Wed, 10/03/2012 - 14:51

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf: Among Euros, Waterway Run is in, Certify is out

Michael Burns
Although Spring Venture won the Natalma, a Win and You're In for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, she is still under consideration for the BC Juvenile Fillies.

The Godolphin-owned Certify romped in the latest Win and You’re In stakes, the Group 1 Shadwell Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket on Sept. 28, but her connections have indicated that the unbeaten filly will likely be put away for the year.

Certify was reluctantly loaded into the gate with a blindfold, and then broke slowly before closing along the rail to win going away over a straight course.

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Wed, 10/03/2012 - 14:35

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic: Royal Delta's opposition will be clearer after Spinster

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Tiz Miz Sue, here winning the Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn in March, is using the Spinster as a prep for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic.

The Beldame Stakes romp by Royal Delta confirmed the 4-year-old filly as clear favorite for the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, a race that will crystallize after the Spinster Stakes on Sunday at Keeneland.

Tiz Miz Sue will use the Spinster to prep for the Ladies’ Classic. The status of 3-year-old fillies In Lingerie and Disposablepleasure will be evaluated after they face older for the first time in the Spinster.

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Tue, 10/02/2012 - 14:13

Joyful Victory pulled from consideration for Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic

A good runner-up finish by Joyful Victory in the Grade 1 Zenyatta Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita was not quite good enough. Trainer Larry Jones, after consulting with owner Rick Porter, said Tuesday that Joyful Victory would not run in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and instead return to Kentucky.

“We took our best shot, and the water is just going to get deeper,” Jones said. “Royal Delta is coming in, Love and Pride and Questing are the real deal, My Miss Aurelia … it’s a deep pool to be swimming in.”

Tue, 10/02/2012 - 12:07

Animal Kingdom to make return in Breeders' Cup Mile

Barbara D. Livingston
Animal Kingdom has made only one start since running in the 2011 Belmont Stakes.

Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, will make his first start since February in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, his connections announced Tuesday.

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 17:01

Cuomo signs legislation establishing New York Racing Association Reorganization Board

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Monday that will establish the New York Racing Association Reorganization Board, essentially dissolving the current NYRA board of directors and placing the association under temporary public control.

According to a press release issued by the governor’s office, the NYRA Reorganization Board will go into effect when a majority of the current public directors are appointed. The release did not specify when that would happen, saying only that the new board would be announced “in the near future.”

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 14:16

Louisiana commission bans trainers up to 10 years for dermorphin

The Louisiana Racing Commission late Friday suspended three Thoroughbred trainers for three years each after hearing testimony during a two-day hearing last week over a spate of positive tests in the state for the potent painkiller dermorphin.

Mon, 10/01/2012 - 14:05

Paynter develops abscess, moving to New Bolton Center

Haskell winner Paynter was shipped Monday from an upstate New York veterinary hospital to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, where he could undergo surgery as part of continuing treatment for colitis.

Justin Zayat, the son of Paynter’s owner, Ahmed Zayat, and his father’s racing and stallion manager, said Paynter was shipped by van to New Bolton, where he will be under the care of Dr. Louise Southwood. The journey was to take about 6 1/2 hours.

Sat, 09/29/2012 - 14:09

Perry Ouzts posts 6,000th career victory


Perry Ouzts became the 17th jockey in North American racing history to ride 6,000 winners when he booted home Tanner Me Boy in the second race Saturday at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky.

Tanner Me Boy, trained by Ohio-based Dougie Cowans, returned $6.60 with his two-length victory in the 5 1/2-furlong race for $5,000 claimers.

Ouzts, 58, is the fourth-leading active rider in wins, behind Russell Baze (1st overall), Edgar Prado (9th), and Mario Pino (10th).

Sat, 09/29/2012 - 09:15

Bret Calhoun suspended 30 days for medication violation

Veteran trainer Bret Calhoun has been suspended 30 days by the Kentucky stewards for a positive test for a Class 3 drug stemming from a race in late May at Churchill Downs.

The subject horse, 4-year-old Make a Fortune, was making his first start when he captured a five-furlong maiden special weight race on May 26. The colt tested positive for guanabenz, a medication used for high-blood pressure and which is used to lessen the chance of a horse suffering from exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging.

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 16:56

Santa Anita: Amazombie gearing up for BC repeat in Sprint Championship

Benoit & Associates
Amazombie wins the Bing Crosby. He goes after the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Oct. 6.

The $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Saturday is expected to be led by Amazombie, the winner of the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs and the champion sprinter last year.

Amazombie won the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar on July 29 in his last start.

The six-furlong Santa Anita Sprint Championship is part of the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In program, offering a fees-paid berth he Breeders’ Cup Sprint to the winner.