Politicallycorrect, runner-up in a Grade 3 sprint stakes at Saratoga in his last start, drew post position 3 Wednesday morning when entries were taken for Sunday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs.
Trainer Vann Belvoir, who left Emerald Downs during the 2011 meeting to try his hand in the big leagues of West Coast racing, had the Longacres Mile in mind when he claimed Gladding on behalf of owner Gary Owens in January at Santa Anita.
Saratoga Vulnerable Favorites, Live Longshots, and Spot Plays for Friday, August 16.
Remington Park in Oklahoma City begins its 25th anniversary season Friday night with much on the horizon. Alternation and Prayer for Relief will be in action Saturday in the $175,000 Governor’s Cup, the Oklahoma Derby has been reinstated to Grade 3 status for its Sept. 29 renewal, and a $100,000 race for 2-year-old fillies has been created to share the card with the closing-day $250,000 Springboard Mile for 2-year-olds on Dec. 15.
Del Mar: Pick 4 Keys, B's and C's for Thursday, August 15 by Marcus Hersh.
Dayatthespa, a Grade 1 winner, looks like a standout in Friday's $150,000 Yaddo Stakes, scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf course.
Louisiana’s best horses, riders, and trainers are set to converge on Louisiana Downs on Saturday for Louisiana Cup 2013. Eight stakes, all restricted to Louisiana-breds, will be worth a combined $570,000.
The saga of Gary Stevens and his resurrection as an active Hall of Fame rider takes an operatic turn Saturday when he goes postward in the Arlington Million at Arlington Park aboard Indy Point.
The Reade Baker barn was cooking here last Saturday and Sunday, sending out five winners from eight starters. And Baker will look to transfer that winning touch to a couple of turf stakes here this weekend, with Big Brown Brookski and She’s Popular going postward for Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Ontario Colleen and Scipio set for Sunday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes.
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced Tuesday that Hastings general manager Raj Mutti is leaving the Vancouver track to play a pivotal role in rebranding and renovating the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam, British Columbia, into the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.
