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Knightsbridge, who earned a 122 Beyer Speed Figure in winning the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup on July 18, will be nominated to the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 22, trainer Bill Mott said.
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Magnitude, the Grade 1 Stephen Foster winner, put in his most serious workout since that June 27 race on Saturday as he drilled an eye-catching five furlongs in 1:00.04 over the Oklahoma training track, punctuated by a serious gallop-out in six furlongs in 1:12.72, seven furlongs in 1:25.39 and a mile in 1:39.07.
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When Baeza runs in the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes on Aug. 8, he will have padding on either side of him as well as the back in the starting gate. The pads are known as quarter pads and they replace what some may remember as the Monty Roberts blanket that was placed on a horse’s hind quarters and then slipped off when the horse left the gate.
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Kalpana could not hold off the onrushing Calandagan in the 2025 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, but this time around, she could.
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Matt Rose's analysis of selected races from the Sunday 7/25 and Monday 7/26 cards at Ocean Downs.
Ryan Moore’s World Pool blog: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day
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Wendy J Stings and Gustav Vasa were two of the 2-year-olds that walked down victory lane Friday night at the Meadowlands when eight $25,000 second leg divisions of the Kindergarten Series were contested for competitors of each sex and gait.
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Speedy fillies went behind the gate in three $50,000 divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old pacers on Friday (July 24) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
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Top sophomore pacing fillies Somemore Blue and Whoomp hooked up for the fourth time this season in the single $94,000 event in the fifth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes, and left the night with the series evened at two apiece, as Somemore Blue turned the tables on her arch-rival after a thrilling stretch duel in 1:49 4/5 for the father and son team of Marcus and Erv Miller.
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On Friday, Unstable Genius had his work cut out for him turning for home. Grand Manalishi (Tyler Jones) had led the field of eight through fractions of 27 1/5, 56 3/5 and 1:25 2/5. Unstable Genius was fourth, 3 1/2 length off the lead turning for home. MacDonald not only had to avoid some breakers and shoot up the inside, but he also had to hold off a wall of three other horses at the wire. Kountry Cantab (Trevor Henry) was third, followed by Detonater Hanover (Tyler Moore) and Grand Manalishi.
