“He’s doing great this morning,†the conditioner said following a final half-mile race prep the day before accomplished in :48.20. “He just walked this morning after coming out of that work real well. Everything is ice cold, he’s happy and we’
“Victor told me he couldn’t believe how easy the horse went,†Sherman said. “He just said he felt so good. Victor wrapped up on him and didn’t let him do too much. He knows this horse so well. He’s been riding him (four stakes wins in his past
VICAR’S IN TROUBLE (No. 2)/GENERAL A ROD (No. 15)/HARRY’S HOLIDAY (No. 20) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Vicar’s in Trouble and SkyChai Racing, Terry Raymond and Jana Wagner’s Harry’s Holiday galloped Friday under exercise rider Joel Barrientos.
The 145th running of the Travers is one of four stakes scheduled for August 23 and shares the card with the Grade 1, $500,000 King's Bishop for 3-year-old sprinters, the Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina for filly and mare sprinters, and the Grade 2, $250,000 B
VICAR'S IN TROUBLE (No. 2)/GENERAL A ROD (No. 15)/HARRY'S HOLIDAY (No. 20) - Skychai Racing, Terry Raymond and Jana Wagner's Harry's Holiday was one of the first horses on the track after it opened at 5:45 a.m. to gallop under exercise rider Joel Barrient
General a Rod's work came after the morning renovation break and was followed by Barrientos aboard Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Vicar's In Trouble, who galloped. "They're all in good shape," Maker said. "General a Rod had a routine, maintenance work, so we'll w
DANZA (No. 6) - Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Danza, runaway winner of the Arkansas Derby (GI) in his most recent start, galloped after the morning renovation break at Churchill Downs under exercise rider Nick Bush. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Danza is sch
“I saw them leave like banshee indians, but they do it all the time. That's how Mike [Smith] rides that horse. He likes going faster. The faster he goes, he runs the rest of us into the ground. But Imperative just dragged me up to them. The second turn,
“We were able to sit much closer today,†said Pimentel. “He was running very easy and very comfortable. He asked me to run a little early on the backstretch, so I had to hold him a little bit. He got up really well, really strong. I think I could ha
As a 2-year-old, Kauai Katie won her first three starts, including the Grade 2 Adirondack and Grade 2 Matron. She then tired to to fourth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the only time in her career she has competed around two turns. At 3, K
