After a cough forced him to scratch from the Grade 3 Poker Stakes on June 14, Ironicus looks to jump-start his promising campaign in an $85,000, third-level allowance race Wednesday at Belmont Park.
Far Niente won the Grade 1 Vessels Maturity for the second consecutive year on Sunday evening at Los Alamitos, scoring an upset win against Moonist, the champion 3-year-old Quarter Horse of 2014, who could only finish third.
Singwiththebirds, a 3-year-old half-sister to 2013 Canadian Horse of the Year Up With the Birds, debuted in style on the Woodbine turf course June 26, and trainer Malcolm Pierce thinks he has a quality filly on his hands.
Deceptive Vision was on track to start in last Sunday’s Grade 2 Dance Smartly Stakes but was not entered due to ankle swelling, trainer Malcolm Pierce said.
Juddmonte Farms, Winchell Thoroughbreds, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, and Kaleem Shah have earned regional Owner of the Year honors from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), and will be honored at the organization’s annual awards dinner Friday, Sept. 11 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington, Ky.
A Queen’s Plate winner has not traveled down the Queen Elizabeth Way to contest the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Race Track since 2010, but that should change this year.
Lady Rosberg raced to a mild upset Sunday at Emerald Downs in the $50,000 Boeing Handicap for fillies and mares.
Trip Notes for July 4-5: Belmont Derby, Belmont Oaks, Dwyer, United Nations, and more by Michael Hammersly.
Seeking the Sherif, a Breeders' Cup Sprint competitor last November, proved uncatchable in the lane as he captured the $53,715 Oak Tree Sprint on Sunday's closing day at the Oak Tree at Pleasanton meet at the Alameda County Fair.
Cornfed, ridden confidently by the meet's leading rider, Ramon Vazquez, surged clear into the stretch and cruised to a 4 1/4-length win in Sunday's $69,975 Iowa Stallion Futurity at Prairie Meadows.
