Danzig Moon, second in the Blue Grass, and Tencendur, second in the Wood Memorial, both secured spots in the May 2 Kentucky Derby by virtue of the 40 points they earned last Saturday.
Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. reported Wednesday that Mr. Jordan came out of his second-place finish in the Tamarac Stakes here on March 27 in good order and that he’s considering several options for his next start.
If the votes fall the right way, trainer Mark Casse could be in for a big night at the 40th annual Sovereign Awards at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday.
Private Zone worked a half-mile in 47.21 and galloped out five-eighths in 59.73 early Wednesday morning at Gulfstream Park West with jockey Carlos H. Marquez Jr. aboard.
Let’s make this an annual event. I am sitting on press row at the Final Four. The Santa Anita Derby appears on my laptop during the first half of the first game of semifinals. The horse I have been touting for a month is favored. And nearly runs off my screen. Last year, it was California Chrome; this year, Dortmund.
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has been inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame’s Thoroughbred male horse category. He is joined by jockey Stewart Elliott, breeder Robert Anderson, Woodbine television personality Jim Bannon, and trainer Roger Laurin to make up the Thoroughbred class of 2015.
The highest-level race Friday at Pimlico is a third-level optional-claiming sprint for fillies and mares. Because there are six entrants, it has been carded as race 2, meaning it will not be part of the Rainbow 6 or 12 percent takeout pick five.
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In an unforgettable day at the races, fillies owned by former Kentucky governor Brereton C. Jones won two major Kentucky Oaks preps last Saturday. Lovely Maria delivered as the favorite in the Grade 1 Ashland at Keeneland and Include Betty came through at 18-1 in the Grade 3, $400,000 Fantasy at Oaklawn Park.
Woodbine will kick off its marathon 133-day meet Saturday, highlighted once again by the 156th running of the $1 million Queen’s Plate on July 5.
