Rylees Boy, the Quarter Horse champion aged horse and gelding of 2012, starts for the first time since February in Sunday’s $79,000 Bank of America California Challenge at Los Alamitos.
Coming off her best performance of the season in the Grade 2 Lake George last month, Watsdachances looks poised to return to the winner’s circle in Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Lake Placid Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Saratoga.
No Nay Never answered with a definitive “yes” the question of whether his sharp American debut could lead to success at Royal Ascot in England, and daring trainer Wesley Ward will be hoping for a resounding “oui” when No Nay Never runs Sunday in the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville in Paris.
Champion Groupie Doll, upset in last Saturday’s Grade 3 Gardenia Stakes at Ellis Park when third in her seasonal bow, remains on track for her scheduled fall campaign, trainer Buff Bradley said Friday.
Avoiding the same circumstance that cost Unusual Hottie a victory last time out is the goal for Sunday’s $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap for California-bred fillies and mares at a mile on turf at Del Mar.
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has stressed that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has a need to enhance gaming revenues and that the best way to do so would be to continue using Ontario’s racetracks for enhanced gaming opportunities.
Sunday, Chantal Sutherland-Kruse rides for Bob Baffert for the first time this year on the first-time starter Consecrate in a maiden race for 2-year-old fillies.
Richard’s Kid revived his career with a gutty win in the Grade 3 Cougar II Handicap at Del Mar, which is his springboard to a fourth try in the Pacific Classic.
The crime and punishment portion of the Del Mar summer meet will be in the spotlight on Sunday when two horses from the barn of suspended trainer Carla Gaines go postward in a pair of stakes.
The boutique Thoroughbred yearling market moves to the seaside town of Deauville, France, this weekend, where Arqana’s important August yearling auction will coincide with the Deauville racing festival’s Group 1 Prix Morny and Prix Jean Romanet.
