Woodbine Harness: Friday 2/20 Analysis
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 2/20 card at Woodbine Harness.
Garnet BarnsdaleFeb 18, 2015
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 2/20 card at Woodbine Harness.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 2/20 card at Yonkers Raceway.
With more cold temperatures and single-digit wind chills in the forecast, Thursday’s eight-race card at Aqueduct has been canceled, New York Racing Association officials announced Wednesday afternoon.
Although the basic principles of horse care remain unchanged in winter, extra attention must be paid to a few details to ensure good health.
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Tim Tetrick has long been one of North America’s top harness racing drivers. Now he is ready to take on the world. A native of Illinois who now lives in southern New Jersey, Tetrick will represent the U.S. in the World Driving Championship in Australia.
The ownership team of brothers Bob and Lee Ackerley of Houston started making some serious noise in racing decades ago, with horses like Jersey Girl, winner of the Acorn, Mother Goose, and Test in 1998. Fast-forward to Sunday, and the Ackerleys will be back on a big stage, with a promising 3-year-old at Oaklawn Park. Bold Conquest is set to launch his sophomore season in the Grade 3, $300,000 Southwest, one of two major local preps for the Arkansas Derby and a points race for the Kentucky Derby.
Promise Me Silver, who remained undefeated in six starts with her win in last Saturday night’s Two Altazano division of the Texas Stallion Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park, has a handful of options for her next start, including the Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn Park, trainer Bret Calhoun said Tuesday.
Trainer Todd Pletcher has spoken encouragingly about the filly he is sending for the Rachel Alexandra Stakes, Angela Renee, whose 2-year-old campaign he described as “hit and miss for sure.”
KentuckyOne Health, a Kentucky health care provider, has reached an agreement to become the title sponsor of the Breeders’ Cup Festival, a live-entertainment program scheduled for the week leading up to this year’s Breeders’ Cup event Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., according to Breeders’ Cup.
Pain and Misery is not going away anytime soon. In his first race as a 3-year-old last weekend, which was also his first race for Richard Mandella, the racy brown gelding just missed winning the $75,000 Baffle Stakes at about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hillside course at Santa Anita.