It was the second straight win for Lochte ($80.60), making his stakes debut in his 10th career start, and first Grade 1 triumph for both trainer Marcus Vitali and jockey Orlando Bocachica. “It’s like they say in football after you win the Super Bowl,
“That race was actually run faster than the Hal’s Hope later in the day. We thought in that race, internally, that he ran a very, very good seven furlongs. He got tired the last 100 yards or so,†Weaver said. “We’re like, ‘OK, we went a mile.
“I just wanted Gary to be patient, because this horse runs a distance, no problem,†said Sadler. “He kind of had a premature move in the (Dec. 14) CashCall…I think Gary will tell you that, you know, he moved him a little bit quick. Now he knows hi
He followed that by righting the ship in the Grade I Clark Handicap Nov. 29, finishing second by a head to Will Take Charge, the Preakness winner and Eclipse Award winner as outstanding male 3-year-old of 2013. Each time, Game On Dude was ridden by Mike S
Triple Charm was more amenable this time in the early stages under Bravo, then knifed through between rivals in the stretch to take it by a neck over the fast-finishing Waterway Run. She was timed in 1:35 4/5, and returned $9.60 to her backers. "I learned
Named in honor of the stakes winning dam of 1989 Horse of the Year Sunday Silence, who was a winner of the Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic that year, the Wishing Well attracted a field of eight. Attentive to the pace, Purimâ€
The multiple Grade 1 winner with a career bankroll of more than $2.5 million will break from the rail and be favored against six other older mares looking to spoil her going away party, including Sugar Swirl (G3) champion Heart Stealer and Azaela (G3) her
Total purses for the 2014 Spring Meet stakes events reflect an increase of 2.7 percent from 2013. The spring stakes schedule continues Churchill Downs’ emphasis on big days highlighted by multiple stakes races and the Kentucky Derby Day card on Saturday
The new five-eighths-mile harness racing track, located between Dayton and Cincinnati, opens Friday night with an 11-race card. Post time is 6:30 p.m. for the first race. Palone, who is based at The Meadows in western Pennsylvania, has won more races than
A well-beaten ninth as the 8-5 favorite in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Nov. 2, Game On Dude got a measure of redemption in running a gut-wrenching second to eventual 3-year-old Eclipse Award Champion Will Take Charge in the Grade I
