For Smart Transition, upsets are in the genes
Upsets are in the blood for Smart Transition, who takes on Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes.
Nicole RussoAug 27, 2015
Upsets are in the blood for Smart Transition, who takes on Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes.
If Texas Red really is around 8-1, he would be hard for me not to play in Saturday’s Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
Kaabraaj will try to carry his substantial speed around two turns for the first time when he runs in an unrestricted allowance race Saturday at Emerald Downs. The one-mile race for 3-year-olds drew six horses, and with the speedy Daytona Beach breaking from the rail, Kaabraaj’s task won’t be easy.
A diverse collection of young stallions will be represented in Wednesday’s consignor select yearling auction put on by the Equine Sales Company of Louisiana. There are 192 individuals on offer after four yearlings were supplemented to the sale, which will take place at the auction house’s facilities in Opelousas, La.
The $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, Canterbury Park’s annual top prize, will be run Saturday, a weekend later than originally intended.
Cap'n Raymond (#5, ML 8-1) returns in Thursday's ninth race at Saratoga, a 5 1/2-furlong allowance on turf. It will be his first start since finishing second by 3 1/4 lengths in an allowance July 25 at Laurel Park. The second- and third-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Trainer Murray Rojas has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of federal wire fraud and conspiracy that were handed down by federal prosecutors in an investigation linked to allegations of the illegal administration of drugs to horses on race day, according to court records.
The Travers looks a lot like the Belmont Stakes to me. The best horse is also the only horse with any early speed.
A stakes doubleheader will bring the curtain down on the 2015 season at Evangeline Downs on Saturday night. The Starlet, for 2-year-old fillies, and the Star, for 2-year-old colts and geldings, are each worth $75,000.
School Board Prez and Ibelieveinmiracles, separated by a head as the one-two finishers in last month’s Miss Ohio Stakes at ThistleDown, will clash again in Saturday’s $75,000 Tah Dah Stakes for Ohio-bred 2-year-old fillies at Belterra Park.