Three year old colt for John Shirreffs made his debut on Saturday with some sparkling 5/8 drills but out of 12 of them, not a single one was from the gate. And you guessed it, he broke very slowly in his debut, was dead last in a field of 9, and quickly fell 12 lengths […]
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Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made start #2 on Friday in a maiden claimer for $80,000 for soph fillies at a mile on the turf. Off at 8/1 under J.J., she broke OK from the rail slot, then was covered up into the clubhouse turn and sat five lengths off the leaders in […]
Three year old filly for Richie Baltas ran too good to lose the nite cap on Sunday as she ran a bang up race at 9 furlongs on the grass for maiden special weight soph fillies. Off at 9/2 in a field of 9, she broke well under Kyle Frey and was third into the […]
Three year old filly for John Shirreffs made her debut on Saturday in a maiden special weight at six and a half on the turf from the chute for soph fillies. Off at 2/1 in a field of 8, she made the running right from the start under Desormeaux and had four on the field […]
It’s that time of the year when trainer John Shirreffs gets a horse ready for the Derby trail and this year it is Baeza, a colt out of McKinzie and a Big Brown mare. Sold at auction for $1.2 million, he was off as the 2/1 second choice in this mile maiden special weight on […]
Six year old mare for John Sadler was in for a starter allowance race of $16,000 on Friday with an optional claiming price of $20,000. Sent off as the 3/5 choice in a field of just five due to two late scratches, this mare was in for the tag yet fully qualified to be protected […]
Five year old gelding for Jeff Mullins, who has been off since August, settled in for the 2nd allowance condition coming down the hill on Saturday. Off at 2/1 and the co-choice in the wagering, he broke a step slow under Rispoli and was 8 lengths back of the lonely leader halfway down the hill. […]
Four year old filly now in the Jeff Mullins barn after shipping in from Woodbine was in for the 1st allowance condition at six and a half down the hill on Saturday. Off at 7/2 with a lot of late tote action, she got away poorly and quickly was 14 lengths back of the leader […]
Six year old mare for Jeff Mullins tried the first allowance condition for Cal breds at six and a half on the turf for older runners on Friday. Off as the even money favorite in a field of 7, she broke well under Berrios and sat the perfect trip down the back side in 4th […]
Four year old filly for Tim Yakteen made start #5 in Sunday’s opener at six and a half on the turf from the chute, in a maiden special weight for older fillies and mares. Off at 3/1 in a field of 7 and adding the blinkers for the first time, she broke well under Prat […]