Three year old colt for Phil Oviedo made his debut in a “salty” maiden special weight event at ¾ on the turf Sunday. Off at a whopping 90/1 in a 9 horse field, he was void of any early speed, dropped back to last down the back side, and was a good 11 lengths back […]
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Three year old colt for Steve Knapp made his debut on New Year’s Day in a maiden special weight event for Cal Breds at five and a half on the main. Off at 7/2 and bet down from a M/L of 10/1 in a field of 8, he broke slowly from the rail slot, then […]
Five year old gelding for Len Powell tried a starter allowance race for non winners of three on Wednesday at a mile on the turf. Off as the 5/2 second choice in a field of 9, he broke slowly under Flavien Prat and was 8th into the clubhouse turn 7 back of the leaders. Prat […]
Three year old colt for Bob Baffert, who had been off for one full year, made just his 2nd career start on Friday at 3/4 on the main in a maiden special weight event. Off as the 6/5 choice in a field of just five after two late scratches, he broke OK under J.J. but […]
Two year old Irish bred filly for Jack Sisterson made her U.S. debut in the Grade 3 Cecil B. DeMille stakes Sunday at a mile on the turf and she was the lone filly in the race. Off at 6/1 in a field of 7 with two late scratches, she received a lot of early […]
Two year old colt for Phil D’Amato, making just his 2nd career start and 1st in the U.S., had a pretty rough trip in the stretch on Thursday in a one mile maiden special weight event. Off at 9/5 in a field of 10 under Prat, he sat fifth on the fence into the clubhouse […]
Three year old Candy Ride gelding tried a mile on the main track in a maiden claimer in the opener on Thursday. Off as the 8/5 choice in a field of six, he broke alertly under the apprentice Carmona and dueled into the clubhouse turn. He did have to check on the fence coming out […]
Three year old filly for Bob Baffert tried the Grade 3 Torrey Pines stakes at a mile on the main Saturday and simply crushed the field. Off at 1 to 2 in a field of just six with two late scratches, she broke running under J.J. but the inside horse wanted the lead more so […]
The name of this five year old mare fits my wife perfectly but that’s not the reason she made this listing. Off at 5/1 under leading rider J.J. Hernandez, this mare was in for the 1st allowance condition for fillies and mares 3 and up Saturday at 5/8 on the turf. She was pretty much […]
Two year old colt for Peter Miller made his debut on Sunday with some outstanding drills in a maiden special weight at six and a half on the main. Off at 9/1 in a field of 9, he broke horribly under Reylu Gutierrez and was bumped hard by his neighbor Gaming, who just happened to […]