HORSE RACING NEWS
10/29/2014
Longines Turf - wed. notes
Brown Panther – see European report Chicquita/Magician – see European report Finnegans Wake – Trainer Peter Miller said the 5yo horse was shipped from San Luis Rey Downs to Santa Anita Wednesday morning after jogging two miles and going to the gate.
10/29/2014
Filly & Mare Turf - Wed. notes
“She’s been very consistent this year,†trainer Shug McGaughey said. “She’s had chances in three or four big races to win, but the trip got her beat. She did great to win the Ballston Spa, and she seems to be doing very well.†Abaco is seeking
10/29/2014
Breeders’ Cup Mile - Wed. notes
“He was a real nervous horse and he would wash out every time he got to the paddock,†said the six-time Sovereign Award winner, who arrived first thing on Wednesday morning. “Now he’s more relaxed, but he’ll still get on his toes and get a littl
10/28/2014
American Pharoah Declared Out of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Trainer Bob Baffert said, “He has a deep foot bruise in his left front. We’ll still be putting him through some scans and other things. We’re hopeful he’ll be all right and you’ll see him in the spring. If you look at him he appears just fine. T
10/28/2014
Breeders’ Cup Classic - Tuesday notes
“He's happy and doing fine, he just needs things to go his way (in the race),†Baffert said. “If not, they run these things every year, right?†Big Cazanova – Trainer Peter Miller said from his training base at San Luis Rey Downs that he hoped t
10/28/2014
Breeders’ Cup - European Report
Longines Distaff L’amour De Ma Vie – Pia Brandt’s L’Amour De Ma Vie followed a similar pattern to Monday. She jogged with her pony for three-quarters of a circuit before breaking into a gentle canter. Longines Turf Telescope – Highclere Thorough
10/28/2014
Breeders’ Cup Distaff - Tuesday notes
The Kentucky-bred completed her last serious work before the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Aqueduct on Oct. 25 – working 5f in 1:02 4/5. “On Saturday, her work in New York was really good,†Rodriguez said. “She did it the way I wanted her to
10/28/2014
Breeders’ Cup Classic and Distaff Post Position Draw Quotes
George Papaprodromou (Imperative, Classic, Post 3) – “I love it. I was hoping for anything five and under.†Art Sherman (California Chrome, Classic, post 13) - “It reminds me of old times. He had a three-race winning streak at Santa Anita, he’s
10/27/2014
Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw Quotes
Mark Casse (Conquest Typhoon, Juvenile Turf, Post 6; Conquest Harlanate, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Post 11; Conquest Eclipse, Juvenile Fillies, Post 4; Kaigun, Mile, Post 7) – “We were pretty fortunate this year and are quite happy with the way all of th
10/25/2014
Hagyard Fayette (G2) Quotes
“This horse has always shown in the past that he had the potential to be a really good horse. For some reason, it wouldn’t just all click at one time. (Trainer) Dale (Romans) and I kept talking, ‘We know he’s a good horse.’ We didn’t know why