Monticello: Horses to watch from Mar. 31 - Apr. 2
Horses to watch from Monticello Raceway.
Joe FalsettaApr 06, 2015
Horses to watch from Monticello Raceway.
Dortmund heads to the Kentucky Derby as the top horse who had his prep season in Southern California, a circuit that has appeared to be the strongest in terms of depth of this year’s Derby contenders.
Mr. Z breezed a half-mile Monday at Oaklawn Park in preparation for a possible start in the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said conversations are being held with owner Ahmed Zayat and his family concerning a potential start in Saturday’s race. Entries for the Arkansas Derby will be taken on Wednesday.
In today’s 24-hour news cycle the need to be absolute on a subject is crucial. We live in times when there is no such thing as grey. I’m right. You’re wrong. Many would have you believe there’s a crisis going on in the harness racing world as we approach an impending horse shortage. The numbers don’t lie, or at least to some the projections don’t lie.
A big day of racing in the United States became a big day for young sire Blame, as he posted winners at two major tracks.
Trip Notes for April 4-5: Wood, Ashland, Blue Grass, Fantasy, Santa Anita Derby and more by Michael Hammersly.
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When the overnight was published for Sunday’s $77,050 Santa Paula Stakes, a smile crept across jockey Martin Garcia’s face when he saw Enchanting Lady drew the outside post in a field of six.
Bac in Front and Forget It gave trainer Jaime Gomez a sweep of the two six-figure Quarter Horse derbies at Los Alamitos over the weekend.
Beholder, the two-time champion, will have her first start since September in Friday’s $75,000 Santa Lucia Stakes at Santa Anita. On Sunday, Beholder was supplemented to the Santa Lucia Stakes for $1,500 by trainer Richard Mandella, the second consecutive year in which he supplemented Beholder to the same restricted stakes for fillies and mares.