Articles posted June 25, 2011

Baffert's 'Prayer' Answers in Iowa Derby

• By Jack Shinar
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Midwest Region

Prayer for Relief gave trainer Bob Baffert consecutive wins in the $250,000 Iowa Derby (gr. III) when he registered a mild upset at Prairie Meadows on the night of June 25.

Good Golly, Little Miss Holly Rocks Iowa Oaks

• By Jack Shinar
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Midwest Region

Fast-improving Little Miss Holly swept past Find the Humor in the stretch and held sway for a two-length victory in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) on the night of June 25 at Prairie Meadows.

Owner Injured at Emerald Downs

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Tony Schiro, a 69-year-old owner, sustained a broken femur and possible head injuries after a runaway horse struck him.

Irish Derby Interview - Ed Dunlop

• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Simon Burgess talks with trainer Ed Dunlop, whose charge Native Khan runs in the Irish Derby on June 26. Watch Video

Irish Derby Interview - Ed Dunlop

• June 25, 2011

Simon Burgess talks with trainer Ed Dunlop, whose charge Native Khan runs in the Irish Derby on June 26.Sponsored by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing.

Flashy Lassie, 17-1, Upsets Debutante

• By Jason Shandler
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

The longest shot on the board at 17-1, Barry L. King's Flashy Lassie came from off the pace to collar Five Star Momma in the late going to take the $109,300 Debutante (gr. III) June 25 at Churchill Downs.

Summer Soiree Steams Home in Boiling Springs

• By Jack Shinar
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Making her turf debut, Summer Soiree disposed of pacesetter Salary Drive on the turn for home and romped to victory by 8 1/2 lengths in the $155,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park June 25.

Court of the Realm Wins King Edward

• By Jason Shandler
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International, Northeast Region

Making his stakes debut, Aurora Meadows and Oxbridge Farm's Court of the Realm held off the determined run of Fifty Proof to win the $269,200 King Edward (Can-IIT) June 25 at Woodbine.

Buster's Ready Rolls in Mother Goose

• By Jason Shandler
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Buster's Ready took over at the top of the lane and emphatically repelled the bids of her rivals, including odds-on favorite Joyful Victory, to score the $250,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) June 25 at Belmont Park.

Giants Play Breaks Through in NY Stakes

• By Jason Shandler
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Giants Play took advantage of an unpressured lead in the early going and had just enough to hold off Zagora to notch her first stakes victory in the $150,000 New York (gr. IIT) June 25 at Belmont Park.

Pretty Polly Interview - Aidan O'Brien

• June 25, 2011

Simon Burgess talks with trainer Aidan O'Brien after Misty For Me's impressive win in the Pretty Polly at the Curragh. Sponsored by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing.

Pretty Polly Interview - Aidan O'Brien

• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Simon Burgess talks with trainer Aidan O'Brien after Misty For Me's impressive win in the Pretty Polly at the Curragh. Watch Video

Churchill Adds Races Back to Closing Week

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Eight of the nine races lost June 23 due to the tornado that hit Churchill Downs' barn area the previous night will be made up on closing week.

Misty For Me Clear Winner in Pretty Polly

• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Misty For Me grabbed the lead from the start and never looked back, drawing off in the final furlong to win the $284,558 Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes (Ire-I) at the Curragh by six lengths over Midday June 25.

Irish National Stud (Video)

• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Breeding, International

Simon Burgess talks with John Osborne, CEO of the Irish National Stud, about the property and the horses, including stallions Invincible Spirit, Art Connoisseur, Amadeus Wolf, and Lord Shanakill. Watch Video

Irish National Stud

• June 25, 2011

Simon Burgess talks with John Osborne, CEO of the Irish National Stud, where Sea The Stars was raised, about the property and the horses, including stallions Invincible Spirit, Art Connoisseur, Amadeus Wolf, and Lord Shanakill. Sponsored by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing.

Study Examines Stem Cells' Efficacy in Racehorses

• By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
• June 25, 2011
• Horse Health

Although stem cell therapy continues to increase in popularity for treating horse racing injuries, its use bas been based only on experimental data regarding the treatment modality's efficacy. However, a group of researchers from Great Britain recently published a study examining the effects of stem cell therapy in superficial digital flexor tendons (...

Dialed In to Have Knee Surgery

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Robert LaPenta's Dialed In, winner of this year's Florida Derby (gr. I), will have surgery next week on a chip in his right knee and will be taken out of training for a undetermined period of time.