Hard luck two year old colt for Phil Oviedo ran too good to lose in Friday’s opener, a sprint on the main at five and a half for maiden claimers with a tag of $100K. Off as the 2/1 second choice in a field of 7, he broke running under Rickey Gonzalez and vied for […]
Del Mar is a great place to visit, no doubt about it. Cool temps to get away from the summer heat, those cool ocean breezes coming off the Pacific, and lots of pretty people taking in all of the sights, sounds, and even the smells of a race track. And yes, at Del Mar, they […]
Two year old filly for Richard Mandella made her debut on Sunday in a ¾ sprint on the main for maiden special weights. Off at 13/1 in a field of 9, she broke running under Maldonado from the outside slot and sat third down the back side, just two off the leaders. She stayed in […]
Three year old gelding for John Sadler made his U.S. debut in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap for sophomores at a mile and a sixteenth on the lawn on Sunday. Off at 6/1 in a field of 8, he was covered up early by Rispoli and sat 7 lengths off the pace into and […]
Four year old filly for John Sadler had a pretty rough trip in Saturday’s finale, a mile turf starter allowance race for non winners twice. Off at 5/1 in a field of 11, she relaxed nicely for Berrios down the back side and was 8 back of the leaders and about mid pack. She started […]
Two year old colt for Peter Eurton made his debut in Saturday’s opener, a six furlong dash on the main for maiden special weights. Off at 16/1 in a field of 7, he broke running under Antonio Fresu and sat 3rd down the back side just two off the leaders. He came out and looked […]
Lots of stakes action this week starting on Friday with the Real Good Deal stakes at 7 furlongs on the main track for Cal bred sophomores. There is plenty of speed nominated to this race with the very fast Kangaroo Court joined by the almost as fast Bus Buzz. Peter Miller’s Giver Not a Taker […]
1ST RACING, AKA, THE STRONACH GROUP: Since 1st Racing announced back on July 16 that they will shut down Golden Gate Fields at the end of the year, they have been pretty “mum” about what all this entails. I’m not sure they really have any plan in place for Northern California, but what they really […]
As everyone knows who has anything to do with racing, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is off to an awfully rough start with their medication violations and trainer suspensions. After trainer Jonothan Wong had been suspended for four weeks and all of his 100 plus horses have been given to other trainers across the […]
STAKES RECAP: BLOOD AND GUTS: They ran three graded stakes over the weekend and all three had strong fields with plenty of entries. It would be hard to top the Grade 1 Bing Crosby on Saturday as they had 12 strong sprinters go six furlongs on the main track and it was a Win and […]
