HORSE RACING NEWS
01/14/2017
Flatlined Comes Alive in Saturday’s G2 Fort Lauderdale
Dickey, who saddled a 5-year-old Flat Out for a victory in the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), had saddled Flatlined for a photo-finish second-place finish under Joe Bravo in the El Prado Stakes at Gulfstream Dec. 17. “I learned a lot off his last race an
01/14/2017
Tommy Macho Powers to Win G3 Hal’s Hope Despite Trouble
A 5-year-old son of Macho Uno sent off as the 5-2 favorite in a field of nine, Tommy Macho ($7.20) won for the first time since his dominant victory in the Fred Hooper (G3) last February at Gulfstream. He went unraced for eight months after coming up with
01/14/2017
FAVORITE TERRA PROMESSA WINS $125,000 PIPPIN
With the nation’s 2016 leading rider, Jose Ortiz, in the saddle, Terra Promessa broke sharply and secured the lead a few strides into the race, a position she never relinquished. The four-year-old filly proceeded through uncontested fractions of :23 3/5 a
01/14/2017
California Chrome Draws a Crowd for Pegasus Workout
Video link to California Chrome work: https://youtu.be/kd4Nwqvllsw “I’m really happy with that work. The track was a little deep, and he covered the ground well. I couldn’t be happier with him,” said Alan Sherman, trainer Art Sherman’s son and assistant.
01/14/2017
Breaking Lucky paddock schools in advance of Pegasus World Cup
Earlier this week it was announced that Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds partnered with Breaking Lucky’s owner, Tom Keithley of Gunpowder Farms LLC, to run the 5-year-old in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gul
01/14/2017
$150,000 Marshua’s River (G3) Quotes
“She is booked [to be bred] to Mshawish this year, so we’ll get with team Al Shaqab to see if she will have one more run [in the Suwannee River Feb. 11] or go on to be bred.” Jockey Javier Castellano (Sandiva): “She’s a very straightforward classy horse w
01/13/2017
Libby’s Tail headlines Busanda
Trained by Rudy Rodriguez for owners Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables, the daughter of Tiz Wonderful won her debut on July 2 at Belmont and followed with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Adirondack this summer at Saraotga. Returning to run in the Gr
01/13/2017
10-HORSE FIFTH SEASON FIELD HIGHLIGHTS OPENING DAY
The Fifth Season would be a milestone victory in the 60-plus year training career of Von Hemel, who topped the Oaklawn standings in 1981. Von Hemel, 82, is credited with 2,516 victories since 1956, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering o
01/13/2017
California Chrome Scheduled for Public Workout Saturday
‘Breakfast at Gulfstream’ has been scheduled for an early start at 7:00 a.m. this Saturday only to mark the occasion and provide attendees with the opportunity to watch North America’s richest thoroughbred prepare for a highly anticipated start in the wor
01/11/2017
Royal Posse aims for fifth straight win in Jazil
Closing out the year on a four-stakes win streak, Royal Posse finished second or better in nine starts in 2016 - a year which saw him pick up his first triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure with a 1 ¼-length victory in the Alydar, turn the tables on Empire Drea