Mohawk: Thursday 9/24 Analysis
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 9/24 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Garnet BarnsdaleSep 23, 2015
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 9/24 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Classic Crusader will appreciate the class relief and cutback in distance when he runs in a $25,000 optional claiming race at Northlands Park Friday evening.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Thursday 9/24 card at Yonkers Raceway.
The talented Sam-Son Farm homebred Chic Thrill makes her much-anticipated second start on Friday at Woodbine, in the featured seven-furlong allowance for fillies and mares on the grass.
Flintshire, second in the 2014 BC Turf at Santa Anita and the winner of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 29, was as low as 5-2 earlier this week with some British bookmakers for the BC Turf, the richest turf race in the United States.
Everybody knew Ray Tannahill at the Maryland tracks. His opinion was revered by a wide group of his friends. A group of us are going to gather at Laurel this weekend to make some bets in Ray’s memory and tell Ray stories. He passed away last week.
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Undrafted and jockey Frankie Dettori will be partnered for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, trainer Wesley Ward said.
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While the 2015 Jugette may lack in star power and field size, there is no denying that both six-horse eliminations provide handicappers with multiple options. The 3-year-old pacing filly division has been wide open all year long and many of these fillies could put their hat in the ring for year-end honors with two strong heats.