Mon, 12/18/2017 - 15:56

Oaklawn the next stop for Cosmic Burst

Cosmic Burst, who won her third straight race in the $100,000 Trapeze for 2-year-old fillies Sunday at Remington Park, will come under consideration for the 3-year-old filly series at Oaklawn, trainer Donnie Von Hemel said Monday.

Cosmic Burst made her two-turn debut in October, winning a maiden special weight at Keeneland. One start later, she won a first-level allowance at a mile at Churchill Downs. From there, she powered to a 5 1/4-length win in the Trapeze, earning a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 80.

Mon, 12/18/2017 - 15:46

Greyvitos to get freshening after Springboard Mile win

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Greyvitos wins the Springboard Mile and collects 10 points in the race to the 2018 Kentucky Derby.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Greyvitos was bright and alert at Remington Park on Monday, a day after winning the first edition of the Springboard Mile to carry eligibility points for the Kentucky Derby. He earned 10 points for his 2 1/4-length win, and later on Monday was scheduled to travel back to Southern California.

“He came out of the race in great shape,” trainer Adam Kitchingman said. “He leaves tonight.”

Mon, 12/18/2017 - 13:56

Reed Kan proving a fine namesake so far

Owner and trainer Phil Combest paid homage to his father, longtime south Florida trainer Reed Combest, by naming a 2-year-old Kantharos colt he bred Reed Kan. And so far, it appears Reed Kan really can run.

Mon, 12/18/2017 - 13:40

Classic Rock appears tuned up for comeback

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Classic Rock paid $4.20 in winning the Roar Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Friday.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – It’s been a long time since a mid-week program at Gulfstream Park featured five allowance races, but that will be the case here Wednesday when Christmas comes early for local horsemen with $363,000 in purse money up for grabs on the 10-race card.

The best of the day’s five allowance races is a second-level allowance and high-priced optional-claiming dash offering a $51,000 purse. The six-furlong race lured a field of six, including a pair of stakes-caliber sprinters, Classic Rock and Sheikh of Sheikhs, both of whom are coming off an extended vacation.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 19:31

Trainer Miller gets boost from Family Girl

CYPRESS, Calif. - Family Girl provided a much-needed boost for trainer Peter Miller’s stable after the 2-year-old filly won a $32,000 claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs in Sunday’s first race at Los Alamitos.

Family Girl was Miller’s first starter since a devastating wildfire struck the San Luis Rey Downs training center in Bonsall, Calif., on Dec. 7. Most of Miller’s stable is based at San Luis Rey Downs.

Miller had 77 horses based at San Luis Rey Downs on Dec. 7 and lost five in the fire. Overall, the California Horse Racing Board announced last week, 46 horses died in the fire.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 19:25

Colonist works six furlongs

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Colonist is scheduled to make his next start in Mathis Brothers Mile.

Colonist, who finished third in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap on turf at Del Mar in August, worked six furlongs in 1:13.80 Saturday for a scheduled start in the Grade 2 Mathis Brothers Mile at Santa Anita on Dec. 26, opening day of the winter-spring meet.

Colonist has not raced since finishing fourth in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby at 1 1/8 miles on turf Sept. 4.

Owned by Stonestreet Stable and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Colonist has won 2 of 7 starts and earned $118,640. He was fourth behind West Coast in the Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby last July in his stakes debut.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 19:19

Intimidate points to Golden Gate, Santa Anita stakes

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Intimidate prevailed after a stretch-long duel with Lucky Romano to win the King Glorious Stakes on Saturday at Los Alamitos.

CYPRESS, Calif. - Intimidate will be considered for stakes at Golden Gate Fields or Santa Anita after winning for the third time in his four-race career in Saturday’s $100,000 King Glorious Stakes at Los Alamitos.

Trainer Bob Hess Sr. said Sunday that the $100,000 California Derby at 1 1/16 miles at Golden Gate Fields on Jan. 20 or the $200,000 California Cup Derby for statebreds at 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita on Feb. 19 are under consideration.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 16:10

Cooptado to skip Louisiana Stakes

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Cooptado (inside) prevailed by a nose at the wire in Saturday's Tenacious Stakes at Fair Grounds.

Cooptado, winner of the Tenacious Stakes on Saturday, won’t run back in the Louisiana Stakes and will be pointed to longer dirt races next year, trainer Tom Morley told Fair Grounds publicity.

But Dimension, who upset the Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes on the Saturday card, could run back Jan. 13 in the Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap. Letellier Stakes winner She’s Pretty Lucky could run next in the Jan. 28 Bara Lass Stakes for Texas-breds on Jan. 28 at Sam Houston.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 16:03

Seeking the Soul heading to Pegasus, Forever Unbridled on hold

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Seeking the Soul wins the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs in November.

Seeking the Soul worked a half-mile in 49.40 seconds Sunday morning at Fair Grounds and will make his next start Jan. 27 in the Pegasus World Cup, trainer Dallas Stewart said.

Stewart said Forever Unbridled, the Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner who was under Pegasus consideration, won’t start in the race. Forever Unbridled worked on Dec. 11, but Stewart said he has no plans to work the mare in coming days, and that he was slowing down her training right now. Stewart said plans call for Forever Unbridled to race again in 2018.

Sun, 12/17/2017 - 15:53

Principe Guilherme to makes stakes debut in Lecomte

Principe Guilherme, the very promising 2-year-old, will make his stakes debut Jan. 13 at Fair Grounds in the Lecomte Stakes, according to trainer Steve Asmussen.