Perfectly Candid returns to the Indiana-bred ranks and faces those of her own age when she takes on nine other 3-year-old Indiana-bred fillies in the $84,000 Ellen's Lucky Star at Indiana Downs on Friday evening.
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ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Ontario-sired 3-year-olds will be in the spotlight here Saturday in the $125,000 Bold Ruckus.
And adding intrigue is the presence of Sinister Quill, who will be looking to become the first filly to win the six-furlong turf stakes.
Sinister Quill, who is by Old Forester and out of Sinhouse, suffered her first defeat when making her fourth career start in the Lady Angela, a seven-furlong race for Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies here May 23.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – If racing fans were to vote on which horse is the best horse on the Friday twilight program at Churchill Downs, there is little doubt that General Quarters would win in a landslide.
Ah, but if the issue was only that easy.
General Quarters, who can claim victories in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes at 3 and the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at 4, will be making his 5-year-old debut under less-than-ideal circumstances in the ninth of 11 Friday races, a $64,700, classified allowance at seven furlongs.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – I’m Not Afraid exceeded the Beyer Speed Figure par of 77 for the first-level allowance level at Woodbine when she graduated earning a 79 Beyer on May 1. She should be favored in the second race Friday, a six-furlong allowance for fillies and mares that has come up fairly weak.
I’m Not Afraid commenced her career last August at Arlington by finishing a fast-closing second in a turf sprint. Trainer Dan Peitz tried her over Keeneland’s Polytrack next time out in October, and she wound up a close third with a career-high 82 Beyer.
ELMONT, N.Y. -- He was 68-1 when nearly pulling off an upset in the Florida Derby, 23-1 when fourth in the Kentucky Derby, and 12-1 when he captured the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago. Shackleford, it seems, is the ultimate outsider. Considering such, he received an appropriate post position for Saturday’s 143rd Belmont Stakes, landing the outside post among the 12 3-year-olds who were entered Wednesday morning in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Doodnauth Shivmangal on Wednesday said he would not run Harlan's Hello in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, meaning a field of 12 will be entered later this morning when post positions are drawn for the Test of the Champion.
The expected field is: Animal Kingdom, Brilliant Speed, Isn't He Perfect, Master of Hounds, Monzon, Mucho Macho Man, Nehro, Prime Cut, Ruler on Ice, Santiva, Shackleford, and Stay Thirsty.
"I'm not worried about Shackleford. I'm worried about Mucho Macho Man. He's the horse to beat." -- Barry Irwin, Animal Kingdom owner.
"I'll meet him anywhere, on any track, at any distance." -- Dale Romans, Shackleford trainer.
Animal Kingdom, the Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes runner-up, completed his preparations for Saturday's Belmont Stakes with a four-furlong work in 47.79 seconds on Monday morning at Belmont Park.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Overlooked amid last weekend’s Woodbine Oaks and Queen’s Plate hoopla were a couple of fine performances by two fillies whose specialty is turf racing.
On Saturday the female of the hour was Bay to Bay, who notched her most important win to date in the Grade 2, $301,200 Nassau.
On Sunday it was New Normal, who got back on target in the $100,000 Alywow at 6 1/2 furlongs.
While the Nassau had shaped up as a competitive event, Bay to Bay emerged a rather comfortable two-length winner under new rider Luis Contreras.
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DRF's Brad Free handicaps Thursday's pick-six sequence.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The pick six Thursday at Hollywood Park would be less difficult if only the obvious horses were as good as they appear.