Goldy Espony kept her record perfect at 1 1/2 miles, dictating all the pace en route to a 1 1/2-length victory over the 35-1 Maximova in the Grade 3 La Prevoyante Handicap on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
Toowindytohaulrox led a one-two finish of longshots for trainer Phil D’Amato in the Grade 3, $101,750 Daytona Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, the first of four graded stakes races run on the opening-day card.
After Green Gratto prevailed by a head in the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap on Thanksgiving Day – his 15th start of 2015 – trainer and part-owner Gaston Grant said the 5-year-old New Jersey-bred horse would get a well-deserved break.
Athena won her first stakes and her third race in a row on Saturday at Laurel Park, rallying along the inside in the stretch to defeat late-running Bound by a length in the one-mile, $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes.
Charming Kitten dug down deep and found just enough in reserve to withstand a determined bid from Kaigun to register a well-deserved neck victory Saturday in the Grade 3 W.L. McKnight Handicap at Gulfstream Park. Da Big Hoss, the 8-5 favorite, raced wide and finished a well-beaten third, 3 1/4 lengths behind the winner.
DRF handicapper Byron King outlines his strategy for a pick four play on Sunday's program at Gulfstream Park.
The 3-year-old colt Moonin the Eagle picked up right where he left off last winter by running the fastest qualifying time during trials for the Hialeah Maturity on opening day of the 2015-2016 Quarter Horse meet Saturday at Hialeah Park.
If the morning line holds true in race 2 Sunday at Santa Anita, the $75,000 Blue Norther Stakes will offer simultaneous appeal – a low-odds overlay and a favorite to bet against.
Trainer Marty Wolfson doesn’t run horses back very often on two weeks rest. But in the case of Best Behavior, he felt the circumstances warranted the quick turnaround, a decision that resulted in a two-length victory over the 1-5 Stonetastic in Saturday’s Grade 3 Sugar Swirl at Gulfstream Park.
Always Sunshine appeared to be a fast learner when he won his career debut at Parx Racing in July, but a string of seconds and thirds followed until he won his second career race in his seventh start.
