All racing partnerships should work out this way. I’m Already Sexy was making her final start for a sizable group that enjoyed an exhilarating run of 26 races. She will be sold at auction Nov. 1 at nearby Fasig-Tipton, where Seitz works in public relations and client development.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes winner Gamble’s Ghost will not run in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland and instead will point toward the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine, trainer Josie Carroll said.
Prominent Canadian owner and breeder Jim Sapara died last Thursday, trainer Josie Carroll said. The trainer didn’t know his age or cause of death.
After wins against males in the Grade 3 Canadian Derby and Grade 3 British Columbia Derby, Academic will tackle older fillies and mares in her next start in the Grade 3, $150,000 Maple Leaf Stakes at Woodbine on Oct. 31, trainer Reade Baker said.
Perhaps to whet your appetite for Saturday’s New York Showcase Day program, there are four New York-bred races Wednesday at Belmont Park, including two second-level allowance races, each carrying a $65,000 purse.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 10/20 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Legendofthekitten, daughter of leading turf sire Kitten’s Joy, is owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey and trained by Mike Maker. That combination of connections was enough to place her among the favorites for her winning debut last month on the Churchill Downs turf, but she may offer value as she takes the next step in her young career. She will be the least-experienced member of an overflow field as she tries winners Thursday in a $58,000 allowance for fillies and mares on the Keeneland turf.
Holy Force was less than 1-2 in her last start, in which she finished second in a $25,000 optional-claiming race Oct. 10 at Northlands Park. She will try to make amends when she runs in a similar race Wednesday at Northlands. The six-furlong dash for fillies and mares drew nine horses and headlines an eight-race card that kicks off the final week of the 2015 meet, which ends Saturday.
Trainer Chad Brown on Monday said he pre-entered 14 horses for this year’s Breeders’ Cup – to be held Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland – adding two horses to his lineup who just won maiden races over the weekend.
