For these rookies, 'a dream come true'
The father-son team of Scott and Ari Herbertson shared Thoroughbred Owners of California Rookies of the Year honors with the 79-year-old Margi Cellucci and college student Justin Nunez.
Chuck DybdalJun 09, 2015
The father-son team of Scott and Ari Herbertson shared Thoroughbred Owners of California Rookies of the Year honors with the 79-year-old Margi Cellucci and college student Justin Nunez.
California Chrome’s baby sister Hope’s Love might make her debut Saturday, when there is a 4 1/2-furlong race for 2-year-old maiden fillies in the condition book.
The weather forecast for Long Island on Thursday calls for a 50-50 chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Assuming Mother Nature cooperates, a field of 10 New York-bred fillies and mares will line up for Thursday’s $72,000 feature, a preliminary allowance scheduled for one mile on the Widener turf.
With a successful Pimlico season under his belt, Sal Sinatra, general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club, is switching his attention back to Laurel Park.
Saturday’s $50,000 Albany Stakes marks the return of the 8-year-old Shudacudawudya from a 2 1/2-year layoff and the continuation of Slycy’s Cinderella story.
A skeptical bettor might consider both Phil D’Amato trainees to be vulnerable Thursday at Santa Anita. After all, Micks Miracle has not raced in more than five months, and Rattataptap has never raced on turf.Or, one could argue the opposite. Perhaps the layoff allowed race-1 favorite Micks Miracle to mature and improve. And maybe turf is what race-6 contender Rattataptap has always wanted. The answers will become evident in two good optional-claiming races Thursday.
Bred and owned by Marylou Whitney, Bird Maker will be gunning for her first victory in more than a year when facing eight other fillies and mares in the only allowance on a Twilight Thursday program that starts at 5 p.m. Eastern. The seven-furlong race carries a $54,000 purse; a second-level allowance restriction; a $62,500 claiming option; and an 8:09 post time as the seventh of eight races.
The Harness Racing Social Media Initiative today announced the development, launch and availability of a new, feature-rich mobile “Harness Racing FanZone” application for Apple (iOS) devices, including iPhone and iPad.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of June 9.
Pioneerof the Nile sired eight individual winners between May 2 and June 6, according to Daily Racing Form’s SirePowered Results. However, there’s a particular one of those who will be remembered forever. American Pharoah, a second-crop son of the WinStar Farm sire, raced into history as the 12th Triple Crown winner and first since 1978 with a victory in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Belmont Park.