LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Flashy Gray will scratch from Friday’s $1 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs due to a bruised right front foot, trainer Bill Mott said Wednesday afternoon.
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Her scratch will reduce the star-studded Oaks field to 10, including the Mott-trained Close Hatches, who will move in from post 11.
Mott said the bruise was detected following the filly’s Wednesday morning gallop.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – At this time last year, Believe You Can and On Fire Baby were among the leaders of the 3-year-old filly division. Their seasons cut short due to infirmities, Believe You Can and On Fire Baby have come back to form as 4-year-olds, combining to win three stakes in as many tries.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Trainer Bob Tiller sends out two uncoupled daughters of the late Bold Executive in Friday’s Woodbine headliner, Very Dry Dancer and Princess Pick. Both have a shot in the 6 1/2-furlong allowance for Ontario-sired nonwinners of three.
Very Dry Dancer was a non-threatening fifth as the favorite in her April 21 season opener, in which she got away slowly from the one-hole. It took her 11 tries to clear the nonwinners-of-two allowance condition, and she finally turned the trick on closing day here Dec. 16.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A total of 21 horses were entered Wednesday morning for Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Post positions were to be drawn Wednesday at 5 p.m. Eastern during a one-hour show broadcast on NBC Sports Network.
Giant Finish, a New York-bred who was announced as an entry late Tuesday, pushed Fear the Kitten to the also-eligible list. A horse would have to scratch by 9 a.m. Friday in order for Fear the Kitten to make it into the field.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Talk about Derby fever.
Less than 24 hours before entries were to close for Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby, the connections of the New York-bred and Maryland-based Giant Finish announced they would enter the race.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. − Three winners from the two-day Breeders’ Cup program last fall at Santa Anita are expected in action this weekend at Churchill.
Wise Dan, who capped his Horse of the Year campaign by winning the BC Mile, will run in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic on the Kentucky Derby undercard, and Beholder, winner of the BC Juvenile Fillies, goes in the Kentucky Oaks.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Led by 2012 Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can, 54 horses were entered in five supporting stakes on Friday’s Kentucky Oaks undercard at Churchill Downs.
Believe You Can, coming off a pair of blowout victories in stakes at Fair Grounds this winter, is matched against Apple Blossom winner On Fire Baby and five others in the first of the five stakes, the Grade 2, $300,000 La Troienne, which goes as the sixth race.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Grade 3, $200,000 Texas Mile at Lone Star Park last Saturday was a defining race for Master Rick and a productive one for his stablemate, Prayer for Relief. The Steve Asmussen trainees finished a respective one-two, with Master Rick earning a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 105, and Prayer for Relief a 103 in his first start since September.
Though he says he considers Grade 3 San Francisco Mile winner Tigah “a Group 3 horse,” trainer John Sadler said he would consider the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Betfair Hollywood Park for the horse’s next start, although he added, “We might also look around.”
Tigah scored his first stakes victory Saturday in the San Francisco Mile, running down game pacesetter Summer Hit. Tigah was considered for the San Francisco Mile last year, but his knees were bothering him and he ultimately had a chip removed from one.
