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From late December of last year to early May, Queen Maxima won five consecutive starts with jockey Juan Hernandez aboard. The experiences gained in those victories helped Queen Maxima win for the sixth time in the last year in Friday’s $201,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares at five furlongs on turf at Del Mar.
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It was a mixed bag of results at the Breeders Crown for trainer Marcus Melander this year and perhaps not what he was expecting.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Monday 11/3 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Conducted was unchallenged in Friday’s $201,500 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance for 2-year-old turf milers at Del Mar, and used that early advantage to a first stakes win.
Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Sunday 11/2 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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Since returning to Gulfstream Park in August, Private Thoughts has flourished as a 4-year-old, winning three straight starts while stepping up in class. On Sunday, he will be a serious contender against familiar rivals in the $70,000 Empire Builder Handicap.
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Trainer Shug McGaughey should have multiple pace scenarios covered Sunday when he saddles Limited Liability and Cugino in search of his sixth win in the Grade 2, $250,000 Red Smith at the Belmont meet at Aqueduct.
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Moira Fanning, a world-renowned administrator and publicist for the Hambletonian Society and Breeders Crown, will be the recipient of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Monticello-Goshen Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual awards banquet in Campbell Hall, NY.
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Precise, the 6-5 morning-line favorite for Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, and Blackout Time, the third choice in Friday’s $2 million Juvenile, have been scratched from their respective races, according to their connections.
