Interpol makes graded stakes debut in Nijinsky
Interpol has won two of his three starts in 2015 and is set to test graded stakes waters for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes over 1 1/8 miles on turf.
Alex CampbellJul 13, 2015
Interpol has won two of his three starts in 2015 and is set to test graded stakes waters for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes over 1 1/8 miles on turf.
The Town of Grand Falls, New Brunswick, will hold a public ceremony this Sunday to unveil a monument and statue of Canadian-born jockey Ron Turcotte, who won the 1973 Triple Crown aboard Secretariat.
A car chase through Grand Prairie, Texas, on Sunday ended on the Lone Star Park apron shortly before the start of the 10-race card. A man attempting to evade police drove onto track grounds during the chase, rammed through a closed metal gate near the track’s concert area, and continued onto the apron, according to Lyle Gensler, public information officer for the Grand Prairie Police Department.
Just The Judge, a Grade 1 stakes winner who competed in graded and group stakes in five different countries, has been retired due to a minor tendon injury, Racing Post reported.
Summer in Southern California means racing at Del Mar. The eight-week summer meet starts July 16 and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 7. This will be the first meet since 2006 with races run on a dirt main track, ending an eight-year stretch of the all-weather Polytrack surface.
Betrbegone, the longest shot on the board, rode the rail to a $68.60 upset in the $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap Sunday at Emerald Downs.
Trip Notes for Saturday, July 11: Arlington Handicap, Parx Dash, Delaware Oaks, and more by Michael Hammersly.
For a 2-year-old, Swipe is a big colt with a long stride. He used that kick to catch the stretch leader Mrazek in the final strides and win Sunday’s $85,100 Summer Juvenile Championship at Los Alamitos, his first win in his third career start.
Led by a field of 12 in the featured Oceanside Stakes, the entry box was overflowing Sunday at Del Mar, where entries were taken and post positions drawn for the opening-day card Thursday.
Ampere, an undefeated colt trained by Andre Fabre whose dam was a two-time Grade 1 winner in California, will make his Group 1 debut in Tuesday’s $666,840 Grand Prix de Paris for 3-year-old colts and fillies at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.