Include Me Out looks like she’s all set to defend her title in the Grade 1, $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar. On Monday, she worked a half-mile in 46.80 seconds under regular rider Joe Talamo, and while the time equaled the fastest of 47 at the distance, she did it effortlessly.
Coolmore stallion Scat Daddy will not stand the Southern Hemisphere season after suffering from a bout of dehydration during the first leg of his journey to Argentina, where he was due to stand the Southern Hemisphere breeding season at Haras La Quebrada in Buenos Aires.
A strong second week of handle at Del Mar has propelled the track to significant increases over the comparable period in 2012.
Five Iron was on his game again here last Saturday, surviving a rainstorm and an inquiry involving the start to lead throughout the $127,750 Toronto Cup over 1 1/8 miles on turf.
Live a Little is taking a significant step up in class, but he could be a handful when he runs in a second-level allowance race that will serve as Wednesday’s feature at Northlands Park.
Grade 1 winner Take Charge Indy has been retired after suffering a left-front condylar fracture during the Grade 2 Monmouth Cup Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park, and will stand the 2014 breeding season at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky.
Dennis Patterson has been booking mounts for Frank Alvarado this summer as a favor for his friend Boon McCanna, but when the current Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa ends, Patterson will move back to his brother Bill’s barn working with horses.
Moonlit Beauty and Reconnect, the top two finishers in last year’s $125,000 Victoriana Stakes, will renew their rivalry here Wednesday evening in the 1 1/16-mile turf feature for Ontario-sired fillies and mares.
After a failed experiment on dirt, Quick Casablanca returns to turf when he runs in a competitive renewal of the $100,000 John’s Call Stakes on Wednesday at Saratoga.
A short head separated Dawn Approach and Toronado in the Group 1 St. James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 18. As of Monday, little separated the two 3-year-old colts in the betting for Wednesday’s Group 1 Sussex Stakes.
