Fatality rates at tracks participating in an industry-maintained database were virtually unchanged in 2014 compared to 2013, according to figures released Friday by The Jockey Club, and synthetic starts continued last year to show the lowest fatality rate by far among the three racing surfaces in use at North American tracks.
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Trainer Art Sherman got what he wanted from California Chrome on Friday morning here at Los Alamitos, a brisk, hard workout that Sherman believes will have California Chrome at his best for the Dubai World Cup on March 28.
The seemingly endless parade of talent emanating from the Todd Pletcher stable includes a Stonestreet Stables colt named Rock Fall, whose return from a nine-month-plus layoff highlights a 12-race Sunday program at Gulfstream Park.
Having won three consecutive turf races, the latest being the Allen LaCombe Memorial on March 7, Mizz Money might try dirt in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks on March 28, trainer/co-owner/co-breeder Bernie Flint said.
I read the column by Dick Jerardi published in the Daily Racing Form on Feb. 27 entitled “When in doubt, stewards should let the result stand.” Although I strongly disagree with his opinion regarding the role of stewards, I can see, as he stated in his article, after 35 years, that his mind is made up. I am currently a steward in California and recognize that any future articles about stewards by Jerardi probably will have a negative slant.
For trainer Bret Calhoun, this Fair Grounds meet has been about finding ways to win without an abundance of talent in the barn.
Another week, another Saturday full of great racing and great betting opportunities. DRF Formulator allows you to see the full lifetime past performances of horses who have run in the past five years for any trainer who has horses entered, as well as charts, replays, filters, and more. Using Formulator, let’s look at some specific horses entered Saturday.
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An optional-claiming turf sprint Sunday for older fillies and mares attracted a solid field, including the 2-3 finishers in the Mardi Gras Stakes. Starship Duchess, trained by Louie Roussel III, was second, a neck behind Divine Beauty, in that six-furlong dirt sprint Feb. 17. Street Story, trained by Steve Flint, was impeded in tight traffic before rallying to finish third in the Mardi Gras, two lengths behind Starship Duchess.
