Tribal Custom tops North American runners with 12 wins in 2015
A record was quietly established last weekend at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky when Tribal Custom won a starter allowance by eight lengths.
Marty McGeeJan 01, 2016
A record was quietly established last weekend at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky when Tribal Custom won a starter allowance by eight lengths.
Mondays during the winter months typically don't offer many opportunities for horseplayers to make a meaningful score, but Portland Meadows is changing that in 2016. On Monday, the track is debuting its National Racing Club Sweepstakes Rainbow 6 Jackpot with a $100,000-guaranteed pool.
Trainer Kieron Magee and jockey Jevian Toledo won their respective divisions at the Laurel Park meet, which concluded Thursday.
Maryland rider Sheldon Russell recently began therapy on his shoulder, which he injured in a Nov. 9 training accident. Russell tore his labrum in two places and fractured his shoulder.
Laurel Park raised the minimum wagering amount for both the Rainbow 6 and the super high five beginning New Year’s Day.
Trainer Ramon Preciado had a career year in 2015, winning 172 races from 569 starts, a win average of 30 percent. In many professions, a year like that would be cause for celebration. But Preciado is already focused on keeping his momentum going in 2016.
Trainer Wes Hawley, who over the years has adeptly managed mainly claiming stock, is at it again this season.
Because Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man went off his feed for three days recently, trainer Roger Brueggemann decided against sending him to Santa Anita for Saturday’s San Gabriel.
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El Grande Rojo has run in only one stakes race during his 44-race career, but he sure looked like a stakes winner Wednesday at Tampa Bay Downs, tying the track record for seven furlongs and scoring a seven-length victory in a second-level optional $32,000 claimer.
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