All American Futurity receives record number of nominations
Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico has received a record 1,434 nominations for the 2016 running of the All American Futurity, the track announced late Friday.
Mary RampelliniFeb 14, 2015
Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico has received a record 1,434 nominations for the 2016 running of the All American Futurity, the track announced late Friday.
Weather permitting, Aqueduct will conduct a nine-race Presidents Day card Monday topped by the $100,000 Evening Attire Stakes, where Micromanage will seek his third consecutive stakes win of the meet.
The well-traveled La Tia has conditions in her favor in Monday’s $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes at Santa Anita.
With an impending storm that will bring not only snow but frigid temperatures to the metropolitan area, New York Racing Association officials announced that Sunday’s nine-race Aqueduct card has been canceled.
The leading contenders in the Grade 3, $300,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Monday are difficult to separate, but the speed that Mr. Z, J S Bach and Bayerd bring into the 1 1/16-mile race could give them a tactical edge over late-running rivals Far Right, Bold Conquest, and The Truth Or Else.
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace delivered her second foal, a colt by popular young commercial sire War Front, early Feb. 14 at Timber Town Farm near Lexington, Ky.
Turfway Park has canceled its Saturday evening race card in anticipation of cold, snow, and high winds that were expected to generate subzero wind-chill temperatures.
Laurel Park canceled its Sunday card on Saturday morning as dangerously low temperatures, high winds, and snow were forecast for Saturday evening. Temperatures in the single digits were predicted for Sunday morning, and winds were expected to be in the 20 mph range, with gusts up to 50 mph possible.
Exit Stage Left has been perfect in his career. He won the six-furlong Golden Nugget Stakes in his debut in 2013, the one-mile Gold Rush in his second start, and the 1 1/16-mile California Derby in start No. 3 before tearing a tendon in his right front leg while preparing for last year’s El Camino Real Derby.
Some of her opponents have comparable Beyer Speed Figures and an edge in experience, but there seems little doubt that a gray filly named Lismore will be a clear-cut favorite Monday in the nominal feature at Gulfstream Park.