Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. gives his thoughts on how White Abarrio is entering the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 2 after his defeat in the June 7 Metropolitan Handicap (G1). The son of race day breezed three furlongs July 28 in :35.43.
Joseph Jr. also highlights Whitney entrant Skippylongstocking and his target on the a three-peat in the Aug. 22 Charles Town Classic (G2).
Atlantic Six Racing received an offer for Book’em Danno last season when he was a 3-year-old, a proposition so substantial it led each partner to take a deep breath and assess priorities. While partner Jim Scappi did not reveal the amount, he made it clear it was massive. “We got offered so much money,” he…
Disco Time looked like he could be a horse of any kind Nov. 8, prompting a heated pace before drawing away to win the $186,000 Dwyer Stakes in a scintillating performance at Aqueduct Racetrack. A homebred for Juddmonte Farm, the son of Not This Time may have missed most of his 3-year-old campaign with a…
The Backside Learning Center (BLC) , an independent non-profit organization providing support and resources for the diverse community of racetrack workers and their families at Churchill Downs and Kentucky racetracks–is pleased to announce their biggest, annual fundraiser, “Benefit for the Backside: A Day at the Races”, returning Friday, November 21 at noon in the exclusive…
Ballarat-based trainer Thomas Carberry showcased his training expertise Nov. 6 when he saddled up his filly Strictly Business to produce a stellar showing in the VRC Oaks (G1) at Flemington Racecourse, providing the native Irishman with his maiden group 1 success. In the space of just 13 days, the 3-year-old daughter of Grunt has broken…
Although he failed to pick up his feet over the slop on Derby Day, Bracket Buster was undeterred by Monmouth Park‘s wet track June 14, splashing home an eye-catching winner of the $162,000 Pegasus Stakes. Braxton Lynch, the part-owner and founder of BBN Racing, was confident Bracket Buster would avenge his disappointing seventh-place allowance finish…
Back on a fast track in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2), Whisper Hill Farm’s Leslie’s Rose returned to the form that brought her her first graded stakes win, notching her second by 3 3/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 18. The 4-year-old Leslie’s Rose made it quite clear in last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) and this year’s…
