Arlington Million scouting report: Tryster

Sun Aug 07 2016Kellie Reilly

Tryster aims to become the first Godolphin runner to pass the post first in the Arlington Million (G1). Godolphin’s Sulamani was famously awarded the victory upon Storming Home’s disqualification in the 2003 Million. By past Godolphin star (and no ...
SOUTHLAND preview - Monday, August 8

Sun Aug 07 2016MoneyMaker Mike

The results are in from the first week of August's kennel study and I've listed them below. I am going to be keeping up with 3 or 4 different Southland kennels each week this month and checking their results from several days each week. People have o ...
Top Three-Year-Olds in Tonight's Golden State Derby Trials

Sun Aug 07 2016

Champion filly Walk Thru Crystal runs Sunday night at Los Alamitos Walk Thru Crystal, 2015 AQHA Champion 2-year-old filly, will run in the final trial for trainer Yanet Rodriguez. The well-bred filly captured both the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million ...
Pre-entries released for Arlington Million, Beverly D., Secretariat, American St Leger

Sun Aug 07 2016Kellie Reilly

Exactly one week ahead of Arlington’s International Festival of Racing, pre-entries for the Arlington Million (G1), Beverly D. (G1), Secretariat (G1), and American St Leger (G3) were announced Saturday. The 34th running of the Arlington Million ...
28-1 Free Rose goes wire to wire in La Jolla

Sun Aug 07 2016Kellie Reilly

Trainer Richard Baltas already had a proper Del Mar Oaks (G1) contender in Mokat, the convincing winner of the local prep in the San Clemente (G2). Now he’s added the local stepping stone to the Del Mar Derby (G2) too, after Free Rose sprang a front- ...
The Pizza Man works; Million rival Tryster takes first tour of Arlington

Sun Aug 07 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited press release Midwest Thoroughbreds’ The Pizza Man stepped out at Arlington International Racecourse Saturday morning to put in his final work as he prepares an attempt at becoming the only back-to-back winner of the $1 million A ...

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In-foal Lady Lara blooms in De La Rose

Sun Aug 07 2016Kellie Reilly

Ben Sangster’s Lady Lara has been mixing it up exclusively in graded company for nearly two years, most recently finishing fourth in the June 11 Just a Game (G1). Bred and reportedly scanned in foal to Uncle Mo, the Irish-bred five-year-old was given ...
Frosted much the best in Whitney

Sun Aug 07 2016TwinSpires Staff

by Teresa Genaro The sounds from the crowd at Saratoga Race Course late Saturday afternoon were the sorts of sounds that are often a reaction to bad news. Gasps. Cries. Groans. And for much of the Grade I, $1.25 million Whitney , the feroc ...
Paola Queen stages 55-1 upset in Test

Sat Aug 06 2016Jen Caldwell

Coming into Saturday’s $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, the best Grupo Seven C Stable’s Paola Queen had been able to do against stakes rivals was a second in the April 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) while making her black-type debut. The Flat ...
Celebrations abound for Champagne Room after Sorrento

Sat Aug 06 2016Vance Hanson

When the field for the $200,000 Sorrento (G2) was coming up rather short earlier in the week, one could not blame trainer Peter Eurton for taking a shot with his maiden filly Champagne Room. Runner-up in her debut on opening weekend at Del Mar, the ...
Guapaza gets the jump on Suffused in Waya

Sat Aug 06 2016Kellie Reilly

Don Alberto Stable’s Guapaza launched a perfectly timed move to prevail as the 7-2 favorite in Saturday’s $200,000 Waya (G3) at Saratoga. Jockey Javier Castellano had her creep forward approaching the final turn, and that put her on the premises ...
Staying in training an Innovative Idea for Groupie Doll winner

Sat Aug 06 2016Ed DeRosa

Innovative Idea always had a broodmare career waiting for her sooner or later, and thankfully for trainer Eoin Harty it’s going to come later for Godolphin’s homebred four-year-old Bernardini filly. Innovative Idea notched her second consecutive s ...
Lookin At Lee Wins Ellis Park Juvenile as Churchill two-year-old form continues to hold

Sat Aug 06 2016Ed DeRosa

The Churchill Downs two-year-olds have done well beyond the Twin Spires this summer, and that continued on Saturday at Ellis Park where Lookin At Lee won the $75,000 Ellis Park Juvenile . Don Nelson’s Lookin At Lee made his career debut on June 1 ...