LEXINGTON, Ky. – Temple City Terror has her people in a quandary.
Temple City Terror was a dominant winner of the Grade 3 Dowager on the Keeneland turf Sunday with a career-high 97 Beyer Speed Figure, and the owners of the 6-year-old mare must now decide whether to sell her at the upcoming Keeneland November sale. Temple City Terror is in Book 1 at the sale, which begins Nov. 7.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Avenue de France and Going Global were first and second in the Grade 2 John Mabee Stakes at Del Mar on Sept. 10. Their rematch in the Grade 2 Goldikova Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday should be one of the highlights of a day with seven stakes.
Both Avenue de France, trained by Leonard Powell, and Going Global, trained by Phil D’Amato, were held out of the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes at 1 1/4 miles at Santa Anita on Oct. 8 in favor of the $200,000 Goldikova Stakes at a mile on turf.
ARCADIA, Calif. - The California 2-year-olds Cave Rock and Wound Up have had widely different campaigns this year.
Cave Rock is unbeaten in three starts, including two Grade 1 stakes. Wound Up won his debut in a maiden special weight race on turf, but has since finished sixth and fifth in turf stakes.
They may appear in the same race on Nov. 4 - the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at 1 1/16 miles at Keeneland.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Five stakes will help close out the 17-day meet next weekend, with the Grade 2 Fayette anchoring the closing-day card Saturday. Defunded and First Captain are among the older horses expected for the 1 1/8-mile Fayette.
The Fayette will be joined on closing day by the Grade 3 Bryan Station for 3-year-old turf milers and the Bowman Mill for 2-year-olds going six furlongs. The day before, the Grade 3 Valley View and the Myrtlewood are the Friday features.
Friday entries will be drawn Sunday. Closing-day entries will be drawn Wednesday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Todd Pletcher had pretty much done it all in his Hall of Fame training career – until Thursday at Keeneland.
Pletcher was grinning ear to ear after two of his 2-year-old fillies, Pure Pauline and Grand Entrance, dead-heated for win in the ninth race to end one of the most delightfully bizarre days in track history.
“I’d had a dead-heat for second before,” said Pletcher, in town from his New York base for much of the run-up to the Nov. 4-5 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland. “But this is a first.”
After receiving regulatory approvals, Fort Erie has announced the rescheduled closing day for the 2022 meet will be on Monday with a 12:25 p.m. post time.
The card will be Fort Erie’s fan appreciation day. Fans will receive free programs and prizes will be given away between races.
There will be a mandatory payout of over $11,000 in the Jackpot Hi 5 pool on the final race.
Fort Erie canceled what was scheduled to be closing day last Tuesday when persistent rain created unfavorable racing conditions.
