Tag Archives: Jose Valdivia

Breezy Blue: Bumping Cost Her a Position In Inquiry After Strong Debut

Three year old filly for Adam Kitchingman made her debut in Saturday’s finale, a 5/8 turf sprint for Cal bred soph fillies. Off at 9/1 in a field of 11, she was bumped off stride at the start, then settled in fifth early about 4 back of the leaders. She stayed in that position turning […]

Gentle (GB): Bad Trip and Finished 3rd On Sheer Class Can Improve

Three year old filly for George Papaprodromou was in for the 1st allowance condition on Sunday after breaking her maiden impressively over this turf course 3 weeks ago. However, once her regular rider, Umberto Rispoli, took off all of his mounts Sunday, “Papa” didn’t use good judgement in selecting the veteran Jose Valdivia to ride […]