White Abarrio, one of a bevy of the stars in the handicap division currently pointing for the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga on June 7, turned in his first serious work for that assignment, going five furlongs in 59.19 seconds over a fast but somewhat cuppy track Wednesday at Gulfstream Park.
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When Sovereignty runs in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 7, he will not be attempting to win the Triple Crown.
The connections of Sovereignty on Tuesday said they would skip the Preakness on May 17 and point to the Belmont, which for the second straight year will be run at Saratoga and at 1 1/4 miles, as opposed to its usual distance of 1 1/2 miles.
Bill Mott, the trainer of Sovereignty, said while the horse came out of the Kentucky Derby in good order, he believes the horse will benefit from more time between races.
KAWAZAKI
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: May 2, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/2
Beyer: 80
Favored in non-winners of three claiming turf mile, tried to squeeze through on rail in stretch, hole closed, took up, eliminated. Possibly best, can make amends vs. similar.
Journalism, who finished second as the favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, was made the 5-1 favorite in the Preakness Future Wager, which closed on Saturday, prior to the Derby being run.
The wager handled $348,245.
Journalism was the only horse in the 39-horse field who closed at single-digits odds. His connections have not yet announced a decision on whether they will target the May 17 Preakness, held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It won’t hurt trainer Steve Asmussen’s feelings if Sovereignty and Journalism, the one-two finishers from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, skip the Preakness Stakes on May 17 at Pimlico.
Asmussen plans to run the lightly raced Clever Again in the Preakness, and if neither Sovereignty nor Journalism run – their connections were lukewarm Sunday morning – the degree of difficulty certainly lessens.
“They don’t ever list on the trophy who skipped the race,” Asmussen said.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Queen Maxima ran a career-best race with a comprehensive victory by 3 1/2 lengths in the Grade 3 Unbridled Sidney Stakes for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs on May 2.
The $178,560 winner’s share of the $329,500 purse will come in handy this summer for owners Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures. The Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 1 is a long-range goal. To be eligible, Queen Maxima must be supplemented to the Breeders’ Cup program. The most economical avenue is a $50,000 fee for horses of racing age due July 15.
Raging Torrent, winner of the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita in December and the Group 2 Godolphin Mile in Dubai on April 5, is on schedule for a possible start in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile Handicap at Saratoga on June 7.
On Sunday at Santa Anita, Raging Torrent worked five furlongs in 1:01.80, his third workout since the $1 million Godolphin Mile.
Trainer Doug O’Neill said the $1 million Met Mile is a “tentative plan” for Raging Torrent, who races for Great Friends Stable and Zhang Yuesheng.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Though Sovereignty came out of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby victory in good shape - save a superficial scrape on his right front pastern - he is far from definite to move on to Pimlico and pursue the Triple Crown at the Preakness Stakes in two weeks, his connections said Sunday morning.
Sat, 05/03/2025 - 21:36
On a Saturday in which most of the United States was blanketed by rain clouds, wagering on the Kentucky Derby set a record for the fourth year in a row while viewership for a live broadcast of the race soared to its highest level since 1986.
ARCADIA, Calif. - There is a two-day carryover of $77,347 for Sunday’s $2 pick six at Santa Anita.
The carryover was clinched when Nene Diamond ($36.20) won Saturday’s 10th race. Three of the 12 runners in the 10th race were covered in the pick six. Not a Sinner, who finished third, had the best result of the three runners covered.
The pool of new money in Sunday’s pick six is expected to surpass $600,000. The bet covers the fifth through 10th races on a 10-race program that begins at 1 p.m. Pacific.