The Pacific Classic features not just a $1 million purse, but several interesting storylines. The most recognizable one surrounds Richard’s Kid being kidnapped from the Bob Baffert barn in a deal the trainer called shady and unprofessional. The Hall of Famer trainer will counter his former two –time Pacific Classic winning horse with the vaunted [...]
August 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Donn Handicap deep and full of talent
The 2012 Grade 1 Donn Handicap (Saturday|Race 10|Gulfstream) has attracted a deeply contentious field of 11 contenders. Notable recent winners include Quality Road in 2010, Invasor in 2007 and Saint Liam in 2005. This year’s winner could become a top contender for the world’s richest race; the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 31. [...]
October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Headache & Where’s Sterling aiming for Breeders Cup after 1-2 finish in Hawthorne Gold Cup
Mike Maker’s former claimer Headache forged to the front in the late stages of the Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup to narrowly defeat Nick Canani’s colt Where’s Sterling by about ¾ of a length. Now the Bluegrass Stakes winning trainer says the gelding will take on the best the world has to offer in the Breeders [...]
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Monmouth betting (Iselin Stakes)
The Grade 3 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes is for three-year-olds and upward going 9 furlongs on the dirt at Monmouth Park. The most notable recent winner of this race is Ghostzapper who romped home by 10 ¾ lengths back in 2004. The race was first contested in 1884 and other winners include Nashua, Bold Ruler, Sword [...]
