Lanerie, Leparoux battle it out for Churchill jockey title
Corey Lanerie has been the dominant jockey in recent years at Churchill Downs, but he’s got company atop the standings as the 2015 spring meet winds to a close.
Marty McGeeJun 23, 2015
Corey Lanerie has been the dominant jockey in recent years at Churchill Downs, but he’s got company atop the standings as the 2015 spring meet winds to a close.
Father’s Day attendance at Monmouth Park was down markedly from last year, but the all-sources handle on the 12-race card was up.
Larry Jones is beginning to finalize plans for his strong contingent of 3-year-old fillies. On Monday, he said I’m a Chatterbox was probable for the Grade 1, $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks, a 1 1/8-mile race at Saratoga on July 26, and that Lovely Maria was likely for the Grade 3, $300,000 Delaware Oaks at 1 1/16 miles on July 11.
Souper Colossal was the best 2-year-old at Monmouth Park last summer, running off three straight victories, including the Sapling and off-the-turf Tyro Stakes. He has made only two starts at 3, both in turf sprints, but trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. is now ready to return him to the main track and stretch him out in the $100,000 Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth on July 11.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of June 23.
This Thursday kicks off the final three-day stretch of the meet, and a couple of nice-looking allowances will bring an eight-race card to a close. The last race of the evening serves as the feature; it’s a $58,500, second-level allowance that should be attractive enough to keep most fans around to the very end.
Twirling Candy propelled himself atop the current freshman sire standings with two maiden special weight winners, Uptown Twirl and Twirling Cinnamon, last week, according to Daily Racing Form’s SirePowered Results.
Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky. has revealed the advertised Southern Hemisphere stud fees for its stallions remaining at the farm’s Kentucky base for the summer. The group is led by Spendthrift’s cornerstone stallion Malibu Moon, who will stand the Southern Hemisphere season for $25,000.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 6/24 card at Northfield Park.
Ron Gierkink's horses to watch at Woodbine for the week of June 22.