Three year old filly for Steve Knapp tried the first allowance condition on Sunday at ¾ on the main for soph fillies. Off at 4/1 in just a five horse field after two late scratches, she broke running from the outside under Ricky Gonzales and laid third down the back side. She started to move […]
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Three year old colt for Mark Glatt made his debut on Saturday in the opener, a six and a half furlong dash on the green from out of the chute. Off as the 3/5 choice in a field of 8, he broke slowly under J.J. and was dead last for most of the race, trailing […]
Three year old filly for George Papaprodromou made start #3 on Saturday in quest of her maiden win and for the first time was dropped in for a claiming price. Off at 8/1 in this 8 horse field at a mile on the turf for a $62,500 tag, she sat fifth into the clubhouse turn […]
Three year old colt for Neil Drysdale made her debut on Sunday at ¾ on the turf in a maiden special weight event. Off at 7/1 in a field of 10, she was void of any early speed and was last down the back side, 9 lengths off the pace. Aguilar kept her on the […]
Three year old filly for Jeff Mullins tried the Sweet Life stakes on Saturday at six and a half down the hill for soph fillies. Off at 17/1 in a field of 11, she broke a step slow under Berrios and was last early. The jock kept her on the fence throughout, found a seam […]
Eight year old full horse for D’Amato is aptly named being bred south of the equator in Argentina. Having not raced since June, he surfaced in a good spot in a $50,000 claimer Saturday for older runners at six and a half on the turf coming out of the chute. Bet down to 9/5 in […]
Another D’Amato veteran here, a six year old gelding off since November, and recently transferred into this barn, faced 7 in a 1st allowance condition at a mile on the grass Saturday. Off at 11/1, he broke well under Dettori and sat 4th into the clubhouse turn just 3 back of the leaders. The jock […]
Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made her debut in Sunday’s opener, a six and a half furlong sprint for maiden special weights on the main. Off at 4/1 and having to break from the rail, she was hustled to the front by Johnny V. and set fast fractions of 21.64 and 44.87 for […]
Three year old colt for Mike McCarthy made start #2 on Saturday at 9 furlongs on the grass in a maiden special weight. Off as the 5/2 choice in a field of 11, he broke well under Johnny V and laid 3rd into the clubhouse turn just 3 lengths back of the leaders. He stayed […]
Four year old filly for Jeff Mullins came off a brief freshening on Saturday, got a rider upgrade to Berrios, and showed improved early speed that developed into a sharp victory. Off at 3/1 in a field of 9 in this first allowance condition sprint on the grass, she broke sharply from the inside and […]