Wed, 08/07/2019 - 15:36

Got Stormy, Uni entered against males in Fourstardave

Debra A. Roma
Got Stormy may take on males in the Fourstardave a week after winning the De La Rose Stakes (above).

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – What seemed unlikely on Monday turned probable on Wednesday. It won’t be until race day whether we know definitively if Got Stormy will run in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga.

Got Stormy, just one week after she won the $100,000 De La Rose Stakes here by four lengths, was supplemented to the Fourstardave on Sunday – the day weights came out – and became one of 10 entered in the one-mile race on Wednesday. Got Stormy and the mare Uni were entered against eight males, including Raging Bull, Hembree, and March to the Arch.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 15:10

Bricks and Mortar building a mountain of cash

Julie Wright
Bricks and Mortar drew clear for a 2 1/2-length victory in the Pegasus World Cup Turf.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – When John Henry won the inaugural Arlington Million in 1981, he became the first horse – turf, dirt, or otherwise – to win a $1 million race.

When Bricks and Mortar lines up Saturday as the heavy favorite in the 37th renewal of the Arlington Million, he’ll be trying to take down his fourth seven-figure purse of 2019 alone.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 15:00

Bandua doing his best running at Arlington

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Bandua broke a nine-race losing streak in the Arlington Handicap.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Bandua camp bandied about trips to Saratoga or Del Mar but in the end decided to take their place in the Arlington Million starting gate here Saturday.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 14:10

Phantom Boss to skip Best Pal

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Phantom Boss prevailed by three-quarters of a length in Saturday's Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs.

DEL MAR, Calif. – A minor illness will prevent graded winner Phantom Boss from starting Saturday in the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar, trainer Jorge Periban said Wednesday morning.

California-based Phantom Boss won the Grade 3 Bashford Manor on June 29 at Churchill Downs and would have been among the favorites in the Best Pal. However, he spiked a temperature Sunday morning, one day after working a half-mile.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 14:06

Injury forces Listing from Green Flash

Barbara D. Livingston
Listing got up for a half-length win in Thursday's Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Listing, the winner of the Grade 3 Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga for turf sprinters on July 11, will miss a scheduled start in the Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar on Aug. 17 because of an undisclosed injury, trainer Ben Cecil said on Wednesday.

“We’ll probably be out for the rest of the year,” Cecil said. “It’s nothing major.”

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Wed, 08/07/2019 - 14:06

Tenfold shipping in for Pacific Classic

Barbara D. Livingston
Tenfold wins the Grade 3 Pimlico Special last month.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Tenfold, the winner of the Grade 3 Pimlico Special in May, is one of four shippers expected to start in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 17.

Trainer Steve Asmussen said on Wednesday that Mike Smith will ride Tenfold, who finished ninth in the Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs on June 15.

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Wed, 08/07/2019 - 13:16

Louisiana Cup Sprint winner Laughingsaintssong has interesting pedigree

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Louisiana Cup Sprint winner Laughingsaintssong has a Quarter Horse half-brother who who won a $1 million race.

Laughingsaintssong, who was one of the most impressive winners during the Louisiana Cup program last Saturday at Louisiana Downs, has a fascinating pedigree. And it’s not solely because he’s from the female family of champion Chilukki.

“He’s got a Quarter Horse sibling, a half-brother who won a $1 million race,” said Allen Landry, who trains Laughignsaintssong.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 13:06

Monte Man may leave Louisiana for next start

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Monte Man may hit the road if trainer Ron Faucheux finds the right race.

Monte Man is back home at Evangeline Downs following a troubled fourth-place finish in the $50,000 Louisiana Cup Sprint on Saturday at Louisiana Downs with plans for his next race to be determined, according to trainer Ron Faucheux. The horse, who is the reigning Louisiana-bred of the Year, has the Louisiana Champions Day Sprint in December at Fair Grounds as a long range goal.

“There’s not many options in Louisiana,” Faucheux said. “We may tackle an allowance race outside the state. He has some conditions against open company and we might take advantage of that.”

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:50

Taylor's Spirit to try Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks

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Taylor's Spirit will ship to West Virginia for the $300,000 Charles Town Oaks.

Taylor’s Spirit, who is a multiple stakes winner in Louisiana and Iowa, is headed to West Virginia. Trainer Scott Gelner said the filly is being pointed for the Grade 3, $300,000 Charles Town Oaks on Sept. 21.

The seven furlong race is run around two turns on the six-furlong oval at Charles Town.

Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:46

Sistercharlie would be first two-time Beverly D. winner.

Ronnie Betor
If Sistercharlie wins the Beverly D., she will become the first two-time winner of the race.

Sistercharlie and Fleeting will be looking to buck historical trends as the top two morning-line choices Saturday at Arlington Park in the Grade 1, $600,000 Beverly D.

From 29 prior runnings, no filly or mare has won the Beverly D. more than once – and only one 3-year-old, Euro Charline in 2014, has ever won.