HORSE RACING NEWS
12/30/2015
Gulfstream Today 12.30
Starlight Racing’s Itsaknockout was a winner in all three of his starts last winter at Gulfstream including the Feb. 21 Fountain of Youth, where he was promoted from second following the disqualification of Upstart for interference. A son of multiple Grad
12/30/2015
Awesome Speed Seeks Third in Row in Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man
The promising career of Awesome Speed hardly got off to an auspicious start Aug. 31 at Parx Racing, where he finished a distant seventh after never being in contention. “That was puzzler,” Goldberg said. “We had expected a pretty good race. He was doing w
12/30/2015
Auntie Joy & Lira Lead Competitive $100,000 Ginger Brew
“We really liked her and always thought she was pretty talented,” Walsh said. “We weren’t expecting her to win first time, but it certainly wasn’t a surprise. She’s got a lot of talent, and hopefully we’ll see some more of that on Saturday.” Since shippin
12/29/2015
Big Business looks to repeat in Alex M. Robb
Still looking to get back on track following an eight-month layoff earlier this year, Big Business will be making his first start for new connections while facing state-bred competition for the first time in three races. The gelded son of Eddington kicked
12/29/2015
Michael Straight Making Strides into Gulfstream’s Winner’s Circle
Straight will be welcomed into the winner's circle by Hall of Fame riders Angel Cordero Jr., Alex Solis, Jose Santos, Walter Blum and Edgar Prado. The riders will sign autographs, and t-shirts will be available for purchase. Once Straight is welcomed into
12/27/2015
Green Gratto grabs Gravesend; Extinct Charm upsets Damon Runyon
Green Gratto, who in November held off a classy field to win the Grade 3 Fall Highweight, shook off an early challenge from Jake N Elwood after an opening quarter in 22.53 seconds over the fast inner track. Edging away from the field under jockey Kendrick
12/23/2015
Juveniles take center stage on Sunday at the Big A
A packed field of 13 colts and geldings eligible for the NYSS was entered in the six-furlong Great White Way, with the Todd Pletcher-trained entry of Spooked Out and the multiple stakes-winning Sudden Surprise tabbed as the 4-5 favorites in the featured e
12/23/2015
Dogwood Trail Seeks Second Graded Success in G3 Sugar Swirl
The 3-year-old daughter of Awesome of Course captured her graded-stakes debut July 5 at Gulfstream Park while posting a front-running 1 ½-length score in the Azalea (G3) on Summit of Speed Day. “It means a lot to Jacks or Better as a breeder. Certainly a
12/21/2015
Fall Highweight trio meet again in Saturday’s Gravesend
Set to enter stud duty next year, Palace has proved a shrewd claim for trainer Linda Rice and owner Antonino Miuccio since the pair haltered the son of City Zip for $20,000 in October 2012. Now 6-years-old, Palace has won 12 of 29 career starts for earnin
12/20/2015
Rainbow 6 Jackpot of $129,000 Hit With 20-Cent Ticket
The Rainbow 6 jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners while 30 percent