It looked like a standout performance, Midnight Cello’s romp late Saturday afternoon in the Grade 3, $100,000 Hanshin Cup, and the Beyer Speed Figure of 105 it produced validated what the eyes suggested.
A year later than originally intended, Quiet Force is headed to the Arlington Million. Quiet Force came out of his win in the Arlington Handicap on July 11 in good shape and is on track to start in the Million here on Aug. 15.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Del Mar for the week of July 21.
The winner of the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic has yet to beat a horse in two starts this year. Bayern makes his third start of 2015 in Saturday’s $200,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, and his owner, Kaleem Shah, and trainer, Bob Baffert, hope the horse can reverse a season of poor results.
A Cleveland-area scrapyard owner who prosecutors alleged was once a member of the Gambino crime family has been arrested on suspicion of several crimes related to drugging racehorses, according to reports surrounding the arrest last week of Carmine Agnello.
Dual classic winner War Emblem, whose years at stud in Japan have been marked by frustration, has been pensioned from stallion duty, and terms have been reached to repatriate him to Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., with an expected arrival in September.
Dave Litfin's horses to watch exiting the Belmont Park meet, for the week of July 21.
Maydell was the 6-5 favorite when finishing second in her last start, perpetuating her consistency while also making her the obvious one to beat Thursday when the 5-year-old mare re-ups for the same first-level allowance condition that governs the seventh-race feature at Gulfstream Park.
Gabriel Charles landed the first Grade 1 event of the Del Mar summer meeting when winning the Eddie Read Stakes on July 18. In the process, he also became the first Grade 1 winner for California stallion Street Hero.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 7/22 card at Northfield Park.
