Trainer Christophe Clement worked Tonalist and Red Vine five furlongs in company Saturday morning at Belmont Park and later said both horses are on track to start in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct next weekend.
Two contenders in turf races and a main-track longshot in a sprint stakes are worth consideration Sunday at Del Mar.
Red Cadeaux, a globe-hopping gelding who raced in eight countries and finished second in the Melbourne Cup three times, was euthanized on Friday as a result of injuries suffered in the Melbourne Cup earlier this month.
La Verdad, among the leading filly and mare sprinters in the country, was disqualified from her victory in the Grade 2 Honorable Miss at Saratoga, and her trainer, Linda Rice, will serve a 15-day suspension as a result of the horse testing positive for clenbuterol, New York racing regulators announced on Saturday.
Trainer Ron Ellis saddles Ferocious (#1, ML 6-1) in Saturday's ninth race at Del Mar, a six-furlong claiming race. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Ellis is winning at a 33 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from turf to dirt, for a return on investment of $3.70. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Workouts are starting to get serious for California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year. On Saturday at Los Alamitos, California Chrome worked a half-mile in 50.20 seconds, his longest and most significant workout since returning to training last month after a three-month break.
After a season with some ups and downs, Shake It Cerry showed why she was named Trotter of the Year in 2014 by capturing the $200,000 TVG Mare Trot at the Meadowlands on Friday night. Venus Delight won the TVG Mare Pace earlier in the night.
A crowd of about 400 turned out Friday evening for a town-hall meeting at Laurel Park, where Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, discussed his company's view of the future for Maryland racing.
DRF handicapper Dan Illman outlines his late pick four strategy for Saturday's card at Aqueduct.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Monday 11/23 card at Woodbine Harness.
