Luc Ouellette, a once budding superstar of the sulky set who will turn 50 in July, has been but a fleeting memory around these parts for more than a decade. As quickly as he arrived on the scene and vaulted himself to the top of the ladder, Ouellette downshifted gears on the racetrack and in many ways vanished into thin air.
Mike Hammersy's trip Notes for stakes races from May 9-10, including the Man o' War, Peter Pan, and Vanity.
All Bets Off and Lets Drink On It scored impressive victories Sunday night at Flamboro Downs in the eliminations for the Confederation Cup.
Super Saver was among the standouts in a strong group of freshman sires last year – and the WinStar Farm stallion doesn’t show any signs of slowing with his first crop.
Kikisoblu kicked off Emerald Downs’s 2015 stakes schedule Sunday with an eye-catching victory in the $50,000 Hastings Handicap for fillies and mares.
Even-money favorite Sky Preacher got a dream trip, cruising alone on the lead and then holding off Harmonic late to score his initial stakes victory by a nose in the $75,000 Alcatraz Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday.
Kentuckian could not keep up with the fast pace in the opening quarter-mile of Sunday’s $100,250 Lazaro Barrera Stakes at Santa Anita. Yiannis and Serbian Syclone tore off to an opening quarter-mile in 21.84 seconds, with Kentuckian trailing by two lengths.
The in-form Stallwalkin’ Dude won for the fourth consecutive time, holding off Clearly Now through a five-sixteenths of a mile duel to win Sunday’s $100,000 Diablo Stakes by a head at Belmont Park.
The durable millionaire Paso Doble led all the way to capture his 9-year-old debut Sunday in the $125,400 New Providence Stakes at Woodbine.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 5/11 card at Yonkers Raceway.
