Irad Ortiz, Jr., winning jockey aboard Annecdote (No. 6):"The track is very soft right now, so I just dropped the hands and tried to cover up. When I asked her, I had a lot of horse. I didn't want to be too close today because I saw there was a lot of spe
Grade 1 Travers winner V. E. Day worked seven furlongs in 1:28.30 at approximately 8 a.m., with Grade 1 TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial victor Wicked Strong going six furlongs in 1:15.93 at 9:45. Exercise rider Kelvin Pahal was aboard for both workouts. In t
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gameday Spanking pulled off a startling 44-1 upset in Thursday's 10th race at Gulfstream Park, producing huge payoffs in both the $1 Super Hi-5 and 20-cent Rainbow 6 on a day when mandatory payouts were scheduled. The Super Hi-5,
The Sands Point, which is restricted to 3-year-old fillies, will be contested at 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf course and will follow the Grade 3, $200,000 Noble Damsel. Daring Dancer won the Grade 3 Appalachian in April at Keeneland in her third start, b
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The much-anticipated next start for undefeated Atreides is expected to come in the $400,000 Kelso Handicap (G2) at Belmont Park on the undercard of the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 27. “Right now, I’m leaning to the Kelso,â€
Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard Toasting (No. 4): "The race set up very well for her. It was a small field, and the two favorites [Montana Native and Katie's Garden] had similar running styles. I was able to sit off the speed, which is the way sh
Was it the plan to be on the lead? "There are two ways to answer this. One is for me to look very smart and say 'Of course, that was the plan.' Two, which is the truth, and to say, 'That was not at all the plan.' But that is why I use Joel [Rosario]; he i
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Red Rifle (No. 6): "We thought if somebody went, I'm on the outside and it would be perfect to sit off whoever goes, instead of being on the lead the whole time. I was able to sit there, bide my time and hope that he
"They were nearing the end of the work and Juan reached back to hit the horse once, right-handed," said Brown. "The horse ducked into the rail and he [Vazquez] ended up over the inside rail." Juan Vazquez, who was born in Mexico and trained several horses
"This situation causes us to address retiring Palace Malice, although Dr. Larry Bramlage's prognosis states that the horse should race to his true potential as a five-year-old, after sufficient time for healing this problem," Campbell said. "After winning
