Northfield: Wednesday 8/26 Analysis + Pick Four ticket
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 8/26 card at Northfield Park.
Jeremey DayAug 24, 2015
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 8/26 card at Northfield Park.
Runhappy, coming off allowance wins at Indiana Grand and Ellis Park, had his first local work over the Saratoga surface Monday, going a half-mile in 49.50 seconds under jockey Edgar Prado. Runhappy is being pointed to Saturday’s Grade 1 King’s Bishop.
Merry Meadow, winner of the Grade 2 Princess Rooney Stakes at Gulfstream Park on July 5, will make her next start in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Stakes.
Embellish the Lace left Saratoga Monday to return to the Fair Hill training center in Maryland where she will enjoy a little break while trainer Tomny Dutrow and owner Alex Lieblong figure out where to run her next.
Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., has reached a deal that allows Ticketmaster to offer tickets for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks and the track’s other live-racing events, the companies announced on Monday.
The Indiana foal crop of Thoroughbreds has risen the last several years because purse money being thrown at Indiana-breds during the long Indiana Grand race meeting often exceeds the quality of horses chasing it. And there is no better example than the two $75,000 races that start Wednesday’s 11-race card at Indiana Grand.
The news that Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh is coming to Saratoga for Saturday’s Grade 1 Travers Stakes was met with angst and consternation from most of the trainers looking to run their 3-year-olds in the race.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 8/25 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Trainer Graham Motion is looking forward to Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego with one of the newest additions to his barn, Bourbon Courage.
Trainer Malcolm Pierce was looking for a confidence-building spot for Grade 2 stakes winner Overheard and has found it in a third-level optional claimer Wednesday night at Woodbine.