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Trainer Rusty Arnold cross-entered Echo Sound between Monmouth and Ellis Park this weekend, but the trip to New Jersey proved well worth it in the $100,000 Regret Stakes on Saturday. The two-time graded stakes winner made her 4-year-old debut off a 10-month layoff and pulled clear to win by 7 1/2 lengths.
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Between them, Banishing and Here Mi Song have won the last four editions of the Jeff Hall Memorial. In Saturday’s renewal, it was Banishing’s turn, holding off Dreaminblue for a length victory in the feature for older sprinters at Ellis Park.
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Trainer Chad Brown’s success in the Diana Stakes has been well documented. Ten wins since 2011, nine of the last 10 and four straight. Owner Michael Dubb was not part of any of those victories. When Dubb moved Kathynmarissa from Rick Dutrow Jr. to Brown last year, Dubb mentioned the Diana as a dream race he’d love to win.
The Empire State Harness Horsemen's Alliance (ESHHA) today applauds Governor Kathy Hochul for signing into law A9234B/S9183, a critically important piece of legislation that clarifies Sire Stakes eligibility and secures the future of New York State's Standardbred breeding industry. By ensuring that all foals sired by stallions registered standing in New York are eligible for the New York Sire Stakes Program, regardless of conception location, this law removes previous implementation hurdles and provides a stable foundation for the industry's continued growth.
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Chad Brown training the winner of the Matchmaker Stakes at Monmouth Park? Absolutely no surprise. Brown’s seventh straight winner of the race, Grayosh, paying almost $20? Pretty big surprise.
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Heavy rain led to a delay shortly before the Grade 2 Molly Pitcher Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park, but the elements could only hold back Splendora so long. The reigning Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner dominated six rivals on the front end and pulled clear by 5 1/2 lengths.
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez will ride Nitrogen when the filly takes on the boys in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes on Aug. 8, trainer Mark Casse said Saturday.
Nysos, the winner of the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga on June 6, will not run in the Grade 1 Whitney on Aug. 8 and instead will make his next start in the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 22, trainer Bob Baffert said Saturday.
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Sovereignty, the reigning Horse of the Year, and Magnitude, a leading candidate to claim that award this year, both put in workouts hours apart Saturday morning for their next meeting in the Grade 1 Whitney on Aug. 8.
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Knightsbridge has faced several challenging trials while rising through the ranks of the older male division on dirt, but the 5-year-old came out the other side a dominant winner on Saturday at Monmouth Park. In his first start at 1 1/8 miles, the Bill Mott trainee romped home to win the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup by 10 1/4 lengths.
