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It was probably a lot easier for Jamie Ness to admit he was confident after Wild Vine stormed home to win the $300,000 Parx Dirt Mile Stakes on Saturday. But before the 9-1 shot entered the gate for the toughest start of his career, there were already several signs his trainer was feeling good.
Wagering on Love Cervere may not be for the faint of heart but those who did so in Saturday’s $175,000 Floral Park Stakes at Belmont Park were ultimately rewarded after the late-striding filly rallied from last at the eighth-pole to a 1 1/2-length victory over Leslie’s Humor in the six-furlong turf dash for older fillies and mares.
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Though Stradale won a stakes race on turf last time out, his connections believe the 3-year-old is a better horse on dirt. On Saturday, at Parx Racing, Stradale did little to dissuade that belief as Stradale came with a solid run from off the pace to win the Grade 2, $400,000 Gallant Bob Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths.
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Local star Buccherino scampered to another stakes victory in Saturday's Stable Recovery at Parx.
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After 11 unsuccessful tries in stakes company, San Siro finally achieved his first black-type victory Saturday, taking over at the five-sixteenths pole and drawing clear to a 4 1/4-length victory over favored Parchment Party in Saturday’s $150,000 Greenwood Cup at Parx Racing.
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Arthur Hancock, the operator of a famous Kentucky breeding farm, a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and the breeder of the famous 1989 Horse of the Year Sunday Silence, among others, died on Friday at his Kentucky home, his farm and family announced.
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The connections of Redland Rocket Man and Toast Of The Town have made the $45,000 supplemental payment and are now eligible for the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 24 at the Delaware County Fair.
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The stars of harness racing will flock to The Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20) for a $3.2 million Night of Champions, featuring eight $400,000 finals of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2- and 3-year-olds.
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Forever Young came out of his victory in Friday’s Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup “a little bit tired” but otherwise in good order, assistant trainer Yuki Araki said Saturday morning, and the horse will remain in New York to prepare for his bid at a repeat in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
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Reagan’s Flame closed with undeniable efficiency to notch her third graded stakes victory in the Grade 2 Presque Isle Downs Masters on Friday. The 5-year-old mare rose to prominence on synthetic at Woodbine earlier this year, but the result was much the same in Pennsylvania.
