Watching the replay of the first race at Saratoga Race Course July 19, Margaret Davenport and Jon Stillman were almost dazed, overwhelmed by the magnitude of what had just happened. “This is our first racehorse,” said Davenport. “Oh my God. This is absolutely incredible.” Davenport and her husband, Stillman, are no strangers to horse racing; for…
Two races is a small sample size, but whenever Halina’s Forte runs at Saratoga Race Course it has meant something good for trainer Phil Bauer. Nearly a year ago, the daughter of Mitole earned the conditioner his first black-type win at the upstate New York track. Fast forward to the present day, and the filly notched…
Michael Lay’s Cruden Bay returned July 20 from an 11-month layoff to secure a second consecutive victory in the $175,000 Connaught Cup (G2T) at Woodbine. Kehoe Beach , the lone filly in the race, set the pace early on with Cruden Bay at the back of the pack under Fraser Aebly tracking splits of :23.45, :46.05, and…
Raging Torrent , a two-time grade 1 winner, has been retired after developing a suspensory injury to his left foreleg. The son of Maximus Mischief ‘s ailment came about in the weeks following the colt’s 2 1/2-length win over Fierceness in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course. Bred by Rodney Winkler and Alfonso…
Jockey Tiago Pereira is expected to miss a number of weeks after suffering facial fractures in a turf course spill at Del Mar July 19. It happened in race 5 when his mount Origami clipped heels and fell near the three-eighths pole. Both horse and rider momentarily stayed down on the grass before Origami finally…
As the connections of the top finishers in the Haskell Stakes (G1) spend the next few days and weeks mulling plans for their 3-year-olds, some interesting possibilities abound. Starting with Journalism , who notched his third grade 1 win of the year July 19 in the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park, the matchup racing fans…
Sara Elbadwi & Jonathon Kinchen look back at the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga and the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth. Source link
Amiloc will not be confirmed for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 26, with his trainer Ralph Beckett keen to give him more time to recover from his Royal Ascot exertions. The 3-year-old had been a general 10-1 chance for Ascot’s middle-distance showpiece behind Calandagan and Jan Brueghel after landing last month’s King…
Danon Decile , the 2024 Japanese Derby (G1) victor who won Dubai Sheema Classic (G1T) at Meydan Racecourse April 5 defeating European representatives with the highest profile, such as Calandagan and Rebel’s Romance , will be shipped from Japan to the United Kingdom Aug. 5 and the connections are eying the Juddmonte International (G1) at York Aug….
Thought Process has returned as a 3-year-old as perfectly as anyone could ask. Dominating in her comeback race at Santa Anita Park, she moved on to Del Mar with elan, easily vanquishing a talented field in the July 19 San Clemente Handicap (G2T). The win accomplished several goals. Trainer Phil D’Amato took the race for…
