STICKNEY, Ill. - The horses are racking up the frequent-vanner miles, slogging the 275 miles on I-55 between Fairmount Park and Hawthorne Race Course. The reward: a tide of victories at the National Jockey Club at Hawthorne meet for trainer Jimmy Zook and his owner, William Stiritz.
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A little over two months ago, the stakes-placed mare Bar Bailey could have been claimed for $15,000 at Sunland Park. Fortunately for owner, Harry Veruchi, Bar Bailey not only won that claiming race, but also remained in his possession afterward.
Nine weeks and two victories later, Bar Bailey sits atop the older filly sprint division at Sunland, and seeks her second consecutive stakes win in Sunday's $52,850 Santa Teresa Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs.
Kresgeville, a decisive winner of her first two starts, will get the biggest challenge of her young career when she faces 10 rivals in the $40,000 Cactus Cup for 3-year-old fillies Sunday at Turf Paradise going 6 1/2 furlongs.
Despite impressive victories in both a maiden and a first-level allowance, Kresgeville might not be favored in the Cactus Cup, which attracted three stakes winners and another horse that is stakes-placed.
NEW ORLEANS - Ken McPeek is right where he wants with Kansas City Boy, on the outside looking in.
When Kansas City Boy drew an inside post for last Saturday's Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, McPeek decided to scratch him, hoping he would get the outside post he believes Kansas City Boy prefers in Saturday's Grade 2, $600,000 at Fair Grounds.
There was no Plan C.
"If he'd have drawn the 1, I'd have run anyway," McPeek said Thursday.
NEW ORLEANS - A returning hero of past Fair Grounds campaigns and an up-and-coming star will clash Saturday in the Grade 2, $500,000 New Orleans Handicap at 1 1/8 miles on the main track.
Badge of Silver became an overnight sensation here in 2003 when he won the Risen Star by 10 lengths while still undefeated.
Wanderin Boy took a similar leap into the limelight last month in the Grade 3 Mineshaft Handicap, leading all the way to win his third race in four lifetime starts.
NEW ORLEANS - When Runway Model and Summerly met last year, Runway Model was making the 10th start of her career, Summerly her third, and the experience showed. Runway Model, favored at even money, captured the Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill Downs, with Summerly finishing third.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - For at least one 3-year-old, the road to Kentucky will be 1 1/16 miles closer after Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 at Bay Meadows.
Ten 3-year-olds, nine of whom are nominated to the Triple Crown, meet in what has historically been an important prep race for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont. One of those not yet nominated, local star Stellar Magic, will be nominated if he wins or runs well.
NEW ORLEANS - The wide-open $100,000 Marie Krantz Memorial Handicap will add plenty of spice to Saturday's all-stakes pick four at Fair Grounds. A dozen fillies and mares will compete in the 7 1/2-furlong turf race.
will meet again after finishing two-three behind Shadow Cast in the Grade 3 Bayou Breeders' Cup Classic at Fair Grounds. Sister Swank, the 120-pound highweight and expected favorite, drew badly in post 12. Trainer Steve Asmussen has named Jerry Bailey to ride her.
ARCADIA, Calif. - For more than four years, Miss Loren has run only in stakes, a span of 42 consecutive races in Argentina and the United States.
Through that period, she has won 12 times, with the Grade 1 Santa Maria Handicap at Santa Anita on Feb. 13 ranking as her most prestigious victory.
That win caught the attention of Ernie Moody, who bought Miss Loren privately in late February from Llers Corp.