Lucky Lindy came out of his victory Saturday in the Grade 3, $150,000 Hawthorne Derby in good condition but is almost certainly done racing until 2016, trainer Mark Frostad said Monday.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 10/21 card at Northfield Park.
Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona, Calif., has revealed the advertised fees for its 2016 stallion roster, led by Bluegrass Cat, who will stand his second season in the Golden State after relocating from New York.
Bettors are expected to wager more than $1 million on the pick six Thursday at Santa Anita, where a two-day, $311,100 carryover is up for grabs. The sequence is on races 3-8.
Ken Ramsey is pulling out all the stops to ensure that he and his wife, Sarah, are the leading owners for a record 16th time at a Keeneland meet. Starting Wednesday, and with four days left at the 17-day fall meet, the Ramseys were tied atop the owner standings with John Oxley with five wins apiece.
Trainer Barclay Tagg said he pre-entered two horses Monday in the Breeders’ Cup, but both of them, Tale of S’avall (Breeders’ Cup Juvenile) and Highland Sky (Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf), were on the bubble to get into their races.
On Monday, at Belmont Park, Merry Meadow had her final workout for the Breeders’ Cup, breezing four furlongs in 47.10 seconds over the main track.
Grade 1 winner Competitive Edge will make his stallion debut in 2016 at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., for a fee to be announced at a later time.
On Monday, Wicked Strong breezed four furlongs in 47.67 seconds over the Belmont Park training in preparation for the Dirt Mile. With exercise rider Kelvin Pahal up, Wicked Strong went his first quarter in 23.77 seconds and his second quarter in 23.90.
Honor Code heated up a cold Monday morning in these parts by blazing five furlongs in 58.16 seconds over the Belmont Park main track, his final major move for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
