Far back in both starts since he was gelded, Tiznowforamerica looks to regain his confidence as the lukewarm 7-2 morning-line favorite for Thursday night’s $30,400 feature at Penn National.
Download positive ROI trainer statistics for Tuesday’s cards at Sam Houston, Mountaineer, Mahoning Valley, Parx Racing, and Turf Paradise. The report features top trainer angles, top trainer/jockey combinations, and profitable betting angles based on a trainer's record in similar situations.
Roman Chapa, the jockey who was summarily suspended in Texas in January for allegedly using an electrical device on a horse, has been banned for five years and fined $25,000 by the Texas Racing Commission, according to a copy of the Monday ruling provided by the commission.
Take Charge Brandi, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2014, will make her next start in the Grade 2, $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 14, trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Tuesday. Her presence in the race sets the stage for a showdown between last year's 2-year-old champions, as the race also is the target for American Pharoah, the champion 2-year-old male of 2014.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Wednesday 3/4 card at Northfield Park.
Download a list of horses exiting races where two or more of the competitors have come back to win their next starts. Tuesday’s report features races from Sam Houston, Mountaineer, Mahoning Valley, and Parx Racing.
A pair of colts turned in the co-fastest furlong times during Monday’s under-tack preview for the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale of selected 2-year-olds in training at Gulfstream Park. The two colts, one working on the main track and one on the turf, each covered the distance in :10 seconds flat.
Somenicebeach, who won Saturday night at the Meadowlands, is owned by Susan Oakes, known to most as the wife of trainer Chris Oakes. The mare’s trainer is listed as Mark Capone, even though Chris Oakes, a perennial leading trainer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, would appear to have more than a small interest in her future.
Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens is in a south Florida hospital with a serious infection that has led to complications, his son Jimmy Jerkens said Monday.
Handicapper Mike Welsch ranks the top 3-year-old males and fillies pointing to races at Gulfstream Park.
