Sheer Drama, the leading Breeders’ Cup candidate on the grounds, continues to work forwardly for her role as one of the favorites in the BC Distaff, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.73 on Sunday, with her final half-mile in a dazzling 46.40 seconds. She galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.79.
After racing in seven consecutive stakes races since coming to this country in the summer of 2014, Ancient Goddess gets some class relief Thursday when she starts in a second-level allowance scheduled for six furlongs on Belmont Park’s inner turf course.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis for the Tuesday, September 29 card at Mohawk.
Jess’s Dream, the first foal out of Rachel Alexandra who was dynamic in rallying from far back to win his debut at Saratoga, is sidelined for the remainder of the year.
Effinex has won a pair of graded stakes at 1 1/4 miles already this year, and he is ready for his try at the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, also at 1 1/4 miles, after breezing seven furlongs in 1:28.60 Sunday morning over Belmont’s training track.
Trainer Chad Brown finished one-two in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf with Dayatthespa and Stephanie’s Kitten. Saturday, he will try to finalize his lineup for this year’s Filly and Mare Turf when he sends out four runners in the Grade 1, $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont Park.
Clerk of scales Victor Sanchez said jockey Matthew Rispoli came into the jocks’ room Sunday morning voicing his desire to buy pizza for everybody to celebrate his three victories the previous afternoon.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday 9/29 card at Yonkers Raceway.
This year, Masochistic has a new trainer in Ron Ellis and a new co-owner in Samantha Siegel. His new identity – two-time stakes winner and a candidate for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Ivan Fallunovalot is back in triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure territory following his win Sunday in the $150,000 Remington Park Sprint Cup, earning a 101 in his final prep for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. It is the fifth triple-digit Beyer in six starts this year for Ivan Fallunovalot.
