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Returning Redding Colliery Wins at Aqueduct

Returning Redding Colliery Wins at Aqueduct

Tested at top of the stretch by 4-5 favorite I Want Revenge, the front-running Redding Colliery battled back along the inside to register a two-length victory in the $73,500 Evening Attire Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.

 Saturday, January 28, 2012
Jockey Jackie Davis Involved in Aqueduct Fall

Jockey Jackie Davis Involved in Aqueduct Fall

Jockey Jackie Davis apparently escaped serious injury when she was involved in a spill just past the wire following the ninth race at Aqueduct Jan. 15.

 Sunday, January 15, 2012

Alvarado Injures Abdomen in Aqueduct Spill

Following a spill involving two horses at Aqueduct Jan. 14, jockey Junior Alvarado was in stable condition at North Shore University Hospital awaiting results of a CT scan of his abdomen.

 Saturday, January 14, 2012

Boisterous Bangs Out Easy Win in Red Smith

Boisterous wrapped up his 4-year-old campaign on a high note Nov. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack, coming from off the pace for a two-length victory over Bold Hawk in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT).

 Saturday, November 05, 2011
Noble's Promise Triumphs in Aristides Battle

Noble's Promise Triumphs in Aristides Battle

A little sharper in his second start of the season, Noble's Promise returned to Churchill Downs to post a hard-fought win in the $110,300 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) June 4.

 Saturday, June 04, 2011
Kentucky Derby Interview - Alan Garcia

Kentucky Derby Interview - Alan Garcia

Lenny Shulman interviews Alan Garcia, jockey for Soldat.

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 Thursday, May 05, 2011
Animal Kingdom All Tiger in Vinery Spiral S.

Animal Kingdom All Tiger in Vinery Spiral S.

Animal Kingdom took the overland route to a possible start in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) when he drew off late for a 2 3/4-length win in the $500,000 Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III) at Turfway Park March 26

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Gomez, Anderson Part Ways

Gomez, Anderson Part Ways

Top rider Garrett Gomez and super agent Ron Anderson have parted ways; geography plays a part.

 Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Soldat Wire-to-Wire in Fountain of Youth

Soldat Wire-to-Wire in Fountain of Youth

Soldat ran away from To Honor and Serve and held off Gourmet Dinner to win the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Feb. 26 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 26, 2011
Adirondack Summer Shows Grit in Dania Beach

Adirondack Summer Shows Grit in Dania Beach

Adirondack Summer, responding to left-handed urging from jockey Alan Garcia, got up at the wire to win the roughly run $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes by a nose over Brilliant Speed on the turf at Gulfstream Park Jan. 16.

 Sunday, January 16, 2011
Consistent Tar Heel Mom Wins Sugar Swirl

Consistent Tar Heel Mom Wins Sugar Swirl

Tar Heel Mom, who fires nearly every time, ran another big race to begin her 6-year-old campaign, this time holding off Hilda's Passion by neck to take the $100,000 Sugar Swirl (gr. III) Jan. 15 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, January 15, 2011
Acoma Turns Spinster Upside Down

Acoma Turns Spinster Upside Down

Multiple stakes winner winner Acoma added a first grade I victory to her record when she seized the lead coming off the turn for home en route to taking the $500,000 Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 10.

 Sunday, October 10, 2010
A Z Warrior Much the Best in Frizette

A Z Warrior Much the Best in Frizette

A Z Warrior pulled away in the stretch to post a decisive victory in the $300,000 Frizette (gr. I) Oct. 9 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, October 09, 2010
Girolamo Gets Grade I in Vosburgh

Girolamo Gets Grade I in Vosburgh

Godolphin Racing's Girolamo put away Riley Tucker in mid-stretch en route to a decisive victory in the $350,000 Vosburgh Stakes(gr. I) Oct. 2 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, October 02, 2010
Al Khali Finds Room, Wins Bowling Green

Al Khali Finds Room, Wins Bowling Green

Al Khali finally got loose in mid-stretch and ran down odds-on favorite Winchester in the final yards to win the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) Sept. 11 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, September 11, 2010
Lethal Combination Lands Final Saranac Punch

Lethal Combination Lands Final Saranac Punch

Lethal Combination rallied from last in upper stretch to register his first graded stakes win by a half-length over Turf Melody in the $100,000 Saranac (gr. IIIT) on Sarataga's Mellon Turf Course Sept. 5.

 Sunday, September 05, 2010
Soldat Wins With Anticipation in Turf Debut

Soldat Wins With Anticipation in Turf Debut

Making his turf debut, maiden Soldat seized the lead at the head of the stretch and scored a convincing three-length win in the $100,000 With Anticipation Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Saratoga Sept. 3.

 Friday, September 03, 2010
Flamin' Hot Wins Fowler on DQ at Monmouth

Flamin' Hot Wins Fowler on DQ at Monmouth

Even-money choice Flamin' Hot was elevated to first following the disqualification of Escrow Kid in the $96,000 Anderson Fowler Stakes before a Father's Day crowd of 24,262 at Monmouth Park June 20.

 Sunday, June 20, 2010

Trappe Shot: From Big Price to Big Shot?

After setting a Maryland record in the sale ring, the Tapit colt could develop into a major force in this year's 3-year-old division.

 Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tar Heel Mom Enters Vagrancy 'Cap Off Big Win

Tar Heel Mom Enters Vagrancy 'Cap Off Big Win

Alex Rankin's Tar Heel Mom, the Distaff Handicap (gr. II) winner last month at Aqueduct, will tote top weight of 119 pounds as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 29 at Belmont.

 Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Jockey Alan Garcia Records 1,000th Victory

Jockey Alan Garcia Records 1,000th Victory

Jockey Alan Garcia earned the 1,000th win of his career when he drove odds-on choice Saint Eligius to victory by three-quarters of a length in the second race at Gulfstream Park March 20, according to Equibase.

 Sunday, March 21, 2010
Barbaro's Brother a Step Away from Derby

Barbaro's Brother a Step Away from Derby

Barbaro's full brother could be one strong run away from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

 Friday, March 19, 2010
Short But Strong Field to Contest Cigar Mile

Short But Strong Field to Contest Cigar Mile

The defection of both Quality Road and Munnings has left the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile (gr. I) with a field of just six -- and only five betting interests -- but the Nov. 28 race at Aqueduct still packs plenty of star power.

 Thursday, November 26, 2009
Vintage Run for Vineyard Haven in De Francis

Vintage Run for Vineyard Haven in De Francis

Godolphin's big year continued Oct. 24 when odds-on choice Vineyard Haven burst through along the inside in deep stretch to capture the $300,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (gr. I) over a sloppy track at Laurel Park.

 Saturday, October 24, 2009
Etched Edges Kiss the Kid in Meadowlands Cup

Etched Edges Kiss the Kid in Meadowlands Cup

Darley Stable's homebred Etched held off a late rush by Kiss the Kid to win the $300,000 Meadowlands Cup (gr. II) Oct. 16 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.

 Friday, October 16, 2009
Girolamo Serves Notice in Jerome Handicap Win

Girolamo Serves Notice in Jerome Handicap Win

Godolphin Racing's highly-touted 3-year-old Girolamo overwhelmed Kensei after a brief stretch duel and scored the $150,000 Jerome Handicap (gr. II) by 1 1/4 lengths Oct. 11 at Belmont Park in his first stakes appearance of the season.

 Sunday, October 11, 2009
Grand Couturier Back in Form in Bowling Green

Grand Couturier Back in Form in Bowling Green

Favored Grand Couturier got the soft going he appreciates and a solid pace to chase, helping him to his first win of the year in the $158,500 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park Sept. 13.

 Sunday, September 13, 2009
Jockey Garcia Suspended Seven Days

Jockey Garcia Suspended Seven Days

Jockey Alan Garcia has been suspended seven days for careless riding aboard Vineyard Haven in the King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga on Aug. 29.

 Monday, August 31, 2009

Bribon Returns With Stylish Turf Win at Spa

Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) winner Bribon returned to action with a sharp 2 3/4-length win on the Saratoga turf in a $100,000 optional claiming allowance Aug. 9.

 Sunday, August 09, 2009
Justenuffhumor Laughs Last in Fourstardave

Justenuffhumor Laughs Last in Fourstardave

Jockey Alan Garcia guided Justenuffhumor through heavy traffic in the stretch to win the $158,750 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) in the 4-year-old colt's stakes debut Aug. 2 at rainy Saratoga.

 Sunday, August 02, 2009
Swift Temper Handles Pace, Wins Delaware 'Cap

Swift Temper Handles Pace, Wins Delaware 'Cap

Swift Temper dictated the pace for jockey Alan Garcia and kicked away in the stretch to post a surprisingly easy 2 1/4-length upset in the $1-million Delaware Handicap (gr. II) July 19 at Delaware Park.

 Sunday, July 19, 2009
Our Edge Rules Over Barbaro Rivals

Our Edge Rules Over Barbaro Rivals

Our Edge, a fast-developing 3-year-old colt trained by Nick Zito for Robert LaPenta, made easy work of 10 rivals in the $152,100 Barbaro Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park July 19.

 Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sailor's Cap Aces Poker; Kip Deville Folds

Sailor's Cap Aces Poker; Kip Deville Folds

Sailor's Cap overcame a 6 1/2-month layoff to blitz past the odds-on favorite Kip Deville in winning the $103,500 Poker Stakes (gr. IIIT) on a soft turf course at Belmont Park June 14.

 Sunday, June 14, 2009
No Catching Florentino in Jefferson Cup

No Catching Florentino in Jefferson Cup

The Japanese-bred Florentino led all the way to hold off favored El Crespo for his first graded stakes victory in the $163,500 Jefferson Cup (gr. IIT) on the Churchill Downs turf course June 13.

 Saturday, June 13, 2009
Rutherienne Outslugs Nassau Stakes Foes

Rutherienne Outslugs Nassau Stakes Foes

Grade I winner Rutherienne returned to her winning ways with a three-length triumph in the $276,326 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf May 30, going over the $1 million mark in career earnings in the process.

 Saturday, May 30, 2009
Bribon Uses Late Kick to Score Met Mile Win

Bribon Uses Late Kick to Score Met Mile Win

Marc Keller's 6-year-old gelding Bribon came five-wide into the lane and outran a trio of rivals to take the $600,000 Shadwell Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) by a half-length over Smooth Air May 25 at Belmont Park.

 Monday, May 25, 2009
Carolyn's Cat Crashes Vagrancy Party

Carolyn's Cat Crashes Vagrancy Party

Carolyn's Cat spoiled an anticipated rematch between the fine sprinters Game Face and Any Limit in the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) when she went all the way for a front-running score at Belmont Park May 24.

 Sunday, May 24, 2009
Peter Pan: Charitable Man Lives Up to Praise

Peter Pan: Charitable Man Lives Up to Praise

Kiaran McLaughlin has been saying for several weeks that Charitable Man is one of the most talented 3-year-olds in the country and he only needed some more seasoning to show it. On May 9 in the $200,000 Peter Pan (gr. II), the son of Lemon Drop Kid backed up his trainer's words, taking over at the top of the lane and powering to a 3 3/4-length score under Alan Garcia.

 Saturday, May 09, 2009
Bribon Gets Grade With Westchester Surge

Bribon Gets Grade With Westchester Surge

Favored Bribon used a huge sweeping move on the turn to open a big lead in the stretch en route to his first graded stakes win in the $110,000 Westchester (gr. III) April 29 as Belmont Park opened its 2009 spring/summer meet.

 Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Regal Ransom Will Run in Derby

Regal Ransom Will Run in Derby

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said Monday that Regal Ransom and Desert Party are both scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).

 Monday, April 20, 2009

Team Curlin Garners Top NYTWA Honors

Two-time Eclipse Horse of the Year Curlin and his connections have swept the top awards for 2008, as voted by the members of the New York Turf Writers Association. All of the 2008 award winners will be honored at the 86th annual NYTWA Awards Dinner at the Saratoga National Golf Club Aug. 24.

 Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Garcia Makes Keeneland His April Home

Garcia Makes Keeneland His April Home

Jockey Alan Garcia, whose most recent stakes win came aboard Godolphin Stables' Regal Ransom in the March 29 UAE Derby (UAE-II), will spend the spring meet at Keeneland in Lexington for the first time in his career, agent Tony Micaleff said March 31.

 Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Regal Ransom Pulls UAE Derby Upset

Regal Ransom Pulls UAE Derby Upset

Godolphin's Regal Ransom held off stablemate Desert Party by a half-length to post a 13-1 upset in the $2 million UAE Derby (UAE-II) March 28 at Nad Al Sheba.

 Saturday, March 28, 2009
Justwhistledixie Easy Davona Dale Winner

Justwhistledixie Easy Davona Dale Winner

West Point Thoroughbreds and partners' Justwhistledixie stalked the pace, took over leaving the turn, and cruised to a 3 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies at Gulfstream Park March 1.

 Sunday, March 01, 2009
First U.S. Win for 'Duke' in Hallandale

First U.S. Win for 'Duke' in Hallandale

Duke of Homberg shook free in the homestretch under jockey Alan Garcia to capture the $125,000 Hallandale Beach Stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf for his first American win in four starts Feb. 14.

 Saturday, February 14, 2009
Albertus Maximus Wins Donn; Dubai Next

Albertus Maximus Wins Donn; Dubai Next

Albertus Maximus wore down a stubborn Finallymadeit in the final stages to win the $489,000 Donn Handicap (gr. I) in the 5-year-old's first start for Shadwell Stable and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.

 Saturday, January 31, 2009
Break Water Edison Shows Spark in Nashua

Break Water Edison Shows Spark in Nashua

Break Water Edison took the overland route for jockey Alan Garcia to register his first stakes win in the $118,500 Nashua (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Aqueduct Nov. 2.

 Sunday, November 02, 2008
Zito Duo Head Meadowlands Cup

Zito Duo Head Meadowlands Cup

The Nick Zito-trained duo of Da'Tara and Anak Nakal heads the field for the $350,000 grade II Meadowlands Cup Oct. 3 at Meadowlands.

 Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Grand Couturier Romps in Turf Classic

Grand Couturier Romps in Turf Classic

Marc Keller's Grand Couturier scored his second consecutive grade I win, coming from off the pace to post a resounding victory in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. IT) Sept. 27 at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008
Dynaforce Outduels Mauralakana

Dynaforce Outduels Mauralakana

Dynaforce repelled a challenge from heavily favored Mauralakana at the top of the stretch to power away to a four-length victory in the $588,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park Sept. 27.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008
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