Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6/19/2016

Mon Jun 20 2016Jason Michael

Speeding Bullet Close To Returning The track record holder returning to Palm Beach after a one year hiatus schooled twice this week as he gets back into racing shape, finishing second and fourth.  This is an intriguing story that will be v ...
Meadows’ Strike At $33 Tops Winners ; Picks Partner For Triactors At Mohawk; 50-Percent H2W Rate Is Year’s Highest

Mon Jun 20 2016TwinSpires Staff

The big June 18 Mohawk program featuring the North America Cup was kind to the betting public’s choices, offering few surprises, which did not do us much good in the features category. Our minor score at the Meadows earlier in the day and some strong ...
Cheekaboo prevails in Honeymoon blanket finish

Mon Jun 20 2016Jen Caldwell

It came right down to the wire in the $201,380 Honeymoon Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, and Cheekaboo played peekaboo between rivals to score by a head in the 1 1/8-mile grass contest. Gone to Bali set the early pace of :22.72, :45.9 ...
Songbird likely headed east following Summertime Oaks romp

Sun Jun 19 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release Sunday morning, one day after celebrating his 70th birthday in the winner’s circle after champion Songbird recorded yet another victory, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was back at his grandstand perch at Santa Anita Park. “It ...
Donegal Moon rallies for Pegasus victory

Sun Jun 19 2016Jen Caldwell

Donegal Moon put in a nice last-to-first rally in Sunday’s $154,500 Pegasus Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park to score by 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Joe Bravo. The duo were content to settle in the rear of the seven-horse field after bobbling at the ...
Churchill Downs unveils logos for 2017 Kentucky Derby and Oaks

Sun Jun 19 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release Churchill Downs Racetrack unveiled the official logos for the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) between races on Saturday’s “Downs After Dark” nighttime racing event. The logos were designed by SME, a New Yo ...

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Stephen Foster Night winners doing well

Sun Jun 19 2016TwinSpires Staff

Edited Press Release All five stakes winners on Saturday evening’s card at Churchill Downs exited their wins in good shape, according to their connections. Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) winner Bradester walked away from his first Grade 1 t ...
Pleuven begins to fulfill early promise in Wise Dan

Sun Jun 19 2016Kellie Reilly

Once upon a time a promising turf youngster, Pleuven excelled in his third start off a 13-month layoff and scored a breakthrough victory in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan (G2) (formerly known as the Firecracker) at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-o ...
Bradester just holds off Eagle, Majestic Harbor to wire Stephen Foster

Sun Jun 19 2016Jen Caldwell

Joseph W. Sutton’s Bradester took command of Saturday night’s $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs and had just enough left to hold off the combined rallies of Eagle and Majestic Harbor to score under jockey Joe Bravo. The si ...
Songbird ‘has wings on her hooves,’ flies to Summertime Oaks win

Sun Jun 19 2016Jen Caldwell

Fox Hill Farms’ champion Songbird made her return off an unscheduled two-month break on Saturday in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita Park, and the dark bay miss never seemed to come out of a gallop the entire way home. Jockey Mik ...
Paid Up Subscriber stretches out, earns first stakes win in Fleur de Lis

Sun Jun 19 2016Vance Hanson

Paid Up Subscriber, a dual allowance winner who had gone unplaced in two prior stakes attempts, led a trio of longshots across the wire in Saturday night's $200,000 Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at Churchill Downs in her first start around two turns. Finish ...
Gun Runner Haskell bound after Matt Winn romp

Sun Jun 19 2016Vance Hanson

Six weeks after finishing third to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Gun Runner made a successful return to the races Saturday night at Churchill Downs registering a facile victory in the $100,000 Matt Winn (G3) . Gearing up for next month's $1 ...
Obviously’s speed proves a royal flush in Poker

Sat Jun 18 2016Kellie Reilly

Veteran speedball Obviously is tough to catch when he’s loose on the lead, and the Southern California shipper found his ideal scenario at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $300,000 Poker (G3) . Trainer Phil D’Amato was initially considering the June 4 ...