Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Longden weak after stroke

DEL MAR, Calif. - Hall of Fame riding great Johnny Longden recently suffered a stroke and is confined to his bed at his home in Banning, Calif., his wife, Cathy, said Monday.

"He's not in any pain, he's eating well, but he has to be in bed," Cathy Longden said from their home. "He's doing as good as you could expect."

Cathy Longden said her husband had a slight stroke, but that it was unknown exactly when it occurred, though she said it was in the past few days.

"The only sign is that he's very weak," she said. "He has no strength to get up and walk around.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Medaglia d'Oro looks ready

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Medaglia d'Oro figures to be a solid favorite for Saturday's $1 million Travers when post positions are drawn Wednesday morning.

With Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem expected to remain in California for Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic, and Ohio Derby winner and Preakness and Haskell runner-up Magic Weisner likely to wait for the Pennsylvania Derby on Sept. 2, Medaglia d'Oro is expected to face eight rivals in Saratoga's marquee event.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Steamed Migliore hits road after DQ

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Jockey Richard Migliore, upset over a decision by the stewards to disqualify his mount from first place in Monday's fourth race, took off his two remaining mounts on the card.

Migliore left the track shortly after Silver Squire finished first by 5 3/4 lengths in a first-level allowance race for 2-year-olds.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

You won't see You until 2003

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - You, the five-time Grade 1 winner who finished third in Saturday's Alabama Stakes, will not race again this year, trainer Bobby Frankel said Sunday morning. She will return as a 4-year-old, most likely starting her campaign at the Belmont Park spring meet of 2003.

Frankel said there is nothing physically wrong with You, but said the filly deserves a break. Also, he doesn't believe You could unseat Kentucky Oaks and Alabama winner Farda Amiga for the Eclipse Award as the 3-year-old filly champion.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Million Day sets handle record

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - For the second straight year, single-day handle records for Arlington Park and Illinois were set on Arlington Million Day.

Saturday's 12-race program attracted $15,851,625 in all-sources wagering. Last year, just over $14 million was wagered on Million Day.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Sorority: When superfillies collide

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Two-year-old fillies Advancing Storm and Wild Snitch won maiden races impressively at Monmouth Park Aug. 7 two hours apart. And on Sunday, both went out to the track for their final workouts heading into the Grade 3, $100,000 Sorority. Hailing from top-notch 2-year-old barns, they will be two of the top choices in Sunday's Sorority, the last graded stakes of the meet.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

A messy surface switch

OCEANPORT, N.J. - The betting public and trainers at Monmouth Park were left in confusion Sunday when negotiations between jockeys and track officials about the safety of the turf course led to two turf stakes being switched to the main track. The changes occurred after trainers were arriving at the paddock with their horses for the sixth race and pick four players had already purchased their tickets for the multi-race bet that began a race earlier.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Bosque Redondo enters Classic fray

DEL MAR, Calif. - The starting field for Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic grew in size, and the potential for more speed increased as well, when trainer Paco Gonzalez said that Bosque Redondo would join stablemate Came Home in the Classic, Del Mar's richest race of the season.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Secretariat: Chiselling by a nose

Chiselling made a torrid run to deal Jazz Beat a heart-breaking nose defeat in the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes, allowing Juddmonte Farms and Bobby Frankel to become the first owner and trainer to win two races the same year in the International Festival of Racing at Arlington Park.

Chiselling, bred and owned by Juddmonte Farms, was last of the seven 3-year-olds for the first six furlongs of the 1 1/4-mile Secretariat before jockey Kent Desormeaux began asking the colt for his best.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Beverly D.: Golden Apples upsets Astra

Golden Apples gave owner Gary Tanaka his second victory in the last three runnings of the Beverly D. after getting a great trip and scoring by three-quarters of a length over favored Astra in the Grade 1 event.

Golden Apples, trained by Ben Cecil, returned $6.80 as second choice in a field of six fillies and mares. Tanaka won the 2000 Beverly D. with Snow Polina.