Ageless sets course record to repeat in The Very One
Ageless came into her own last year at age 5, winning three stakes – the Giant's Causeway at Keeneland, The Very One at Pimlico, and the Grade 3 Royal North at Woodbine.
Jim DunleavyMay 16, 2015
Ageless came into her own last year at age 5, winning three stakes – the Giant's Causeway at Keeneland, The Very One at Pimlico, and the Grade 3 Royal North at Woodbine.
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Shaman Ghost ($28.30) established himself as a major contender for the prestigious Queen’s Plate with his exciting come-from-behind victory in the Grade 3 Marine Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday.
Returning to Monmouth Park for the first time since winning the Grade 3 Cliff Hanger last August, Winning Cause ran down 8-5 favorite Heart to Heart in deep stretch to take Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Red Bank Stakes.
Irrespective of whether a long turf race is held in New York, Florida, California, or Kentucky, when trainer Christophe Clement runs a horse in such a race, he means business.
Dropping back to last, well behind the rest of the field after an extremely slow start, and racing at a sprint distance far shorter than he prefers, the 4-year-old Jac’s Fact surged in the stretch to win the $75,000 Michael Rowland Memorial Handicap for Ohio-accredited horses Saturday at ThistleDown.
When morning-line favorite Hard Not to Like scratched out of Saturday’s Grade 3 Gallorette Handicap, it was a blessing and a curse for the connections of Watsdachances.
Saturday, before a huge Preakness crowd at Pimlico, Holy Boss put his best foot forward when drawing off to an emphatic two-length victory in the sixth running of the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes.
Sal Sinatra, general manager of the Maryland Jockey Club, said at a Saturday afternoon press conference that he would like to see Preakness weekend expanded from a two-day event to a three-day weekend of racing.
Breaking cleanly from the rail, La Verdad quickly sped clear to set manageable fractions and dug in through the final yards to lead Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap from start to finish.