:quality(75))
Jockeys Manny Franco and John Velazquez, the riders of Travers one-two finishers Leading Change and Napoleon Solo, respectively, face penalties after each was cited for using the whip more times than permitted during the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
:quality(75))
Mark Casse-trained Paramount Prince added to his impressive resume on Sunday at Woodbine when taking the inaugural running of the $150,000 Caledon Stakes by a convincing 2 3/4 lengths.
:quality(75))
Iron Man Cal and Test Score earned fees-paid berths to Breeders’ Cup races on Oct. 31 at Keeneland with wins in Grade 2 stakes Saturday at Del Mar. They will not race in the interim, their trainers said Sunday.
:quality(75))
Paladin, the undefeated Grade 2 Risen Star winner who had resumed light training earlier this meet, has been taken out of training again, trainer Chad Brown said. The issue is not related to the condylar fracture he suffered during the winter.
:quality(75))
When it comes to the Breeders’ Cup, trainer Chad Brown hopes to continue his good fortune in one race while reversing his bad fortune in another.
:quality(75))
Pacers took center stage at Tioga Downs on Sunday afternoon with Empire Breeders Classics for 3-year-olds and New York Sire Stakes events for 2-year-old colts and geldings.
:quality(75))
Trainer Ron Moquett said he always felt Hymn had the ability to be a stakes-caliber sprinter. But it wasn’t until a suggestion jockey John Velazquez made following a fourth-place finish in an allowance race that Hymn was able to reach his potential.
:quality(75))
While Golden Tempo couldn’t reprise his performance in the Belmont Stakes from 12 weeks ago finishing third in Saturday’s Travers Stakes, trainer Cherie DeVaux’s other outstanding 3-year-old, Englishman, was able to give an encore performance.
:quality(75))
This spring, even as Commandment and Further Ado were establishing their credentials for the Kentucky Derby with Grade 1 stakes victories, trainer Brad Cox had this nagging thought that his best 3-year-old colt was still in the barn.
:quality(75))
The fastest 2-year-old in California this summer will skip the seven-furlong Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity and make next his next start around two turns in fall at Santa Anita.
