Laffit Pincay III, 22 at the time and a long way from home, did not exactly sugarcoat his take on the tough neighborhood where he was working in his first professional television job with a New York news station.
“I was a little worried about him,” said his father, Laffit Pincay Jr. “It sounded dangerous.”
ARCADIA, Calif. – The short, successful racing career of Sweet Lulu has ended.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer confirmed Thursday that Sweet Lulu, winner of the Grade 1 Test Stakes last summer at Saratoga, has been retired and will be sold as a broodmare.
“She has a small injury that is not going to affect her status as a broodmare,” Hollendorfer said. “My owner Steve Beneto wished to put her as a broodmare rather than bring her back and run her again.”
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas came into the Oaklawn Park meet a year ago with a pair of promising 3-year-olds in Oxbow and Will Take Charge. When the new season opens on Friday, he’ll be coming off one of the most significant years of his career.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – These are Oaklawn Park’s glory days.
From Smarty Jones in 2004 to Oxbow last May, the 57-date meet that opens Friday has spawned eight recent Triple Crown-race winners. And because of horses like Afleet Alex, Curlin, Summer Bird, Rachel Alexandra, Lookin At Lucky, and Super Saver, this is arguably the track’s most significant era.
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The winner of the $750,000 first-place prize and the title of 2013 DRF/NTRA Handicapper of the Year at the 14th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship last January was Jim Benes, a 51-year-old professional horseplayer from Countryside, Ill.
Vita Vittoria finished strong under a hold working an easy half-mile over a sealed track in 48.38 seconds on Wednesday, galloping out extremely well going five furlongs in 1:01.35, and pulling up six furlongs in 1:15.41.
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