Ellis Park: Groupie Doll draws post 2 for Gardenia Stakes
Groupie Doll was assigned post 2 in a field of 12 fillies and mares set to race Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Gardenia Stakes at Ellis Park in western Kentucky.
Marty McGeeAug 05, 2013
Groupie Doll was assigned post 2 in a field of 12 fillies and mares set to race Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Gardenia Stakes at Ellis Park in western Kentucky.
Chu and You raced to an impressive, front-running victory Sunday in the $45,000 Angie C. Stakes at Emerald Downs, running her career record to 2 for 2 in the meeting’s first stakes race for 2-year-old fillies. The second choice in a field of six, Chu and You ran six furlongs in 1:09.88 and paid $5.40.
For the third time in four days, no one hit the pick six at Del Mar on Sunday, leading to a carryover to Wednesday's races of $265,129.
The history of the American Thoroughbred is inextricably intertwined with the history of the town of Saratoga Springs, New York. Almost from the time John Morrissey, William Travers, Leonard Jerome, and John Hunter built the first iteration of the Saratoga racetrack in 1863, Saratoga has attracted the highest quality horses, owners, trainers, and riders in America.
Trainer Mike Puype celebrated his 47th birthday in style Sunday at Del Mar by sending out two winners, including Alberts Hope, who tenaciously fought off a spirited bid from Celtic Moon to capture the Grade 2, $150,000 Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds.
Meeting easier company and cutting back in distance paid dividends for Fire With Fire ($5), who scored his first stakes win Sunday while recording his first victory since August 2011, romping to a 2 1/4-length victory in the $52,400 Joseph T. Grace Handicap at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Jockey Ramon Dominguez is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his riding career is over, and he has not given much thought about what he will do in the future.
Justin Phillip became a Grade 1 winner while further muddling the already wide-open picture in the sprint division when rallying for a decisive two-length victory over Bahamian Squall in Sunday’s $400,000 Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga.
Smartyfly ($13.40) led virtually all the way in Sunday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes, which was marred by the fatal breakdown of Woodbine Oaks winner Nipissing.
Handicapper Dan Illman's analysis and selections for 2-year-old races at the 2013 Saratoga meet.