Personal Ensign big test for Sheer Drama
Sheer Drama boarded a van Friday at Gulfstream Park for the long ride to Saratoga, where she’ll be among the top contenders in Saturday’s Grade 1 Personal Ensign.
Mike WelschAug 21, 2015
Sheer Drama boarded a van Friday at Gulfstream Park for the long ride to Saratoga, where she’ll be among the top contenders in Saturday’s Grade 1 Personal Ensign.
Trainer Chris Block and owner Bob Lothenbach have the 8-year-old Mister Marti Gras in a spot, Sunday’s third race at Arlington, where he absolutely can win.
Fast Anna figured to show speed regardless from where he broke in Sunday’s $100,000 Tale of the Cat Stakes at Saratoga. But with Fast Anna having drawn the rail, there is little doubt he will be sent away from the gate running and play “catch me if you can” in the six-furlong stakes race.
Guinevere’s Finale figures to be a short price when she runs in a $25,000 optional-claiming race Sunday at Emerald Downs. The 6 1/2-furlong sprint for fillies and mares drew six horses and goes as race 10 on an 11-race card that begins at 2 p.m. Pacific with a couple Quarter Horse races.
Why a usually cutting-edge racing culture like California would drag its feet on a tweak to a rule that would require the administration of race-day Lasix by an independent vet must be baffling to outsiders, especially when places like Kentucky and New York implemented third-party Lasix administration long ago.
The American invader Acapulco was good, but not quite good enough to win the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes on Friday at York, settling for second of 19 behind victorious Mecca’s Angel after looming boldly a furlong from home.
After a strong July, all-sources handle at all California tracks showed a gain of 3 percent in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period in 2014, according to figures announced at Thursday’s California Horse Racing Board meeting by executive director Rick Baedeker.
The $180,200 final for the Golden State Derby is Sunday evening, and Heza Dasha Fire will be a short-priced favorite to win the third major stakes of his career.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah galloped 1 1/2 miles at Del Mar on Friday, two days before a scheduled workout on Sunday morning.
Super Majesty, unbeaten in two starts sprinting, could be a star in the making, and her first start around two turns in a second-level optional $62,500 claimer at a mile on Sunday at Del Mar will help determine a short-term plan.