Pandolfo: Murray Brown is a harness racing lifer
Murray Brown has been in the harness racing industry for six decades. He discusses how he started in the sport and many other topics with Bob Pandolfo.
Bob PandolfoNov 11, 2015
Murray Brown has been in the harness racing industry for six decades. He discusses how he started in the sport and many other topics with Bob Pandolfo.
Trainer Ron Burke is seven weeks from completing his seventh consecutive season on top of North America’s harness racing standings for both wins and purses and will have several opportunities to add to his totals in Thursday’s Matron Stakes at Dover Downs.
Palace should rule a solid favorite when he faces eight rivals Saturday in the $350,000 De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park.
The field for Aqueduct’s Friday the 13th feature may be short, but there’s no shortage of blue-blooded pedigrees in the optional claimer scheduled for 1 3/8 miles on the turf course.
Dr. David Richardson, recovering from complications that arose from knee and spinal surgeries and will be unable to attend the Mrs. Revere Stakes on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Despite her solid record, I’m a Looker has never been favored in 11 career starts. Surely that will change when she drops into the allowance ranks in the Friday feature at Churchill Downs.
Glory, now 2 for 2 on turf following an allowance win Saturday, will be considered for the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes on Nov. 29.
In her works leading up to her debut, Runaway Cherie showed little speed, so the decision was made to start her off going two turns.Runaway Cherie went to the lead and never looked back. She prevailed, at 12-1, but should be a shorter price on Friday, when she meets a first-level allowance field at Del Mar in the day’s featured seventh race, for fillies and mares.
The honors continue to roll in for trainer Bob Baffert, who on Saturday night will be recognized by his alma mater, the University of Arizona, at halftime of its home football game against highly ranked Utah.
Rich Daddy is the only horse in a $62,500 optional-claiming race at Gulfstream Park West Friday who isn’t a stakes winner. Nonetheless, the shape of the race should work for him and he seems to be on top of his game right now.