Horse Racing News
Yonkers: Analysis for Tuesday 1/18
Matt RoseJan 17, 2022
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 1/18 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Sweet as Pie ships in for weak Silverbulletday
Marcus HershJan 17, 2022
The lone horse being shipped from Florida for the 3-year-old stakes races Saturday is Sweet as Pie, and she'll stand a strong chance of winning a modest renewal of the $150,000 Silverbulletday for 3-year-old fillies.
On edge Cyberknife has the tools for Lecomte
Marcus HershJan 17, 2022
Cyberknife has made mistakes in all three of his starts, which, theoretically, gives him plenty of room to improve jumping from a Dec. 26 Fair Grounds dirt-route maiden win into the Grade 3, $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Saturday.
California Cup a roller-coaster of emotions for Lewis
Steve AndersenJan 17, 2022
In slightly more than 24 hours last Friday and Saturday, Craig Lewis experienced several emotions that accompany the job of Thoroughbred trainer.
Bridgmohan looks to jump-start his meet with Causingahullbaloo
Marty McGeeJan 17, 2022
Shaun Bridgmohan isn't finished yet. The 42-year-old Jamaica native began his riding career with an Eclipse Award and great promise, and he's doing everything he can to sustain the high standards he sets for himself. Thursday at Gulfstream, Bridgmohan has a live mount in the lone allowance of the day with a 4-year-old filly named Causingahullbaloo.
Kept Waiting has good chance to continue Falcone's hot hand at meet
David GreningJan 17, 2022
Thursday, Trainer Robert Falcone will have two runners at Aqueduct including Kept Waiting, a turf horse who will try the dirt for the first time in a first-level allowance for fillies and mares going seven furlongs.
Brooks feeling at home in South Florida
Marty McGeeJan 17, 2022
Gerry Brooks is enjoying his new venture at Gulfstream in such a way that he could become the next horseman to base himself year-round in South Florida.
McPeek to save Smile Happy for Risen Star
Marty McGeeJan 17, 2022
Trainer Kenny McPeek said he is likely to wait for the Risen Star at Fair Grounds with Smile Happy instead of having the unbeaten colt make his 3-year-old debut here at Gulfstream Park in the Holy Bull on Feb. 5 as had been originally contemplated.
Harness: Propulsion's powerful credentials make him a stallion to watch in New Jersey
Greg ReinhartJan 17, 2022
A recent addition to the New Jersey breeding market was Propulsion, who began his U.S. stallion career in 2021 at Deo Volente Farms for a fee of $9,500. At Deo Volente, he serviced both some younger mares and some established ones, including 2008 Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot champion Brigham Dream, the dam of multi-time international stakes winner Tae Kwon Deo.
Fromanothamutha's maiden win propels him into Gotham Stakes
David GreningJan 17, 2022
Trainer Ray Handal is planning to be represented in both of the upcoming graded stakes for 3-year-olds on this circuit. Having already said he will run Constitutionlawyer in the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers on Feb. 5, Handal said Sunday that he will point recent maiden winner Fromanothamutha to the Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham on March 5.