Little Miss Julia, who finished 11 1/4 lengths behind the promising Stonestreet filly Perchance in her last start, looks as good as any in the ninth-race feature at Gulfstream Park, a six-furlong race that drew a field of eight 3-year-old fillies.
Eric Goodell notched career win 5,000 Tuesday at The Meadows when he piloted PL Eureka to victory in the 10th race. In the very next race, Goodell took a step toward his next milestone when he triumphed with Seafood Money.
The constant pounding from marketing campaigns has ingrained in your head that a name brand model must be better, but is that really the case? The same theory rings true in the harness racing world. Yannick Gingras, Brett Miller and Tim Tetrick win the most races at the Meadowlands, but if you want to turn a profit, you’d be better off knowing the name Trace Tetrick.
On Mardi Gras day at Fair Grounds, Divine Beauty went to the head of the parade and decided no one else belonged there.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Thursday 2/19 card at The Meadowlands.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Thursday 2/19 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 2/19 card at Woodbine Harness.
Untapable and Tapiture, two of trainer Steve Asmussen's top horses, continued to train toward their 2015 debuts at Fair Grounds Monday morning.
Trainer Steve Asmussen said Cinco Charlie is scheduled to start in the $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park in New Mexico on Saturday. The multiple stakes winner drew post 5 in a field of six for the 1 1/16-mile race. Casey Lambert has the mount on the horse, who is owned by Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt.
Moonshine Mullin, a Grade 1 winner who has been in training at Oaklawn, recently had a splint bone removed, trainer Randy Morse said on Saturday.
