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While Artspeak has not had the kind of season some expected of him, the fortunes of the son of Western Ideal took a turn for the better when he landed the inside slot in the second of two $108,320 divisions of the first heat of the Little Brown Jug.
Bamond Racing's Mach It So ($18.60, Tim Tetrick) sprung an upset in Monday's 9th Annual $150,000 Bobby Quillen Memorial at Harrington Raceway with a 1:51 1/5 triumph.
The Brian Brown-trained Lost For Words is the 2-1 morning line favorite in the first of two first-heat eliminations for Thursday’s $677,000 Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Gierkink: Woodbine Horses to Watch for week of Sept. 21
Buyer enthusiasm toward chosen lots helped produce gains in gross and average for Book 3 of the Keeneland September yearling sale, led by a Curlin filly who sold on Sunday for $975,000.
There have been entire racing weeks this summer at Arlington without four allowance-class events, but on Thursday’s card alone, there are four such races as the final week of the Arlington meet begins with a bang.
With victories in three of his last four start, including a dominant score in the Grade 1 New York Turf Writers’ Cup at Saratoga, Bob Le Beau will be the horse to beat in Thursday’s Grade 1, $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap at Belmont Park.
The field for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby was beginning to take shape on Monday, with Tale of Verve and Souper Colossal part of a large group anticipated for the 1 1/8-mile race this Sunday. The Oklahoma Derby is the highlight of the Remington Park meet and will anchor a card of seven stakes worth more than $1 million. Entries for the program will be taken on Thursday.
After initially saying she didn’t think Palace could make Saturday’s Grade 1 Vosburgh, trainer Linda Rice has reversed course and now believes her Grade 1-winning sprinter will be ready for Saturday’s six-furlong stepping-stone to the Breeders’ Cup.
Kentucky Downs ended its September meet Saturday with a record single-day handle of $5,071,415 from all sources, concluding another outstanding meet for the rural turf-only track.
