BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, January 17th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, January 17th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
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BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, January 17th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
Aaron Merriman scored the 7,000th win of his driving career while driving Ali Rush in Northfield Park’s 9th race on Thursday (January 15). Ali Rush boldly left from the gate and led her competition from start to finish, winning by three quarters of a length in 1:56 3/5.
The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale continued the mixed market’s trend of finding its levels after a series of upward-trending seasons, posting across-the-board declines as it concluded the final session on Thursday.
Grade 3 winner Black Onyx was purchased for $7,500 on Thursday in the waning hips of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, and is headed to Florida to stand at stud.
Promise Me Silver remained undefeated in five starts on Thursday, when she rolled up the rail to win the opening-day, $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes at Oaklawn Park. One race later, Preakness runner-up Ride On Curlin won his first start since the Belmont Stakes in a photo over Ali’s Birthday in a $30,000 optional claimer.
A nearly year-long investigation by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission into allegations that horses trained by Steve Asmussen were mistreated has found no evidence for the claims, according to a report released on Thursday detailing the probe.
An incentive program designed to entice owners to acquire horses from other states or countries and race in Southern California is being expanded from two race meetings at Del Mar to the entire circuit in April, the California Horse Racing Board was told on Thursday.
Recently retired announcer Tom Durkin will join the team at the West Point Thoroughbreds partnership, as an owner and in other roles.
Trainer Steve Elliott could have a budding star in Rockeyed Optimist, a four-year-old that may have just needed time to reach his potential. Rockeyed Optimist will look for his fifth win in his last six starts in Saturday’s seventh race B-1 event at the Meadowlands.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 1/17 card at The Meadowlands.