LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Nowhere to Hide has won just once in eight starts, and was taken out of consideration for the Kentucky Derby after finishing fourth in the Illinois Derby on April 4. But after he learned on Wednesday morning that Win Willy was out of the race and a spot was available in the Derby field, trainer Nick Zito phoned owner Leonard Riggio from Churchill Downs and said, "You've got to enter."
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AUBURN, Wash. - Starbird Road is back and will try this summer to make his case as one of the great sprinters in Northwest racing history. But to prevail Sunday in the $30,000 Seattle Handicap at Emerald Downs, Starbird Road will have to overcome a 23-month sabbatical and a stellar group of older horses that has done just fine without him.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Rachel Alexandra stood out from the moment she arrived at Diamond D Ranch in Lone Oak, Texas, to be begin her initial training stages in August 2007. And it wasn't just because of the yearling filly's strapping size, her big stride, or the unique blaze that runs down her face.
"Her mother was tough to break, and when Rachel showed up she had that shark eye, that big white eye on her, and I said, 'Oh my goodness, this is going to be fun,' " said Jimmy Dodwell, who manages Diamond D for his semi-retired father, Ed Dodwell.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The head of the state's horsemen's representative and Hollywood Park officials differ on how to address the shortage of race-ready horses that resulted in the cancellation of Thursday's card because of insufficient entries.
Drew Couto, the president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, said on Wednesday that he will recommend that Hollywood Park adopt a four-day racing week, eliminating one day a week. Track president Jack Liebau said he is hoping to continue to race five days a week.
Sam Houston Race Park, which has not had live racing in close to nine months because of damage Hurricane Ike inflicted on its facilities last September, will open for a 54-date Quarter Horse meet on Friday night. The season will run through Aug. 29.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Brian Lynch has returned to Woodbine in a new role.
After being the exclusive trainer for Stronach Stable here for the past three years, Lynch will continue to be a member of Team Stronach but also will be taking on outside clients.
Lynch learned recently that his numbers would be cut back and he would now be one of three Stronach ontrack trainers here along with Roger Attfield and Reade Baker.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Who knows? Wayne Catalano may wind up as leading trainer at Arlington this year, just like he has the last four seasons, and seven out of the last nine years. And Frank Calabrese could easily continue his four-year run as Arlington's leading owner. It's just that Catalano and Calabrese won't be working on the same team this year.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Only races the magnitude of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks could prevent the undefeated champion Zenyatta from being the center of attention when she makes her much-anticipated 2009 debut in the $350,000 Louisville, the highlight of the undercard on Friday's Oaks Day program at Churchill Downs.
The Grade 2 Louisville is one of five supporting stakes on a 12-race card which begins at 10:30 a.m. Eastern.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Back in 2005, there was some question as to whether a 3-year-old Jonesboro would ever race again after he fractured a cannon bone while winning the first stakes of his career, the $75,000 Northern Spur at Oaklawn Park. Fast-forward to Saturday and the horse, now 7, thrilled his connections by becoming a millionaire with a hard-fought, half-length win in the Grade 3, $300,000 Texas Mile at Lone Star Park.