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January 7, 2016 1:57 PM
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The “swan song” for Precocious Beauty, now on her way into a new career as a broodmare, was spoiled on Wednesday night (Jan. 6) at Pompano Park in the $12,000 Mares Open Handicap when Safe From Terror, driven by Matt Romano, slipped through along the pylons a sixteenth out to score a victory measuring three-quarters of a length over Precocious Beauty, with Doug McNair in the bike.
Just A Bee and Mike Micallef teamed up from the outside nine post to garner show honors while Wild Wanda and Arodasi picked up the final two awards in the field of nine.
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January 7, 2016 1:39 PM
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I Like My Boss did it again, beating the top trotters at the track for his fifth straight win with a 1:53 victory in the $21,000 Open/Handicap trot at Dover Downs on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Another streaking trotter, Ragazzo Dolce, won his seventh in-a-row. For the second straight day, Corey Callahan drove four winners.
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January 7, 2016 1:38 PM
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Budget Stable's Dressed in Hermes will look for his second straight graded stakes score in the $100,000 Sham Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 9 at Santa Anita Park, but it will come over a relatively unfamiliar surface.
In his last start, the Hat Trick gelding trained by Janet Armstrong closed from seventh place to win the Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (gr. IIIT) over the Del Mar turf course, but will try dirt for the first time since his July 25 debut when he steps on the Santa Anita main track Saturday.
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January 7, 2016 10:13 AM
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The long-awaited return of 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome is in sight, but a new and unknown hurdle may have presented itself.
The 5-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit , owned by a syndicate that includes co-breeder Perry Martin and Taylor Made Farm, is scheduled to face seven other older horses in the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 9 at Santa Anita Park—his first race since a second-place finish in Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) last March—but with rain in the forecast, he could be racing over wet footing for the first time in his career during the 1 1/16-mile test.
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January 7, 2016 10:11 AM
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It's no surprise Gulfstream Park's Jan. 9 Marshua's River Stakes (gr. IIIT) drew a crowd—filly and mare stakes on the turf at this meet usually do. The crew for the 2016 renewal worth $150,000 goes nine deep, with three main track only runners, and is wide with talented runners from the inside out.
On the rail is Al Shaquab Racing'sSandiva, from the power combo of trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Javier Castellano, who sports a 2-1-0 mark from three previous Gulfstream outings. Last season the now 5-year-old Irish-bred daughter of Footstepsinthesand (GB) won the Tropical Park Oaks—at the Marshua's River trip of 1 1/16 miles—and Suwannee River Stakes (gr. IIIT).
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January 6, 2016 1:49 PM
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Led by Horse of the Year candidatesAmerican Pharoah , Beholder, andRunhappy, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) Jan. 6 announced the finalists for the 2015 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in Thoroughbred racing.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is a finalist in the Horse of the Year and 3-year-old male categories, while owner-breeder Ahmed Zayat's Zayat Stables is a finalist in both those categories. American Pharoah's Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is a finalist as well, along with his jockey, Victor Espinoza.
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January 6, 2016 9:52 AM
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The Meadowlands returns to two nights of live racing this Friday and Saturday with post time remaining at 6:35 p.m. as a result of the handle successes realized during the holiday schedule.
Fourteen races will populate the Friday card with only one race fielding fewer than 10 horses and a pair of Open trots as the twin features.
The $25,000 Open I Handicap is the ninth race with an evenly matched field of nine in quest of the winner’s share. The talented group is led by Opulent Yankee and Somebody AS, who drew for outside posts in this week’s race.
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January 6, 2016 9:52 AM
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A :25.3 opening quarter on a chilly Tuesday (Jan. 5) apparently was too much for Elliesjet N and Jerseylicious as Fashion Showdown was fastest in the stretch to score a 35-1 upset in the $20,000 Mares Open pace at Dover Downs on Jan. 5. Corey Callahan notches four wins.
Elliesjet N and driver Art Stafford Jr. brought an eight-race win streak as she stepped up into the top distaff race of the week facing stakes-seasoned Jerseylicious (Allan Davis) and super-sharp Shine N Shimmer (Corey Callahan) in the feature race.
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January 5, 2016 1:33 PM
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Trainer Pico Perdomo had been pointing his talented runner Hielo for the 120th running of the Clasico Gran Premio Jose Ramirez (Uru-I) since the pair had won the race for the second straight time at Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas last year.
After all, no one had ever won Uruguay's most prestigious race three straight times, and Hielo was training up to the Jan. 6 renewal this season in impressive style.
In fact, on Jan. 3, the handsome chestnut son of the American-bred Woodman stallion Holzmeister turned in another outstanding work.
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January 5, 2016 11:05 AM
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Mustang Art, overlooked at 33-1 odds, enjoyed a perfect trip to post a 1:51 success in the $28,500 Delaware Special Handicap Pace at Dover Downs on Monday (Jan. 4).
Starting from the second tier in the Monday feature, Mustang Art, reined by Brett Miller, found room deep in the lane to score a 1:51 victory for trainer Jim McGuire and owners Max Walton and Greg Papaleo. The Artscape-Paula Seelster 9-year-old gelding beat fast-finishing Captive Audience (Corey Callahan) and Bad Boy Matt (Allan Davis) to the finish line and paid $68.40 for a $2 win ticket setting up a $301.60 exacta and $1,173.60 trifecta. The victory was the 40th lifetime for Mustang Art who now has won $665,822 in his career.
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January 4, 2016 3:28 PM
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Although David Miller enters 2016 less than $683,000 from becoming just the third driver in history to reach the $200-million mark in career earnings, don't look for the Hall of Famer to reach the milestone any time soon. That's because Miller and his wife, Misty, will be spending the winter in Florida and not returning north until April, which means he will be out of action at the Meadowlands until that time.
"I won't be back there until April,” Miller told harnessracing.com. "I don't do Yonkers and I don't do Dover, and the Meadowlands is only racing two nights a week.”
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January 4, 2016 3:20 PM
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Prize Exhibit held off Shrinking Violet by a nose to win the $200,000 Monrovia Stakes for older fillies and mares on Sunday at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Santiago Gonzalez, Prize Exhibit ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course in 1:12.96 and paid $17.80, $7.60 and $4.20.
Shrinking Violet returned $7.40 and $4, while Ageless was another half-length back in third and paid $2.60 to show.
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January 4, 2016 12:58 PM
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The World Cup, considered the Super Bowl of amateur racing, will take place in Budapest, Hungary in September 2016 and Hannah Miller has been designated to represent the United States in that prestigious event. This year the World Cup will pit 12 countries from three continents in an international amateur driving competition.
Miller was named the USA’s Amateur Driver of the Year for 2015 by the United States Harness Writers Association and she has been chosen to drive for the North American Amateur Drivers Association against her mostly male counterparts in a series of races to determine the champion amateur driver of the world.
As a member of FEGAT, NAADA has been entitled to send a United States representative to the World Cup, something they have been doing for the past few decades.
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January 7, 2016 1:56 PM
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Trustworthy Kid won his final start of 2015 and began the new year in much the same way, collecting a hard-earned victory from post 8 in Wednesday’s $22,500 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows.
Trustworthy Kid saved ground in last until Brian Zendt sent him three wide into the final turn. The 7-year-old SJ’s Caviar-Penn Worthy Lane gelding swooped the field and triumphed in 1:55.2, 1/2 length better than the first-over Major Athens. Keystone Chester shot the Lightning Lane for show.
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January 7, 2016 1:38 PM
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Breaking from the outside as the second betting choice, Uruguayan-bred 4-year-old Fletcher pulled away from the field in the final quarter mile to capture the 120th renewal of the prestigious Clasico Gran Premio Jose Ramirez (Uru-I) Jan. 6 at Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Fletcher is owned by Stud 3 Enero, who won the Uruguayan Triple Crown in 2005 with Argentina-bred Invasor, who was purchased by Shadwell and went on to win the Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I) and Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) en route to Eclipse Award honors for Horse of the Year in 2006.
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January 7, 2016 10:14 AM
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On the same day she was named a 2015 Eclipse Award finalist in the Filly and Mare Sprint Division, Lady Sheila Stable's La Verdad was entered in the $100,000 Interborough Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack for her first start of 2016.
La Verdad was one of three finalists in her division after a 2015 season in which she won five stakes, including three graded stakes, and finished second to Wavell Avenue (also a finalist in the division) in the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I).
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January 7, 2016 10:12 AM
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In anticipation of his 2016 comeback in the Jan. 9 San Pasqual Stakes (gr. II) atSanta Anita Park, Taylor Made Stallions launched the new official home on the web for California Chrome Jan. 6 at TheChampIsBack.com.
The interactive website features a modern, responsive, and media-rich design that offers fans a premier experience and the ability to follow California Chrome on their favorite device, as the champ embarks on his much-anticipated 5-year-old campaign. There will be special features announced as target races are established throughout the racing season, providing for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to California Chrome and his journey towards capturing another championship.
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January 7, 2016 10:11 AM
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Al Shaqab Racing's Mshawish, a multiple stakes winner on turf, will get another opportunity to transfer that form to the dirt Jan. 9 in the $150,000 Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
The 26th running of the one-mile Hal's Hope for 4-year-olds and older is one of three stakes on the 11-race Saturday program, along with the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale (gr. IIT) for 4-year-olds and up and the $150,000 Marshua's River (gr. IIIT) for females 4 and up, both going 1 1/16 miles on the grass.
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January 6, 2016 1:48 PM
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Owners of mid- and high-level claiming horses will have a chance to share in lucrative purses in "Winter Claiming Series 2016” offered by The Meadows Racetrack & Casino. The event consists of six series, each with two preliminary legs and a final, with purses for the finals estimated at $15,000 for $10,000 claimers and $25,000 for $20,000 claimers. All finals are scheduled for the week of Feb. 22.
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January 6, 2016 9:52 AM
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Richard Silverman’s Cashahallic, confidently driven by Aaron Byron, took advantage of an early miscue by the favorite, Its Payday Friday, to score a near gate-to-wire victory in Pompano Park’s $12,000 Open Handicap Trot on Tuesday night (Jan. 5).
The 8-year-old altered son of Cash Hall pinned a defeat measuring 2-3/4 lengths on Sailer Eddie, with Kevin Wallis handling the lines, while Diamond Dagger, pressing the pace during the middle portions of the mile, was third for Mark O’Mara. Verdi finished fourth after a double-bubble move heading into second around the final turn while Winding Hill finished fifth, but was eventually placed back a notch while on a break in close quarters late, enabling My Revenuer to pick up the minors.
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January 6, 2016 9:41 AM
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Unefoisdansmavie saved ground until the final turn, then swooped the field wide from last to score a 15-1 upset in Tuesday's $20,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows. Dave Palone was content to keep Unefoisdansmavie along the cones while others attacked the leader, Mistress Valentine. But when Palone angled the 9-year-old daughter of Revenue S-Peace To The World to the center of the track for clearance, she powered by all five of her rivals to triumph in 1:54.4. Bessie was a length back in second with Whata Donato a rallying third.
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January 5, 2016 11:07 AM
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There are no bronze plaques or boldly lettered signs announcing the significance of the 17-acre pasture that runs from the north side of Athens-Boonesboro Road, up over a small hill, and out of view behind a stone cottage.
Driving the two-lane road through the central Kentucky hamlet of Athens, you occasionally can catch sight of a chestnut gelding and two Black Angus heifers grazing together in that pasture, and you’d be forgiven for assuming the gelding was somebody’s pleasure horse, maybe a foxhunting mount for the Iroquois Hunt, whose country is centered around Athens.
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January 5, 2016 11:05 AM
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Set Me Up captured Monday’s (Jan. 4) opening day feature at The Meadows when she outdueled Hidden Land in the stretch and took the $20,000 Filly & Mare Preferred Handicap Pace.
The 2-5 favorite, Set Me Up was on an easy lead with Hidden Land fifth and facing a seemingly futile first-over bid. Indeed, Hidden Land made that move and drew even past the three-quarters. But Set Me Up had just enough to defeat the game challenger for Dave Palone by a head in 1:54.3. Coffee Addict rallied for show.
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January 4, 2016 3:28 PM
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There shouldn't be any shortage of horses for Hawthorne's winter meet that gets under way on Friday, Jan. 8. The track's barn area will soon be jammed-pack after 500 stall applications were accepted, placing the track's backstretch at capacity.
Hawthorne will have a three-day box for its meet. Entries for opening night will be taken at its Race Office on Tuesday morning, Jan. 5. Entries are for the first Saturday card are due Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 10 a.m.
The horse colony grew in stature when Ron Burke and Rene Allard, the one-two trainers nationally in 2015 with winning horses, both applied for, and were given, stalls at Hawthorne for a division of their horses.
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January 4, 2016 12:59 PM
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Due to freezing rain and snow, Portland Meadows in Oregon canceled its Jan. 4 live racing program.
The card was to mark the debut of the National Racing Club Sweepstakes Rainbow 6 Jackpot wager. With the cancellation, only three Thoroughbred tracks will offer live racing Monday: Laurel Park,Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, and Turf Paradise.
"Our track does very well with rain and can be worked on if we have intermittent freezing rain, but a serious cold snap, snow accumulation, and freezing rain is not something we're built for," said Karsten Hennze of Portland Meadows. "While we're disappointed in having to delay the launch of our $100,000 guaranteed Rainbow 6, we're looking forward to getting it started next Monday, Jan. 11."
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