Yonkers: Friday 7/31 Analysis
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 7/31 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Brewster SmithJul 29, 2015
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 7/31 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Churchill Downs Inc. had net income of $55 million and record revenue of $409.2 million in the second quarter of 2015, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
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Litfin: Saratoga pick three play for Thursday, July 30
The much-anticipated duel between reigning sprint champion Judy the Beauty and the New York-bred millionaire La Verdad developed early but lasted for little more than three-eighths of a mile in Wednesday’s $200,000 Honorable Miss Handicap. That’s about how far it took for La Verdad to shake off the champ en route to a convincing four-length victory in the Grade 2 dash for older fillies and mares.
Chad Brown has trained one Arlington Million winner so far, but will have two chances to take down his second Million when the race is contested for the 33rd time on Aug. 15.
March looks like he could be the favorite Saturday in the Amsterdam, a 6 1/2-furlong race that serves as a stepping-stone to the Grade 1 King’s Bishop here on Aug. 29.
Trainer David Jacobson will turn to his best horse to help him snap out of a slump when he runs Salutos Amigos in the Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga.
Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning on the Delaware Park backstretch after he shot another man in a dispute, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Jockey Oriana Rossi has made progress since suffering critical injuries to her back in a spill Wednesday, July 22 at Indiana Grand, but her long-term outlook remains uncertain, and Rossi still might be paralyzed from the waist down, according to trainer Tim Glyshaw.