Theophilia sharp but still has something to prove
Theophilia proved in her last race she could go a distance of ground. On Friday, she may have to prove she can be successful from off the pace.
David GreningNov 04, 2015
Theophilia proved in her last race she could go a distance of ground. On Friday, she may have to prove she can be successful from off the pace.
Trainer Lupe Preciado said he and Favorite Tale’s owners, the PJG Stable, are considering December races in Hong Kong and Japan for the thrid-place finisher in last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
An Oct. 11 victory by Escape Artist at Keeneland typified the way the last month has gone for Randy Morse: really well. The 53-year-old trainer entered the first full week of racing at the Churchill Downs fall meet on a 5-for-8 streak in races on the Kentucky circuit while also having enjoyed a three-win night with his Remington Park string on Oct. 28.
I didn’t really need to see American Pharoah run a giant Beyer to be convinced of what I had been watching all year, but I admit to being pleased with the 120 he earned in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. It was, more than anything, a validation.
Sparkles’ Girl is dropping out of stakes company to contest Friday’s Woodbine headliner, a non-winners-of-two allowance for Ontario-sired 2-year-old fillies that is worth $47,500.
One Step Salsa won his first three starts before finishing sixth in a second-level allowance race at Keeneland on Oct. 8. It is a race that is easy to toss, however. He was unruly in the starting gate and then broke a step slowly in the one-mile race on turf. One Step Salsa will try to get back on track when he runs in a $62,500 optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park West Friday.
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Harness driver Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. is currently sitting third in the race for the North American dash-winning title. Wrenn, who has 672 wins through 11/3 and won the title the previous two years, makes his livelihood in Ohio and has no plans on leaving anytime soon.
North America’s reigning leading sire, Tapit, is once again likely to be the most expensive stallion on the continent for 2016, as his stud fee will remain at $300,000 at Gainesway in Lexington, Ky.
Trainer Jimmy Jerkens saddles Securitiz (#1, ML 6-1) in Wednesday's seventh race at Aqueduct, a one-mile allowance. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Jerkens is winning at a 29 percent clip when saddling a horse coming off a win, for a return on investment of $3.47. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Through two days at the Standardbred Horse Sale, a total of 650 horses were sold for an average of $39,396. The average is a drop of 15.7 percent compared to the average of $46,748 for 535 horses last year.