Woodbine Harness: Friday 1/16 Analysis
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 1/16 card at Woodbine Harness.
Garnet BarnsdaleJan 14, 2015
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 1/16 card at Woodbine Harness.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 1/16 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Phil Hanrahan is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association in mid-February, the organization said on Wednesday.
Four stakes, including the Grade 1 San Antonio Stakes and the Donn Handicap, will be broadcast live Feb. 7 on Fox Sports as the first program in the 2015 Jockey Club Tour on Fox series, the Jockey Club and Fox announced Wednesday.
Eclipse Award finalist Don’t Tell Sophia had been targeting the $100,000 Pippin at Oaklawn on Saturday for her first start of the year, but weather-related training disruptions led her to pass the race when entries were taken Wednesday, said her trainer, Phil Sims.
Delaware Park will race 81 days as part of a 2015 schedule approved Wednesday by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission. The track will open its 78th season May 16 and race through Oct. 17.
Private Prospect brought a tidy record into last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. The multiple stakes winner had won 3 of 4 career starts, with his lone loss coming by a head when he finished second in the Grade 3 Arlington Washington Futurity.
NEW ORLEANS – Pedro Zavala, the track superintendent at Fair Grounds, said Wednesday morning that he planned to blade and work the racing surface Wednesday afternoon in an effort to change the complexion of the main track.
NEW ORLEANS – West Coast Belle, undefeated in three starts and the winner of the Grade 2 Golden Rod in her most recent race, was credited with a half-mile work in 51.20 seconds at Fair Grounds on Wednesday, though trainer Wayne Catalano said West Coast Belle was not scheduled for an official work.
Run Hide My Girl and Parc Monceau will attempt to continue trainer Tom Amoss’s stakes success at Delta Downs on Friday night, when they start as two of the top choices in the $70,000 El Dorado.