Del Mar Keys, B's and C's: July 24
Del Mar Pick 6 for Wednesday, July 24 by Michael Hammersly.
Michael HammerslyJul 23, 2013
Del Mar Pick 6 for Wednesday, July 24 by Michael Hammersly.
The combination of having an intended start canceled at Betfair Hollywood Park and a recent sharp work on Polytrack here at Del Mar, convinced trainer Gary Mandella it was worth giving No Silent a shot on the main track in Thursday’s featured seventh race at Del Mar.
Princess of Sylmar could be at Parx Racing on Sept. 21 for the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion.
Handle and attendance were down through the first four days of the Saratoga meet when compared to last year, according to figures compiled by Daily Racing Form.
Handicapper Dan Illman's analysis and selections for 2-year-old races at the 2013 Saratoga meet.
Six-time Grade 1 and Group 1 winner St Nicholas Abbey, who had been favored to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes this Saturday, fractured a pastern during training Tuesday in Ireland and is to undergo surgery Wednesday, according to Coolmore Stud.
Monzante, a Grade 1 winner who was euthanized Saturday after suffering an injury in a $4,000 claiming race at Evangeline Downs, was not put down on the track, as indicated by charts of the race, but was euthanized after being sent back to the barn of his trainer after a state veterinarian had determined that the horse was “salvageable,” according to the executive director of the Louisiana Racing Commission, which is investigating the incident.
Saratoga Pick Six Play by Byron King.
Beginning Sept. 2, Indiana Downs will have an earlier first post time of 1:55 p.m. Eastern instead of the current first post time of 6 p.m. The weekly schedule of live racing Monday through Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday will remain the same.
After watching Suburban winner Flat Out work four furlongs in 49.61 seconds Monday morning at Saratoga, trainer Bill Mott said that he will “most likely” skip the Whitney Invitational on Aug. 3 and point to the Woodward on Aug. 31. Both races are Grade 1 events worth $750,000.