Considering that the main track at Parx Racing had been closed for seven weeks to install a new safety rail and that no horses could train, director of racing Sam Elliott was understandably concerned that the entry box Monday afternoon might be closer to empty than full.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Most of the buzz here Sunday centered around the performance of Unified, a 3-year-old son of Candy Ride who launched his career with an eye-catching three-length victory and earned a 99 Beyer Speed Figure after completing six furlongs in 1:08.95. Unified is trained by Jimmy Jerkens for Centennial Farm.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The field for Saturday’s Grade 2 Davona Dale figures to come up short but select and will include Lewis Bay, who will make her first start since winning the Grade 2 Demoiselle, a 1 1/8-mile race at Aqueduct on Nov. 28. The homebred daughter of Bernardini is trained by Chad Brown for Alpha Delta Stable LLC.
“She’s had a nice string of works at Palm Meadows; she’s doing well,” said Brown. “She’s won at one turn before, so turning her back to a mile shouldn’t be a problem, and it should be a good starting point for her coming off the layoff.”
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Cadeyrn, an 11-length maiden winner over the inner track Saturday, will be pointed to the Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial over Aqueduct’s main track April 9, trainer Jeremiah Englehart said Monday.
After a second and two thirds to begin his career, Cadeyrn, equipped with blinkers for the first time, galloped to a front-running score in a one-mile maiden heat Saturday. He ran the mile in 1:38.47 and earned an 80 Beyer Speed Figure.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jose Ortiz, the leading rider at Aqueduct’s inner-track meet, will miss the next three racing days here to ride in Saudi Arabia, according to agent Jim Riccio Jr.
Ortiz will be at King Abdulaziz Race Course to ride Leeman in the $600,000 King Abdulaziz Cup. Leeman has won six consecutive races and could be vying for a spot in the $10 million Dubai World Cup next month at Meydan.
“Alan Garcia called me about coming over, we got a decent offer, and if he does well, he might run in Dubai,” Riccio said. “Jose’s excited; he’s never ridden there before.”
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Idolo Porteno took Argentina by storm in 2014, when he was named the country’s Horse of the Year for dominating such classics as the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini. He is now based at Oaklawn Park and is nearing his North American debut, according to new trainer Ignacio Correas.
“We are planning his comeback by mid-March,” said Correas.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With the undefeated Mohaymen definite to run in Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, the unbeaten Shagaf is now confirmed to run in the Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct on March 5.
Both Mohaymen and Shagaf are owned by Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Stable. Both horses won races one day apart at Gulfstream Park.
Shagaf, a son of Bernardini trained by Chad Brown, won a first-level allowance race by two lengths at Gulfstream on Jan. 29, the day before Mohaymen won the Holy Bull Stakes.
OLDSMAR, Fla. – At age 10, Allie’s Event is continuing to defy Father Time, scoring his third consecutive victory at the current Tampa Bay Downs meet Saturday in a second-level optional $32,000 claimer. The gelding used his powerful closing kick to rally for a neck win over Nate the Natural on Saturday. Ridden by Fernando De La Cruz, he paid $9.40 as the second choice in the field of nine.
OLDSMAR, Fla. – Trainer Arnaud Delacour and Roy and Gretchen Jackson’s Lael Stables had a pair of impressive winners in $23,000 maiden special weight races for 3-year-olds on the firm turf course at Tampa Bay Downs over the weekend.
On Saturday, Aquaphobia rallied four wide from ninth place under Daniel Centeno to win by one length. Aquaphobia ($18.60), a son of Giant’s Causeway who was bred by the Jacksons, finished the one-mile race in 1:36.99.
