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September 4, 2015 9:40 AM
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Driver Trond Smedshammer and his horse Buen Camino will hope to finish Saturday's $500,000 Yonkers Trot for 3-year-old trotters the same way they start it -- No. 1. Buen Camino drew post one for the Yonkers Trot and will try to use the advantageous starting position, from which horses win at a 20.3-percent rate at Yonkers, to upset powerful entries from the stables of trainers Jimmy Takter and Ron Burke. Buen Camino, who is trained by Smedshammer, is 6-1 on the morning line.
Takter's entry of French Laundry, who drew post two, and Pinkman, from post seven, is the even-money favorite in the race. Burke's entry of Yonkers Trot elimination winners Habitat, from post five, and Crazy Wow, post six, is 6-5.
The Yonkers Trot is the second leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. Pinkman, who finished second to Crazy Wow in his elimination, won the first jewel, the Hambletonian Stakes, on Aug. 8 at the Meadowlands. It is the first time the Hambletonian winner is competing in the Yonkers Trot since Glidemaster capped the sport's most recent Trotting Triple Crown sweep by winning the event in 2006.
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September 3, 2015 4:12 PM
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Driver Trond Smedshammer and his horse Buen Camino will hope to finish Saturday’s $500,000 Yonkers Trot for 3-year-old trotters the same way they start it -- No. 1.
Buen Camino drew post one for the Yonkers Trot and will try to use the advantageous starting position, from which horses win at a 20.3-percent rate at Yonkers, to upset powerful entries from the stables of trainers Jimmy Takter and Ron Burke. Buen Camino, who is trained by Smedshammer, is 6-1 on the morning line.
Takter’s entry of French Laundry, who drew post two, and Pinkman, from post seven, is the even-money favorite in the race. Burke’s entry of Yonkers Trot elimination winners Habitat, from post five, and Crazy Wow, post six, is 6-5.
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September 3, 2015 3:19 PM
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With the $225,000 Ohio Sires Stakes (OSS) Championships just one week away, the action among the 2-year-old pacing and trotting colts is heated. On Saturday night (September 5) at Scioto Downs, a total of 55 youngsters will line up behind the starting gate to vie in the fourth leg of OSS action. Thirty pacing and twenty-five trotting colts and geldings battle for $40,000 each dash. Post time for the evening’s 15-race card is approximately 6:30 p.m., ET.
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September 3, 2015 3:18 PM
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Trainer Kelvin Harrison said that Messenger Stakes starter In The Arsenal came out of his last start sick, but is ready to go in the second leg of the Pacing Triple Crown on this week's episode of Morning Line, the USTA’s weekly video news magazine.
Along with the Messenger, hosts Allison Conte and T.J. Burkett preview Saturday night’s Yonkers Trot, Metro Stakes, Canadian Pacing Derby and She’s A Great Lady Stakes in a jam-packed holiday weekend of Grand Circuit racing.
Allison and T.J. also look back to the win by Purrfect Bags, a $6,000 yearling, in the Lady Maud at Yonkers Raceway, as well as Muderer’s Row’s score in the Hudson Filly Trot.
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September 3, 2015 3:17 PM
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With a golden pedigree to back up her nearly perfect record this year, it comes as no surprise that LA Delight has become a contender to be reckoned with in the 2-year-old pacing division. Trainer and owner Bob McIntosh has a better understanding of her impressive maternal line than most. Purchased for $115,000 as a yearling, LA Delight's grand-dam Los Angeles became a fixture on racing's Grand Circuit under McIntosh's tutelage. The Camluck mare was retired after her three-year-old season, hanging up the hopples with a mark of 1:53.4 to her name and taking up residence in the breeding shed. In 11 years since her transition, Los Angeles has produced eight horses with total earnings of over $2.5 million. Among her offspring was the great son of Ponder, Thinking Out Loud. Capturing the U.S. Pacing Derby in a sharp 1:47.2 as a 4 year old, he built up an extensive highlight reel over a career that put nearly $2 million in the bank. Her first foal, however, was a Western Hanover filly named West of LA.
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September 3, 2015 11:53 AM
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Jacks or Better Farm and trainer Stanley Gold are well-positioned to improve on their record 16 wins in the Florida Sire Stakes Series in the Affirmed and Susan's Girl divisions at Gulfstream Park Sept. 5.
The two stakes for juveniles, each worth $300,000 and at seven furlongs, highlight a 12-race card featuring six stakes worth a total of $1.05 million in purses. The $150,000 Prized (for colts and geldings) and the $150,000 Jewel Princess (for fillies), both at a mile on turf for Florida Sires Stakes-nominated 3-year-olds, the $75,000 The Vid, and the $75,000 Wasted Tears round out the stakes offerings.
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September 3, 2015 11:53 AM
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The New York State Racing and Wagering Board has formed the NY State Task Force on Retired Racehorses and held a Summit on the topic at the Fasig Tipton Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY on September 1st.
There were five panels comprised of representatives of the NY Racing Assoc.; Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance; Thoroughbred Charities of America; several racetracks; several horsesmens associations; the NY State Racing and Wagering Board; horse adoption programs; and the United States Trotting Association (USTA).
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF), Sunshine Horses, Jeff Gural, and the USTA spoke in the early afternoon after digesting the massive efforts the Thoroughbred industry has implemented and the hefty funding charities receive from the industry. Monies raised from percentages, and dollar amounts of mandatory and voluntary contributions from starting fees, jockey fees, purses, and contributions fund the numerous programs.
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September 3, 2015 11:52 AM
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Jeff Snyder knows he owns the one horse with a chance to capture this year’s Pacing Triple Crown. He also knows it’s not worth thinking about until after his horse, Dealt A Winner, competes in the second leg of the series, Saturday’s Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old pacers at Yonkers Raceway.
“If he wins Saturday, he’ll have a better shot,” Snyder said with a laugh. “Then we’ll give a lot more thought to it. It will be a lot more exciting then.
“But in this business, you’ve got to go one race at a time.”
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September 3, 2015 11:51 AM
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Wednesday's (Sept. 2) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Harrington Raceway, Batavia Downs and the Shenandoah County Fair.
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September 3, 2015 11:40 AM
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Swift Thoroughbreds and Bradley Thoroughbreds' Goldy Espony will look to extend her win streak to four in the $200,000 Glens Falls Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
The 4-year-old French-bred daughter ofVespone has won all three of her starts in 2015, all in New York. The first was an allowance/optional claiming turf event, then came two stakes scores at 1 1/2 miles on the turf in the River Memories Stakes at Belmont Park and the Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes (gr. IIIT) last time out at Saratoga Aug. 8. The Chad Brown trainee will dial back a bit in distance for the 1 3/8-mile Glen Falls.
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September 3, 2015 11:38 AM
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After winning his first two starts, including a half-length score in the Colin Stakes July 25 at Woodbine, Tucci Stables' Riker will try to make it three straight Sept. 5, when he faces an expected four other 2-year-olds in the $125,000 Swynford Stakes on the Polytrack at Woodbine.
Trained by Nicholas Gonzalez, Riker won his first two starts going six furlongs on the Woodbine Polytrack, taking his maiden debut July 5 before the son of Include won the Colin. He'll stretch out to seven furlongs Saturday under regular rider Jessie Campbell.
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September 3, 2015 11:37 AM
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Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) winnerTakeover Target shares the highweight assignment Sept. 5 as part of a trio for trainer Chad Brown in the $300,000Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Saratoga Race Course.
The 3-year-old son of Harlan's Holidaywill carry 121 pounds along with regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. from post 3. Brown also has July 18 Kent Stakes (gr. IIIT) runner-up Money Multiplier in for Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence. The Lookin At Lucky ridgling breaks from the inside under Hall of Famer John Velazquez while carrying 117. Rounding out the "Team Brown" posse is Head of Plains Partners' Winter Springs, a French-bred Stormy River colt who was making his U.S. debut when sixth in the Aug. 7 Hall of Fame.
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September 3, 2015 11:25 AM
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Rachel's Valentina, the 2-year-old Bernardini filly out of championRachel Alexandra, looks to take a step up for Stonestreet Stables and trainer Todd Pletcher in the $350,000 Spinaway Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
One of just two foals produced by Rachel Alexandra, and raised by a nurse mare after her dam required multiple surgeries post-delivery, Rachel's Valentina impressively broke her maiden going six furlongs Aug. 2 at Saratoga, surging to a two-length win after a five-wide rally.
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September 3, 2015 4:13 PM
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A dozen 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings share the spotlight at Tioga Downs on Saturday (September 5) evening in a pair of $53,500 New York Sire Stakes events, while a quintet of older distaff trotters contest a $40,000 Miss Versatility preliminary on the Labor Day (September 7) program.
Four-time winner Allerage Echo headlines the first Sire Stakes division, carded as the fourth of 12 races on Saturday's card. The gelded son of Conway Hall comes in off a dominant win at Monticello, defeating five foes in 1:58.1 en route to a lifetime mark. Chris Lems drives the 6-5 morning line favorite for trainer George Ducharme.
The second division, programmed as race nine, sees five-time winner Dayson installed as the 3-5 morning line favourite. Jeff Gregory will once again drive the undefeated Conway Hall gelding for trainer Howard Okusko, teaming up with him for his recent victories at Yonkers, Batavia, and Buffalo.
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September 3, 2015 4:12 PM
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Au Moon, the former resident equine at the Kentucky Derby Museum, was euthanized following surgery for a soft tissue injury he suffered in his first race after coming out of retirement.
"It was heartbreaking for everyone involved," trainer David Carroll said Sept. 3. "Dr. (Dean) Richardson (at University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center) operated on him and we gave him every opportunity. The surgery was delicate and the humane decision was to put him down. He is going to be badly missed. It is still very raw for us all.
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September 3, 2015 3:18 PM
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Gulfstream Park will present a stakes program worth a record $11.61 million in purses during its 2015-2016 "Championship Meet," highlighted by the $1 million Florida Derby (gr. I) April 2. A record 73 stakes, including 37 graded races, will be offered during the meet scheduled to begin Dec. 5. Six new races have been added to the stakes program for the 2015-2016 meet, while another six races have received purse increases. The 65th running of the Florida Derby, whose starters have gone on to win 57 Triple Crown events, including 22 Kentucky Derby winners, will culminate a 3-year-old stakes schedule, which includes the $100,000 Hutcheson (gr. III) and $100,000 Mucho Macho Man Jan. 2, the $350,000 Holy Bull (gr. II) and $150,000 Swale (gr. III) Jan. 30, the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) and $150,000 Palm Beach (gr. IIIT) Feb. 27, and the $75,000 Spectacular Bid March 19.
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September 3, 2015 3:17 PM
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For the second straight year, Vernon Downs is proud to host the $180,000 New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Series 3YO Finals on Saturday, Sept. 19. The racing card will also feature consolation races for the New York Sire Stakes 3-year-old divisions sponsored by Golden Gro and the final of the Vernon Downs Racing Under Saddle series.
Horsemen are reminded that in order to be eligible for the $50,000 Consolation events, they must enter their horses at Yonkers for the Night of Champions on Sept.12. The entry box for the Night of Champions closes on Sept. 8 at 9 a.m.
Besides the competitive racing, on-track fans will be treated to several events and promotions. The second annual Truck Trottin' Food Truck Rodeo featuring more than ten area food trucks will take place at the racetrack from 5-80 p.m. Racing fans will also receive a free fleece blanket while supplies last and can compete for the $250 first place prize in a free handicapping contest.
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September 3, 2015 3:16 PM
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It’s not too often Hambletonian competitors make their way to Batavia Downs but that will be the case Friday night (Sept. 4) when the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings convene at that fast half-mile track in upstate New York. Thirteen horses will go in two divisions (slated as race three and four) to compete for a total of $120,400 in purses.
The first $60,200 leg has Fashion Creditor (Credit Winner-Bon Voyage) as the 5-2 morning line favorite. Besides competing in the NYSS, Fashion Creditor has been facing many of the top juvenile trotters on the Grand Circuit all year, including a start in the first elimination of the $1 million Hambletonian.
After getting away last and having to deal with a breaking horse in front of him, Fashion Creditor rallied to finish only three and one-half lengths behind the race and eventual Hambo winner, Pinkman, and was only a half-length shy of qualifying for the final. And then on August 15, he was narrowly beaten fourth in the $200,000 Colonial Trot at Pocono Downs.
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September 3, 2015 11:53 AM
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Goosebump Hanover (RC Royalty) broke the track record for two year old trotting fillies at Saratoga Casino and Raceway on Wednesday night. The freshman filly came to town off of back to back victories in the New York Sire Stakes and was the public’s even money favorite on Wednesday as she looked to threepeat. Jim Morrill Jr. piloted Goosebump Hanover for trainer Ron Burke and moved the filly out to the early lead. She was met with a host of challengers in the stretch but held on to win in 1:57.2, a new track record for 2-year-old filly trotters.Morrill and Burke teamed up for another NYSS winner on the night as their Dizzy Broad (Broad Bahn) scored in wire-to-wire fashion in 1:58.2 in her $48,941 stakes try.
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September 3, 2015 11:52 AM
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American Dancer and Stuckey Dote swept their respective $8000 splits of Minnesota-sired two-year-old races on Wednesday night in their final tune-ups before Minnesota Night Of Champions on Sunday, September 12, when each of the eight freshman and sophomore divisions will race for $21,000 purses. With three $11,000 races for older state-breds also scheduled that night total purses will be $201,000.
American Dancer broke her maiden in the filly division following six straight show finishes in her first six starts. Sent off at 5-1 odds, driver Luke Plano positioned American Dancer in third from the innermost post position then sent her first-up following the halfway station. Lapped onto favored pacesetter Dag Inmy Stockings (Duane Roland) at the head of the stretch, American Dancer paced home strongest of all to repel Cruzin Coco (Adam Hauser) by just over a length in 1:57 with Dag Inmy Stockings holding for the show dough.
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September 3, 2015 11:52 AM
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Bridge To Jesse’s turned in another dominating performance to find the winner’s circle once again at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in the featured event of the evening, the $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings, on Wednesday, September 2. Extending his win streak to seven with the victory, Bridge To Jesse’s and driver Ed Hensley reached the wire three lengths in front of their competitors with a final time of 1:56.3.
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September 3, 2015 11:40 AM
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Cufflink Hanover notched his third straight Pennsylvania Stallion Series win in spectacular fashion, when he blazed home in a stake-record 1:55.1 at The Meadows. Wednesday’s (Sept. 2) $100,000 event for colt and gelding trotters was contested over five divisions, with Multitaskr Hanover, Petrossian AS, Asta La Pasta and Twin B Ammunition also taking splits. Andrew McCarthy enjoyed a stake double behind Petrossian AS and Asta La Pasta.
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September 3, 2015 11:38 AM
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Bob Baffert-trained Pretty N Cool will draw more than enough attention in the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (gr. I), coming off an impressive victory last time out in the Sorrento Stakes (gr. II), but the daughter of Scat Daddy will face a group of talented and diverse challengers Sept. 5.
Owned by Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman, Pretty N Cool didn't disappoint at Del Mar in the Sorrento, when she stalked the pace then pulled away to win the 6 1/2-furlong event Aug. 12 by 2 3/4 lengths at odds of 2-5. The second-, third-, and fourth-place Sorrento finishers—Gomo, One True Kiss, and Right There—return to challenge again in the Debutante, but the rest of the field features a range of back stories.
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September 3, 2015 11:38 AM
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Swift Thoroughbreds and Bradley Thoroughbreds' Goldy Espony will look to extend her win streak to four in the $200,000 Glens Falls Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
The 4-year-old French-bred daughter ofVespone has won all three of her starts in 2015, all in New York. The first was an allowance/optional claiming turf event, then came two stakes scores at 1 1/2 miles on the turf in the River Memories Stakes at Belmont Park and the Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes (gr. IIIT) last time out at Saratoga Aug. 8. The Chad Brown trainee will dial back a bit in distance for the 1 3/8-mile Glen Falls.
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September 3, 2015 11:26 AM
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Four weeks after just missing his first grade I victory—his first graded stakes victory for that matter—in the Whitney Stakes (gr. I), Liam's Map will try again when he faces an expected seven other horses in the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
Making his graded stakes debut in the Whitney for trainer Todd Pletcher, Liam’s Map dueled with Moreno through a half mile in :46 and six furlongs in 1:09.72, put that one away and opened a 4 1/2-length advantage in the stretch of the $1.25 million race before Honor Code got up in the final jump to win by a neck.
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