Fasig-Tipton Saratoga: Standout pages
Horses to watch at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Joe NevillsAug 05, 2013
Horses to watch at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Evidently, Steve Asmussen didn’t empty out his chamber when he won 35 races at the Churchill Downs spring meet, including 11 with his 2-year-old crop.
Simone Montgomorie, an Australian jockey, died Monday after sustaining “traumatic injuries” when she was thrown from her mount at Darwin Racecourse, according to Australian press reports.
The fourth pick-six carryover in six days at Del Mar is up for grabs Wednesday when a $265,129 carryover is likely to attract another $1.5 million.
Charm the Maker has had a steady diet of stakes racing since her win against maidens here in the summer of 2011, so the class relief she gets in Wednesday’s sixth race could prove beneficial.
Great White Eagle, an Elusive Quality colt who set the record sale price for a European 2-year-olds in training sale earlier this year, wasted no time living up to his cost, winning his debut at Naas in Ireland on Monday by 2 3/4 lengths.
Two things come immediately to mind when cracking open the past performances for Wednesday’s $100,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes at Saratoga.
Pick six carryovers have translated into box office success for Del Mar, whose handle figures are continuing to increase as the meet progresses, with overall handle now up 11 percent through Sunday, encompassing the first three weeks of the meet.
Trainer Billy Morey didn’t win either of the stakes at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., over the weekend, but he still considered his week a success with the emergence of the 2-year-old filly City by the Bay.
Del Mar live longshots, spot plays and vulnerable favorites for Wednesday, August 7, 2013.