Articles posted October 8, 2006

Stormello Posts Stunner in Norfolk for Kent D.

• By Jack Shinar
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup

Jockey Kent Desormeaux returned to Santa Anita Park Sunday to guide William Currin's 11-1 shot Stormello to victory in the $247,000 Norfolk Breeders' Cup (gr. II) for 2-year-olds.

Great Intentions Cooks Gallant Bloom Rivals

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Barry K. Schwartz's Great Intentions skewered Win McCool in a speed duel, then kicked on for four-length victory in the $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares over 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Park Sunday.

Tawqeet Gives Kingmambo First Aussie GI Win

• By Peter Tonkes
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding, International

Kingmambo sired his first Southern Hemisphere grade I winner as the U.S. bred Tawqeet won the $600,000 (Australian) Metropolitan Handicap (Aus-I) at Randwick on Oct 7.

Racing To Win Takes Major Step to Cox Plate

• By Peter Tonkes
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Racing To Win elevated himself to within sight of the summit with a history-making success in the Epsom Handicap (Aus-I) at Randwick on Oct 7. First prize for the heaviest-priced favorite in the 140-year history of the famous mile advanced his earnings to almost $3 million (Australian).

Sgt. Bert Sets Keeneland Turf Mark in Woodford

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Outsider Sgt. Bert set a Keeneland course record for 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf Sunday while winning the $114,600 Woodford Stakes for the second year in a row.

Asi Siempre Always Best in Spinster Surprise

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006

Martin S. Schwartz's Asi Siempre, off the lawn for the first time in her 15-race career, strode away to a convincing victory in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) on the all-weather track at Keeneland Sunday.

Asi Siempre Always Best in Spinster Surprise

• By Jack Shinar
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Martin S. Schwartz's Asi Siempre, off the lawn for the first time in her 15-race career, strode away to a convincing victory in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) on the all-weather track at Keeneland Sunday.

Invasor Breezes Sharply at Belmont

• October 8, 2006
• Breeders' Cup

Horse of the Year candidate Invasor breezed a half mile over the main track in :48 1/5 Sunday morning at Belmont Park for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.

Albertrani: Bernardini 'Horse to Beat' in Classic

• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup

Trainer Tom Albertrani anticipates that Bernardini, fresh off another authoritative victory in Saturday's Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), will be the one to beat in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic -- Powered by Dodge (gr. I) on Nov. 4.

Graded Winner Survivalist to Park Stud

• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Park Stud has announced that the Phipps family bred and raced Survivalist, a 4-year-old graded stakes-winning son of Danzig, out of a full sister to Seeking the Gold, will enter stud at Park Stud in Ontario, Canada.

CHRB Issues Weekly Violation Report

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006

The California Horse Racing Board has established a new policy of releasing a weekly update of complaints, accusations, stewards rulings, and board decisions involving Class 1, 2, and 3 medication violations and other significant matters.

Ah Day's Sonny Hine Win Tops Hamilton's Return

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Jockey Steve "Cowboy" Hamilton has made it all the way back from retirement, winning his first race after a one year absence Friday and capturing the $100,000 Sonny Hine Stakes atop Ah Day Saturday at Laurel Park.

Sadler's Wells Filly Stands Out at Tattersalls

• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Sales

Fillies by Sadler's Wells and Key of Luck topped the final day of the Tattersalls October yearling sale part 1, realizing 1.2 million guineas and 900,000 guineas, respectively.

Kelly's Landing Rides Rail to Phoenix BC Win

• By Jack Shinar
• October 8, 2006
• Thoroughbred Racing

Summerplace Farm's homebred Kelly's Landing found running room along the inside to rally for a one-length victory over an unlucky Areyoutalkintome in Keeneland's $268,600 Phoenix Breeders' Cup (gr. III) Saturday.

Kelly's Landing Pulls Away in Stretch to Win Phoenix Breeders' Cup

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 8, 2006

Jockey Rafael Bejarano maneuvered Kelly's Landing to the rail in midstretch and the 5-year-old son of Patton gradually pulled away to a one-length victory in the $268,600, grade III Phoenix Breeders' Cup, one of the supporting feature races on Keeneland's Saturday race card.