Wed, 08/02/2017 - 21:40

Del Mar jackpot taken down for $603,613

DEL MAR, Calif. - The single ticket pool of the pick six was conquered at Del Mar on Wednesday by a bettor who received a massive payoff of $603,613.

The ticket was sold at The Meadowlands in New Jersey, track officials said.

This is the second time at the summer meeting the single ticket portion of the pool has been hit. The season began on July 19 and continues through Sept. 4.

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 18:36

TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017

Race 7:
Enchanting Kitten (#8)

Encountered traffic as she began her run last time when overmatched in the Wonder Again.
Should get an honest pace to close into with speeds like Colorful Charades and Overnegotiate in the field.
Chad Brown gets a 100 Trainer Rating with horses moving from stakes to allowance company.

9-2 on ML

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 18:06

Beer: Saratoga horses to watch for week of Aug. 1

Durable Goods
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last Race: July 29, 11th
Finish: 1st by 2 3/4
Beyer: 82

4-year-old filly flashed potential while rallying late into a modest pace first time out, and she came right back with a better effort to roll over maidens after finding handier placement in her second start. 

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 17:30

TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for the week ending July 30, 2017

Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races.

Stakes races for week ending July 30, 2017

Monmouth
G1 Haskell Invitational
1/2 – 139
3/4 – 126
Fin – 120

Top 3: Girvin 120, McCraken 120, Practical Joke 120

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 17:01

TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Aug. 2, 2017

Race 6

Devine Union (#7)

Has been hampered by speed-favoring tracks (indicated by pink and red color-coded Race Rating boxes in the PPs).

Was probably best last time when racing wide against an inside bias at Aqueduct.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Chad Brown is 5 for 12 (42 percent, $2.47 ROI) with maidens returning from layoffs of 180 days or more in dirt sprints.

7-2 on ML

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 10:28

Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of July 31

FLIPCUP
Trainer: Bill Mott
Last race: July 30, 6th
Finish: 2nd by neck
Beyer: 83
She jumped a piece of paper early in the stretch and then lacked a clear path before coming up just short of the favorite in the Victoriana Stakes, which was the Saratoga shipper’s best performance in some time.

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 10:18

Trip Notes for July 29-30: Haskell, Jim Dandy, Clement Hirsch, and more

July 29

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 07:43

Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of July 31

ARETHUSA
Trainer: Jeff Mullins
Last race: July 26, 3rd
Finish: 2nd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 81
This veteran turf mare broke slowly, made a premature move four wide on the far turn, hit the front, and then lost her punch. Claimed for $25,000 by Mullins, she fits in N1X or high claiming.