Pocono: Horses to watch from June 30 - July 5
Horses to watch from Pocono Downs.
Ken WaltersJul 06, 2015
Horses to watch from Pocono Downs.
Horses to watch from Mohawk Racetrack.
The New York Racing Association will split the Grade 1 stakes traditionally run on the same day at its Belmont Park fall meet and conduct them over two Saturdays, according to a schedule released Monday by the organization.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Tuesday 7/7 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 7/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
After a cough forced him to scratch from the Grade 3 Poker Stakes on June 14, Ironicus looks to jump-start his promising campaign in an $85,000, third-level allowance race Wednesday at Belmont Park.
Far Niente won the Grade 1 Vessels Maturity for the second consecutive year on Sunday evening at Los Alamitos, scoring an upset win against Moonist, the champion 3-year-old Quarter Horse of 2014, who could only finish third.
Singwiththebirds, a 3-year-old half-sister to 2013 Canadian Horse of the Year Up With the Birds, debuted in style on the Woodbine turf course June 26, and trainer Malcolm Pierce thinks he has a quality filly on his hands.
Deceptive Vision was on track to start in last Sunday’s Grade 2 Dance Smartly Stakes but was not entered due to ankle swelling, trainer Malcolm Pierce said.
Juddmonte Farms, Winchell Thoroughbreds, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, and Kaleem Shah have earned regional Owner of the Year honors from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), and will be honored at the organization’s annual awards dinner Friday, Sept. 11 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington, Ky.