Geroux staying on the move
The rising jockey Florent Geroux has put together an excellent summer, and only a portion of it has come at his home base, Arlington.
Marcus HershSep 16, 2015
The rising jockey Florent Geroux has put together an excellent summer, and only a portion of it has come at his home base, Arlington.
Somehow, Simon Bray has been able to squeeze a few glasses of lemonade from the beachball of a lemon he was handed last June with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a malignancy of the blood that strikes only about one percent of all those dealing with some kind of cancer. The average age of those stricken with multiple myeloma is 65. Bray is 45.
At its monthly meeting held Wednesday at Los Alamitos, the California Horse Racing Board moved to 45-day public comment period a proposed amendment requiring authorized bleeder medication be administered by an independent third-party veterinarian.
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Sixth as the favorite in the Arlington-Washington Futurity, Cocked and Loaded rebounded to capture the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes this past Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Only second-place finishes by a head to E L Titan in the Sebastian K Invitational and by a neck to JL Cruze in the Hambletonian Maturity have prevented Resolve from entering the C$680,000 Maple Leaf Trot final with a four-race win streak.
Joe Morris, the president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California since early 2013, has been hired by The Stronach Group to oversee the company’s West Coast operations, which includes Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and Golden Gate Fields in Northern California, the company has announced.
Putting up the fastest mile of the three $30,000 Peaceful Way eliminations, Caprice Hill will face fellow elimination winners Celebrity Eventsy and Could It Be Magic in Saturday's C$410,000 final at Mohawk Racetrack.
Zealous Vision and Dancing Diva will continue their rivalry Friday night at Remington Park, where the 3-year-old fillies meet in the $50,000 Te Ata.
The fourth annual “Chipping in for Johnny” Morris Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Oct. 12, at the University Club of Kentucky near Lexington. The scramble-format tournament will begin at noon Eastern, and registration is $150 per golfer or $600 per foursome, with all proceeds going to charity.
Highly conspicuous by his presence on the list of 32 nominees to the Sept. 26 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs is Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, although trainer Bob Baffert has given no indication that the superstar colt will actually start.