Ohio Derby: Catalano ships in Title Contender from Kentucky
Title Contender will be searching for his first win of the year on Saturday in Thistledown’s premier race, the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby.
John McDulinJul 25, 2013
Title Contender will be searching for his first win of the year on Saturday in Thistledown’s premier race, the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby.
Your First Moon was the champion 2-year-old filly and overall champion 2-year-old of 2001, a season in which she won the Governor’s Cup Futurity at Los Alamitos. A dozen years later, her foal Moonist can win the same race for 2-year-old Quarter Horses on Saturday
After leaving the ring as the highest-priced horse in the Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training earlier this year, Corfu kept the momentum going on the racetrack, winning his debut race on Thursday at Saratoga.
After splitting their four previous decisions, Centre Court and Stephanie’s Kitten will renew their rivalry will renew their rivalry one more time when they cross paths once again in Saturday’s $600,000 Diana at Saratoga.
As Paynter’s health ebbed and flowed in the summer and fall of 2012, he gained a devoted following on the social-networking site Twitter, thanks to his owners, Ahmed Zayat and son Justin, who posted regular updates about the horse’s condition.
Paynter defied the odds with his victorious return to the races June 14. His next start, in Saturday's San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, marks almost one year since he began his unlikely road from convalescence to the racetrack.
After a fifth-place finish in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in his season debut, Cirrus des Aigles looks fit for a run the Group 1 King George, a Win and You're In Race for the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Back at Saratoga, back at six furlongs, and drawn sweetly on the outside, Kauai Katie looks perfectly set up to earn her first Grade 1 victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Prioress Stakes.
In a noteworthy break from recent tradition, the Hawthorne Gold Cup will be run several weeks after the Breeders’ Cup instead of several weeks beforehand, it was revealed Thursday at a meeting of the Illinois Racing Board at Arlington Park in suburban Chicago.
Doinghardtimeagain can extend her winning streak to four races in Saturday’s $200,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for California-bred 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar.