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Midnight Horizon set to make U.S. debut in turf sprint
The 4-year-old Irish-bred filly Midnight Horizon has had a challenging build-up to her American debut in an allowance race at six furlongs on turf at Santa Anita on Sunday.
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The 4-year-old Irish-bred filly Midnight Horizon has had a challenging build-up to her American debut in an allowance race at six furlongs on turf at Santa Anita on Sunday.
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Vodka Vodka, second in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in March, will miss the Grade 2 Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 25 because of foot issues.
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Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Kenny Walters' horses to watch list from Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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The Puma, scratched from the Kentucky Derby the morning of the race due to a swollen pastern apparently resulting from a skin infection in his leg, returned to his home base at Gulfstream Park on Thursday where he’ll continue preparations for the second half of his 3-year-old campaign.
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The first time Unwritten Rule shipped to Gulfstream Park was earlier this spring to run in the Texas Glitter Stakes, but when rain forced the race to be switched from turf to Tapeta trainer Tom Proctor opted to scratch him. Proctor is hopeful Mother Nature will be a little more cooperative on Sunday, when Unwritten Rule returns for the $100,000 Roar Stakes.
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After wintering in Florida, Casson returns to the scene of his Victoria Stakes triumph in Sunday's $100,000 King Corrie Stakes at Woodbine. The Ontario-bred is one of three King's Plate nominees in the seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds, along with Fire and Wine and Reload Raleigh.
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Mike Hitchcock trained his 2,000th winner as Beckoning Yankee crossed the finish line first in the 11th race on Thursday (May 14) at Eldorado Scioto Downs.
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When the 4-year-old colt Baeza was moved into Bill Mott's stable early this year, the trainer figured the day would come when Baeza would square off with his stable's star, Sovereignty. That day will come sooner rather than later with Baeza a likely runner in the Stephen Foster Stakes on June 27 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer Bill Mott has a major player in the featured eighth race Sunday at Churchill Downs, where Beauty Reigns faces nine older fillies and mares in a second-level allowance race carded for seven furlongs and open to $80,000 claimers.