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June 4, 2014 10:32 AM
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When trainer David Wade saw Broadway Socks, well, she knocked his socks off.
“I fell in love the moment I saw her,” said Wade, who sends the 3-year-old filly trotter into Wednesday’s (June 4) second of three divisions of the Currier & Ives Stakes at The Meadows. “What a conformation, and I liked her video. I told my wife (Ann) that I was going to buy this filly or go home empty. I was only going to buy one, and I liked her so much that I didn’t want to buy another filly and end up disappointed.”
Wade bought Broadway Socks, a daughter of stallion Broadway Hall out of the mare I Gotta Feelin, for $35,000 at the Lexington Selected Sale. He owns the filly with Gerald Brittingham and William Peel III.
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June 4, 2014 10:31 AM
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Belmont Stakes (gr. I) contenders weren't the only ones catching attention June 2 at Belmont Park. Champion fillyBeholder and multiple grade I-winning rival Close Hatches both turned in final pre-race preparations for the $1 million Ogden Phipps (gr. I) to be run June 7 at the New York oval.
California-based Beholder, trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, is seeking her second victory of the season after acing her 2014 debut in the April 20 Santa Lucia Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths atSanta Anita Park. Close Hatches, trained by another Hall of Famer—Bill Mott—last raced in the April 11 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I), which she took wire-to-wire at Oaklawn Park.
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June 3, 2014 10:20 AM
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Utilizing a powerful push clear in the far turn, Sweet Lou ($2.60) could not be caught in the $160,000 Roll With Joe Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Sunday (June 1), turning in an impressive 1:48.3 victory.
The 5-year-old son of Yankee Cruiserfloated forward to track Bolt The Duer (Mark MacDonald) in the early stages, brushing to the fore after a :26.2 first quarter and keeping the pace solid en route to a :53.4 half-mile.
On the backstretch, Ron Pierce pushed clear with Sweet Lou, putting four lengths on the field in a :26.3 third quarter. Approaching the final 200 yards, it seemed the pace may have been too taxing, as Sweet Lou was all-out through the stretch and Heston Blue Chip (Tim Tetrick) found room to chase after being locked in.
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June 2, 2014 1:56 PM
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One and Only gamely battled favorite Isla Bonita for a close win in the Yunshun Himba (Jpn-I, Japanese Derby) June 1 before a crowd of nearly 140,000 at Tokyo Racecourse. Fourth behind Isla Bonita in the Satsuki Sho (Jpn-I, Japanese Two Thousand Guineas) last time out, One and Only uncoiled a powerful rally in the stretch after driving between rivals to prevail by three-quarters of a length with Norihiro Yokoyama aboard. One and Only, a son of 2004 Japanese Derby runner-up Heart's Cry, is a homebred racing for Koji Maeda. His victory was the first in the race for trainer Kojiro Hashiguchi, who was making his 18th attempt to win the classic after finishing second four times previously. Yokoyama enjoyed a second Derby win following his victory aboard Logi Universe in 2009.
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June 2, 2014 1:54 PM
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Canadian Hall of Famer Bob McIntosh celebrated his 4,000th training win on an Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack as his millionaire homebred pacer Thinking Out Loud slipped up the pylons to take the $30,000 Free-For-All Handicap Pace in the final strides. Driven by another Hall of Famer, John Campbell, even-money favorite Thinking Out Loud left from the outside post six and settled into a pocket spot behind All Star Legend (Yannick Gingras) through a :26.1 opening panel.
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May 29, 2014 3:51 PM
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The connections of 49 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings have kept their charges eligible to the 31st edition of the C$1 million Pepsi North America Cup by making the final May 15 sustaining payment.
Eliminations for the Cup are scheduled for Saturday (June 7) at Mohawk Racetrack, while the rich final is scheduled to be raced Saturday (June 14) at the Campbellville, Ont. oval.
Headlining this year's group of nominees is the Dan Patch Award winner He's Watching, along with top candidates, Let's Drink On It, Always B Miki, JK Endofanera, Tellitlikeitis and Luck Be Withyou, just to name a few.
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May 29, 2014 3:50 PM
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Arrangements have been set for Hall of Fame horseman Doug Ackerman, who died early Wednesday morning, May 28, at the age of 86. The Ackerman family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst on Tuesday, June 3, prior to a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst.
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May 29, 2014 3:50 PM
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Sophomore trotting colts received top billing on Wednesday night (May 28) at Balmoral Park as a field of 10 state-bred 3-year-olds battled in a $47,100 Cardinal Stake.
Once again the sidewinders in this division provided another thrilling finish as Mike Brink and Loren Tournear’s Tour Hall stuck a nostril in front right at the finish line to edge Fox Valley Veto in 1:56.1.
Sent to the top by driver Dave Magee, Tour Hall led the field through an opening quarter in :28.4. After relinquishing the lead on the backstretch to a hard charging Big Bill Breeze (Dale Hiteman), Tour Hall enjoyed a pocket ride through middle splits of :58.4 and 1:28.3.
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May 29, 2014 3:49 PM
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A warm night, a fast track and an enthusiastic crowd all welcomed live commercial harness racing back to Minnesota on Wednesday night (May 28) as Running Aces Harness Park presented its first of 54 programs in 2014.
Barbazon upset a field of talented squaregaiters in the $8,500 Open Trot by leaving alertly, yielding to sit the pocket for most of the mile, then angling out in deep stretch to win by a head in 1:56.4 at 13-1 odds. It was the ninth on-the-board finish in the last ten starts for the 8-year-old gelding owned by Timothy Hall and driven by newcomer Rob Dinning.
Although he appeared to be moving up in class after racing in mid-range claimers at Northfield Park, Miami Valley Raceway, Hazel Park and Hoosier Park in recent months, the razor sharp son of Wilson Wyoming was able to best favorites Sharpshootennorris (Steve Wiseman) and Natural Forces (Kim Pluta) who finished second and third while racing respectably in their own right.
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May 29, 2014 3:20 PM
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The opening round of Indiana Sires Stakes action highlighted the Wednesday, May 28 program at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino and featured four divisions of $20,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for three-year-old filly trotters. Each filly was aiming to earn a spot in the first of five $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final slated for June 7 at Hoosier Park.
The two-time Indiana Sire Stakes Champion, Andi’s Alana looked every bit the part of a 1-5 favorite as she captured the opening division of the stakes action in 1:55.2 and established a new lifetime best in the process. Driven by LeWayne Miller, Andi’s Alana was uninvolved early in the race but used a :27.2 final quarter to score her 10th career victory and remain undefeated in 2014.
Trained by Erv Miller, Andi’s Alana has now won 10 of 14 lifetime starts and sports a career bankroll of $342,349. The daughter of Swan For All-Its Your Deal has won both of her starts at three and is owned by Paymaq Racing, Greg Gillis, and Harvey Eisman.
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May 29, 2014 3:19 PM
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Fury Kapcori, a dominant front-running winner of the Precisionist Stakes (gr. III) one month ago, brings a four-race victory streak into the $200,000Californian Stakes (gr. II) May 31 at Santa Anita Park.
The Californian, at 1 1/8 miles on the main track, is an important steppingstone to the Gold Cup at Santa Anita June 28. Both the Californian and Gold Cup are being contested for the first time at the Arcadia track this season in place of shuttered Hollywood Park. The Californian, which attracted a field of eight older runners, is race 7 on the Saturday card with a 4 p.m. PDT scheduled post. It immediately precedes the $350,000 American Oaks (gr. IT) for 3-year-old fillies on the turf.
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May 29, 2014 2:48 PM
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J. Kirk and Judy Robison's Mico Margarita, an 8 3/4-length winner of the Oak Hall at Evangeline Downs in his last start, headlines a field of nine 3-year-olds and up for the May 31 running of the $100,000 Aristides (gr. III) at Churchill Downs.
Eight of the entrants are stakes winners, and the field of sprinters includes the top two finishers in last year's Aristides—Scatman and Jasizzle—and eight-time stakes-winning gelding Delaunay.
The six-furlong Aristides, which honors the inaugural Kentucky Derby winner of 1875, is one of two stakes on Saturday's 10-race card at Churchill, and has been carded as the ninth race at approximately 4:49 p.m. EDT. The $65,000 Opening Verse, an overnight stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 miles on turf headed by Regally Ready and the Charlie LoPresti-trained duo of Villandry and Set the Sail, goes as race 10 at around 5:20 p.m.
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May 29, 2014 2:38 PM
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Clubhouse Ride, winless the last 12 months, goes for a second straight victory in Saturday's $200,000 Californian Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Eight older thoroughbreds have been entered in the stakes.
Trained by Craig Lewis, Clubhouse Ride has not been to the winner's circle since claiming the 1 1/8-mile Californian last June 1. For Saturday's renewal the 6-year-old chestnut horse will start from the inside post with Joe Talamo getting the mount.
Owned by Six-S Racing Stable, Clubhouse Ride went past the $1 million earnings mark this year and is coming off a fourth in last month's Charles Town Classic. Although winless in four starts this year, Clubhouse Ride has earned $102,138 and has banked $1,100,132 overall.
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June 4, 2014 10:32 AM
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Swedish trainer Ake Svandstedt, who is based in New Jersey this summer, has reported via his website that he is now training the 3-year-old trotter Muscle Network. Last fall Muscle Network, a colt by Muscle Hill, set a 1:53.2 world record at The Red Mile. "Of course it is very fun and inspiring to have such a top horse in our stable. I've seen him compete and he has high potential," said Svandstedt in the posting.
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June 3, 2014 10:20 AM
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Chris Giaccio, Victor Kirby, Matt Ivory and Chris Metz’s Please Okay ($12, Victor Kirby) set a track record and national season’s mark on half-mile tracks for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday (June 1) at Harrington Raceway with a 1:57 triumph.
Trained by Kirby, the Federal Flex-Lakeside Bride filly made a strong charge approaching the final turn and drew clear of her rivals by four lengths. Canadian-sired Please Okay is scheduled to compete in the upcoming Ontario Sire Stakes.
The previous track record was co-held by TP Lucy and Ms Virginia.
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June 2, 2014 1:57 PM
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Odds-on choice Frac Daddy, making his initial foray into Canada, came away with a convincing five-length victory in the $186,614 Eclipse Stakes (Can-II) (VIDEO) June 1 on the Woodbine Polytrack.
Winner of the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) on the Polytrack at Keeneland by nearly five lengths April 19, Frac Daddy improved to 3-for-3 on synthetic tracks.
The powerfully built 4-year-old gray on of Scat Daddy was timed in a spritely 1:42.74 for the 1 1/16-mile Eclipse distance. The clocking was just a couple of ticks off the track mark of 1:42.22 established by True Metropolitan in November 2007.
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June 2, 2014 1:56 PM
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Frank Gillespie's British-based The Grey Gatsby pounced from off the pace and drew off to win the Prix du Jockey Club(Fr-I, French Derby) in an upset June 1 at Chantilly.
Ridden by Ryan Moore for North Yorkshire-based trainer Kevin Ryan, The Grey Gatsby got a ground-saving trip along the rail from near the back of the 16-horse field to land the French classic. He did not have the look of a winner before the race, however, as he was quite worked up. But he traveled well after the opening quarter mile once Moore got him settled into a comfortable rhythm.
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May 29, 2014 3:51 PM
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Josie Delfino, owner of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contender Wildcat Red with her husband, Salvatore Delfino, is the latest industry member to speak out about her recent experience at Churchill Downs.
Delfino, whose family is from Venezuela, said she greatly anticipated her trip to Louisville to experience the Run for the Roses for the first time, but ended up being greatly disappointed. She decided to share her experiences following thepublic statement made by Steve Coburn, part-owner and breeder ofCalifornia Chrome about hospitality following the horse's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) victory.
"(Churchill) was terribly organized," Delfino said. "If we had the opportunity to take another horse to the Derby next year, we may send the horse, but we wouldn't go. I'm not going to go through all that hell again. It wasn't just one thing (Churchill did wrong). It was everything. They need to make a lot of changes."
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May 29, 2014 3:50 PM
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The 5-year-old trotter Magic Tonight, driven by Ôrjan Kihlström, won at cruising speed at the Aby Racetrack Wednesday night (May 28). The clock said 1:51.3f, which was a new track record.
This is the second time this year that Magic Tonight won in 1:51 and change. On May 18 he won at Färjestad in 1:51.4f.
He is sired by Andover Hall and out of Miss Possessed, she by Self Possessed. Miss Possessed was sold to Italian owners in 2009 at Harrisburg for $60,000, but was sold again and is now owned in Denmark. There she has foaled a colt by Andover Hallthis spring.
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May 29, 2014 3:50 PM
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Juvenile champion Father Patrick brings a 10-race winning streak to the Meadows for Friday's $211,700 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes for sophomore colt and gelding trotters, but Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Takter said the streak is the farthest thing from his mind. "I don't think like that,” Takter said. "They're horses. They win, they get beat. I don't worry about things like that.” Instead, Takter hopes the son of Cantab Hall-Gala Dream builds on his facile victory in 1:53.3 in the Historic-Dickerson Cup at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, which kicked off his 3-year-old campaign and pushed his career bankroll to $762,688.
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May 29, 2014 3:49 PM
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The opening round of Indiana Sires Stakes action highlighted the Wednesday (May 28) program at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino and featured four $20,000 divisions for 3-year-old filly trotters. Each filly was aiming to earn a spot in the first of five $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes finals, slated for June 7 at Hoosier Park.
The two-time Indiana Sire Stakes champion Andi’s Alana looked every bit the part of a 1-5 favorite as she captured the opening division of the stakes action in 1:55.2 and established a new lifetime best in the process. Driven by LeWayne Miller, Andi’s Alana was uninvolved early in the race but used a :27.2 final quarter to score her 10th career victory and remain undefeated in 2014.
Trained by Erv Miller, Andi’s Alana has now won 10 of 14 lifetime starts and sports a career bankroll of $342,349. The daughter of Swan For All-Its Your Deal has won both of her starts at three and is owned by Paymaq Racing, Greg Gillis and Harvey Eisman.
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May 29, 2014 3:20 PM
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Sophomore trotting colts received top billing on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of 10 state-bred three-year-olds battled in a $47,100 Cardinal Stake. Once again the sidewinders in this division provided another thrilling finish as Mike Brink & Loren Tournear’s Tour Hall stuck a nostril in front right at the finish line to edge Fox Valley Veto in 1:56.1.
Sent to the top by driver Dave Magee Tour Hall led the field through an opening quarter in 28.4. After relinquishing the lead on the backstretch to a hard charging Big Bill Breeze (Dale Hiteman), Tour Hall enjoyed a pocket ride through middle splits of 58.4 & 1:28.3. The garden spot almost turned out to be the undoing of the 7-5 favorite though as a first over Fox Valley Veto (John De Long) stormed into command as the field turned for home.
After being forced to patiently wait for room in the passing lane as Big Bill Breeze began to fade, Magee finally revved up the Mike Brink trained gelding with a sixteenth of a mile to go.
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May 29, 2014 3:20 PM
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Trustworthy Kid stalked Daylon Miracle from the pocket, then brushed by in the Lightning Lane to capture Wednesday’s (May 28) $18,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows in 1:52.4, matching the track record for older geldings.
The only mare in the field, Daylon Miracle cut out a fast three-quarters in 1:24.2 but yielded when attacked outside by Tamarind and inside by Trustworthy Kid. Urged on by Brian Zendt, Trustworthy Kid downed Tamarind by a neck to equal the mark shared by Big And Little and No Doze. Although Big And Little saw his record matched, he rallied to finish third.
Walter “Boots” Dunn trains Trustworthy Kid, a 5-year-old son of SJ’s Caviar-Penn Worthy Lane who extended his career bankroll to $210,436, for Dunn Stable.
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May 29, 2014 3:18 PM
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Room Service, a game dead-heat winner of the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I), squares off with fast-developingNashoba's Gold in what shapes up as an outstanding renewal of the $350,000 American Oaks (gr. IT) on the turf May 31 at Santa Anita Park.
The 1 1/4-mile grass test for 3-year-old fillies, established in 2002 at Hollywood Park, comes to Santa Anita for the first time Saturday. It is the eighth race on the card with a 4:30 p.m. scheduled start, one race after the $200,000 Californian for older horses prepping for the Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I).
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May 29, 2014 2:39 PM
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Everything appears to be right on with All Bets Off as he heads into Saturday's $300,000 Art Rooney Pace at Yonkers Raceway. All Bets Off, trained by Ron Burke and driven by Matt Kakaley, won his Rooney elimination last weekend by 2 1/2 lengths over Some Playa in 1:52.3. In his eight starts since joining the Burke Stable last September, All Bets Off has won five times and finished second on three occasions. He finished last season by winning the Matron Stakes at Dover Downs, beating Stevensville by a half-length in a track-record 1:50. Stevensville also is in the Rooney, having won his elimination by 3 3/4 lengths over Gold Rocks in 1:53.
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