Champion sprinter Calgary Cat captures Jacques Cartier
The popular favorite Calgary Cat collared front-runner Parise in deep stretch to capture the $132,300 Jacques Cartier at Woodbine on Sunday.
Ron GierkinkApr 26, 2015
The popular favorite Calgary Cat collared front-runner Parise in deep stretch to capture the $132,300 Jacques Cartier at Woodbine on Sunday.
Jockey Victor Espinoza, who is booked to ride favored American Pharoah in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, has dropped an appeal of a three-day suspension for causing interference earlier this year.
Verraco, who finished fourth in the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Racecourse on April 18, is a candidate for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 16, trainer Jim Cassidy said.
Trainer Darrell Vienna went 5 1/2 years between stakes wins, ending a lengthy drought when Si Sage scored a 42-1 upset in Saturday’s $100,750 Last Tycoon Stakes at Santa Anita. Vienna may only need another week for another stakes win.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 4/27 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Irish Jasper finished fourth in the Stormy Blues Stakes at Pimlico eight days ago, but trainer Derek Ryan brought her back on short rest and removed her blinkers for the $100,000 Belle Harbor Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday. The result was a strong off-the-pace victory.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Monday 4/27 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Horses to watch from Pocono Downs.
They saved the best for last Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, the much anticipated final work for Kenetucky Derby favorite American Pharoah, who did not disappoint with an eye-catching five-furlong breeze which took place shortly after the renovation break during the special session reserved for Derby and Oaks horses.
Champion sprinter Work All Week, unraced since winning the Breeder’s Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 1, breezed five furlongs in 59.20 seconds over a “good” track Sunday at Churchill Downs Trackside as he prepares for his first start of 2015.