100,000 Rampart (G3) Quotes
“I don’t know what’s next. She probably won’t run here again. We’ll look for something back home in New York. I’m not one to look too far ahead. [On inquiry] “The pan shot looked worse. After watching the head-on, I wasn’t worried. I donâ€
02/22/2015
$150,000 The Very One (G3) Quotes
"She loves it here. She's been doing very well at Payson Park. She gets turned out every day for two hours. She's a very high strung filly to train, so I think she's thoroughly enjoyed the turning out that we have at Payson Park, and she's just blossomed
02/22/2015
$100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) Quotes
“Edgard (Zayas) showed a lot of grit trying to get out. He got him there, so you’ve got to give him a lot of credit. I told him before the race to get off the rail and go for the lead and go from there, and that’s what he did.†Jockey Edgard Zayas
02/22/2015
$200,000 Davona Dale (G2) Quotes
Jockey Luis Saez (Ekati’s Phaeton): “I know when she’s in front, she’s a different horse. She broke good, so I said, ‘Let’s go in front.’ I know she’ll fight. She’s likes to fight. When the other horses were coming, she kept fighting. Sh
02/22/2015
$200,000 Mac Diarmida (G2) Quotes
“I think Rajiv has a pretty good rapport with him. He knows what it takes, and he’s just got some turn of foot. And I think he’s a horse that can overcome whatever. Because he’s got that turn of foot it doesn’t really matter where he is. You don
02/22/2015
$150,000 Canadian Turf (G3) Quotes
(On last start) “He was rank. He was outside and saw a lot of daylight. He was rank for the first part of the race. If he’s rank and jumps into the bridle early, he just doesn’t finish.†Jockey Joel Rosario (Long On Value): "I had a good trip. I b
02/20/2015
Oaklawn Barn Notes - Friday, Feb. 20
“I feel like we kept the best horse,†Rosenblum said. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Rosenblum said War Story being a gelding weighed heavily in his decision to sell the horse, adding he made a “handsome profit†on the transaction. Rosenblum had p
02/20/2015
Barn Notes: Friday, February 20
Leading national conditioner Pletcher also confirmed that all systems are a ‘go’ for Siena Farm’s Angela Renee, who carries the best credentials going into the Grade III $175,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes and was assigned a 5-1 co-third-choice morning