Espinoza rides key mounts in pick six
A pick-six carryover with a Triple Crown theme? It will happen Thursday at Santa Anita, where a $111,444 carryover is up for grabs on races 3-8.
Brad FreeJun 16, 2015
A pick-six carryover with a Triple Crown theme? It will happen Thursday at Santa Anita, where a $111,444 carryover is up for grabs on races 3-8.
The Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal from Laurel Park to open its summer meet one month earlier than initially planned, with the new opening scheduled for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
A community-wide fund-raising effort during the Preakness meet at Pimlico helped raise more than $65,000 for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, according to the Maryland Jockey Club.
Dave Litfin's horses to watch at Belmont Park for the week of June 16.
Ageless wonder Jon Court followed his 32-1 upset Saturday night aboard Frivolous in the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis with a 10-1 triumph on Honey Lake in a 1 1/2-mile turf allowance on Sunday.
All-sources handle for the 11-race Saturday night card was $8,089,559, up 14 percent from the corresponding program last year, when $7,084,280 was bet. Ontrack handle from the announced crowd of 28,986 was $1,450,970, up nearly 9 percent.
Missing Sefa will make her 109th career start Thursday when she lines up against seven other fillies and mares in the fourth race at Churchill, and owner-trainer Jamie Grubbs said the 13-year-old mare will be very happy to do so.
Highs and lows are to be expected in racing, but what Norman Casse went through in less than 24 hours last weekend was excessive. Casse suffered a staggering blow with the loss of Danzig Moon, who was euthanized Sunday at Woodbine after breaking down in the Plate Trial.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of June 16.
Stellar Wind, fourth in the Kentucky Oaks, is expected to start favored Saturday in the Grade 2 Summertime Oaks. Her confirmed rivals include Tara’s Tango, stretching out from a good sprint, and Southwest-based Scat Means Go, third last out in the Grade 3 Eight Belles at Churchill Downs.