Three year old filly for Bob Baffert made her debut on Saturday in a maiden special weight affair at six and a half on the main. Off at 9/2 in a field of 7, she made the running right from the get go and dueled for the early lead through fractions of 22.04 and 44.96 […]
This win machine from the softer circuits didn’t embarrass herself in this Stakes event as she sat behind the four horse duel up the backstretch. She was behind a wall of runners entering the stretch, but did find clear sailing soon after and rallied on the slower outside. The filly does have a tendency to […]
A gelding who was awful in his last two starts may have been the winner in this affair if not for a wide-throughout trip over a track that favored the inside. He did show his usual early speed as a four horse duel developed as they left the chute and he was in the five-path […]
Had a wide trip throughout when the inside seemed to be the faster part of the track . He made his bid around the far turn while still in the three-path and was able to gain ground to finish 3rd. A fairer track and a better trip can only help in his next start. Next […]
Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made start #2 in Saturday’s opener and first since last August in this maiden special weight event at five and a half on the turf. She was bumped around at the start, but was challenging for the lead by the half mile pole, through awfully quick fractions of […]
Three year old gelding for Dean Pederson, a Turfdom Best Bet on the day, faced 13 others in a maiden claimer for sophomore Cal breds at ¾ on the main Friday. He broke running from the gate under Cedillo and had one length on this large field by the half mile pole, through moderate fractions […]
Comebacker may have been prepping in this sprint as both of her wins have been routes. She was asked for early speed and was hustled out aggressively by her jock. The filly was able to set the pace with three other runners pressing her up the backstretch, but she was caught entering the stretch and […]
A change of tactics were used here as the filly sat in midpack early. Her jock is not exactly the strongest of riders, but she did well to run on late to finish 3rd and maybe she is best as a laterunner. If so, then maybe she can graduate in her next start especially with […]
The Jones barn often places their runners in tough spots, but this gelding did have a legit chance today. He tracked the pace along the rail up the backstretch and around the turn. However, he was stuck behind a wall of horses as they entered the stretch and had to be reined back by the […]
Three year old colt for Doug O’Neill had a bit of bad luck on Saturday in this $50,000 maiden claimer for sophomores at 9 furlongs on the main. Off at 2/1 in a field of 8 in a race taken off the grass, he broke from the extreme outside and wasn’t quite ready to go […]