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Suwannee River Outcome Upheld

Suwannee River Outcome Upheld

After a Feb. 14 hearing, stewards at Gulfstream Park upheld Green Girl's Feb. 3 win.

 Friday, February 15, 2008
Green Girl Goes Out a Winner

Green Girl Goes Out a Winner

Under a patient ride from Rene Douglas, Green Girl won Gulfstream Park's Suwanee River Handicap (gr. IIIT) for her first win since July 9, 2006, when the French-bred mare won at Chantilly.

 Sunday, February 03, 2008
In Summation Sharp in Palos Verdes

In Summation Sharp in Palos Verdes

Waterford Stable's In Summation again showed his affinity for synthetic surfaces with a game and blazing victory in the $150,000 Palos Verdes Handicap (gr. II) for 4-year-olds and up at Santa Anita Park Jan. 21.

 Monday, January 21, 2008
Rutherienne Grabs Genter With Flair

Rutherienne Grabs Genter With Flair

The 3-year-old filly prevailed in a three-way photo Dec. 29 at Calder, winning for the fifth time this season.

 Saturday, December 29, 2007
Bayou's Lassie Outguns the 'Speed'

Bayou's Lassie Outguns the 'Speed'

The four-year-old filly outdueled Amazing Speed to win for the first time in nearly a year.

 Saturday, December 29, 2007
Rutherienne Returns in Genter S.

Rutherienne Returns in Genter S.

Virginia Kraft Payson's multiple graded stakes-winning homebred Rutherienne looks to bounce back from a three-month layoff, as the Pulpit filly headlines a full field of 12 in the $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes (gr. IIIT) Dec. 29 at Calder Race Course.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2007
'Highness' Heads Long Island 'Cap

'Highness' Heads Long Island 'Cap

Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) winner Royal Highness leads a field of eight that is heavily weighted with European contenders in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 11 at Aqueduct.

 Friday, November 09, 2007
Royal Highness Hopes to Bow Out a Winner

Royal Highness Hopes to Bow Out a Winner

Royal Highness is headed to the breeding shed in Europe, but she has some business to attend to first: The Nov. 3 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Aqueduct.

 Friday, November 02, 2007
Smart Enough Seeks Third Straight in Nearctic

Smart Enough Seeks Third Straight in Nearctic

Tom Edison Stakes winner Smart Enough looks to build a three-race winning streak and secure his first grade II victory when he headlines the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IIT) Oct. 21 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007
Bravo to Ride Again, Hopes for Breeders' Cup

Bravo to Ride Again, Hopes for Breeders' Cup

Jockey Joe Bravo, sidelined with a fractured left clavicle bone following a Sept. 7 spill at Belmont Park, will return to the saddle Oct. 13 at Belmont Park, said his agent, Drew Mollica.

 Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Vacare Is First Lady of Keeneland

Vacare Is First Lady of Keeneland

She was second in her last start, the Aug. 23 Baslton Spa Handicap (gr. IIT) at Saratoga, but Vacare would not be denied victory Oct. 6, when she wore down Precious Kitten in the $400,000 First Lady Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland.

 Saturday, October 06, 2007
Revved Up Headlines Older Geldings in Sky Classic Field

Revved Up Headlines Older Geldings in Sky Classic Field

One of these days, 9-year-old gelding Revved Up will have had enough. But based on recent performances, that time is nowhere in the near future. The Live Oak Plantation homebred is the favorite in the $300,000 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) Sept. 23, a 1 3/8-mile test on the Woodbine turf that will include 11 challengers, seven of them geldings.

 Friday, September 21, 2007
Prado Sidelined Six Weeks with Broken Ankle

Prado Sidelined Six Weeks with Broken Ankle

Jockey Edgar Prado will miss at least six weeks of riding after breaking his right ankle at Saratoga Race Course, Prado's agent said Sept. 2.

 Saturday, September 01, 2007
Rutherienne Skims Hedge to Win Lake George

Rutherienne Skims Hedge to Win Lake George

Virginia Kraft Payson's favored homebred Rutherienne continued her impressive 2007 season Friday thanks to a fearless hedge-skimming ride from jockey Garrett Gomez and a bit of luck in the $115,100 Lake George (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.

 Friday, July 27, 2007
Motion Seeks Fifth Robert G. Dick Memorial Victory Saturday

Motion Seeks Fifth Robert G. Dick Memorial Victory Saturday

Trainer H. Graham Motion's Rosinka tackles Todd Pletcher trainee Safari Queen in Saturday's $300,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial

 Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Rutherienne Wins Boiling Springs On Disqualification

Rutherienne Wins Boiling Springs On Disqualification

Trainer Christophe Clement kept his perfect record at Monmouth intact Saturday with a little help from the stewards as Virginia Kraft Payson's Rutherienne was placed first after finishing second to Red Birkin in the $150,000 Boiling Spring Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-old fillies on the turf.

 Saturday, June 30, 2007

Unbeaten Vacare Expected for Hollywood's Gamely

Grade I winner Vacare, a 4-year-old filly unbeaten in five starts, will be shipped to Hollywood Park for the $300,000 Gamely Breeders' Cup (gr. IT) on May 28, trainer Christophe Clement said Friday from New York.

 Friday, May 11, 2007

Royal Highness Flaunts Her Class in 'Very One

German-bred Royal Highness avenged her loss to Safari Queen in the Long Island Handicap (gr. IIT) with a two-length win over her rival in the $100,000 The Very One Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park turf Sunday.

 Sunday, February 25, 2007

Naissance Royale Finds Winning Path in Suwannee River

Monceaux Stable's heavily favored Naissance Royale charged down the stretch in Saturday's $100,000 Suwannee River Handicap (gr. IIIT) to catch J'ray in the final strides for a neck victory at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 03, 2007

Clement Saddles One-Two Finishers in Marshua's River

Trainer Christophe Clement had the first two winners of Saturday's $75,000 Marshua's River for older fillies and mares on the Gulfstream Park grass, but not in the way most expected.

 Saturday, January 13, 2007

Society Hostess Dishes Up Monrovia Win

Jockey Garrett Gomez won both of the New Year's Day graded stakes at Santa Anita Monday, including a victory aboard Society Hostess in the $116,100 Monrovia Handicap (gr. IIIT).

 Monday, January 01, 2007

Saint Stephen Finds Garden Spot in Native Diver

Saint Stephen became the latest to make a successful switch from the turf to Hollywood Park's Cushion Track, taking advantage of a quick pace to register a late-running score in the $100,000 Native Diver Handicap (gr. III) Sunday.

 Sunday, December 10, 2006

Biancone String Arrives at Hollywood Park

Patrick Biancone is among five Eastern trainers planning to stable at Hollywood Park for the track's autumn meet when a division of 16 horses arrived Nov. 2.

 Friday, November 03, 2006

Meribel Circles Field to Win Valley View

Favored Meribel circled the field 10 wide leaving the final turn and rallied to avenge an earlier loss to Precious Kitten and win the $125,000 Valley View (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Keeneland Friday.

 Friday, October 20, 2006

Society Hostess Last to First in Franklin County

Favored Society Hostess rallied from last place after a half-mile under jockey Garrett Gomez to win the $113,100 Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes Thursday at Keeneland.

 Thursday, October 19, 2006

Revved Up is Just That in Keeneland's Sycamore

Revved Up was revved up. He wanted to run the entire 12 furlongs of the $163,800 Sycamore Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. IIIT) on Keeneland's opening day.

 Friday, October 06, 2006

Naissance Royale Gives Clement Nassau Win

Monceaux Stable's Naissance Royale outfinished Ambitious Cat to win the $308,900 Nassau Stakes (Can-II) for fillies and mares Saturday at Woodbine over a soft turf course.

 Saturday, June 03, 2006

Ozone Bere Wins U.S. Debut in Gallorette 'Cap

Ozone Bere made her United States debut a winning one when she shot through at the fence to win the $100,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares by a head Saturday on the Pimlico Race Course turf.

 Saturday, May 20, 2006

Former NYRA Co-Chair Karches Dead

Peter F. Karches, former co-chairman of the New York Racing Association (NYRA), died while hospitalized in Boston, Mass. April 13 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common form of adult leukemia.

 Friday, April 14, 2006

Relaxed Gesture Leads Gulfstream BC Turf Noms

Moyglare Stud Farm's 5-year-old Relaxed Gesture, the Irish-bred son of Indian Ridge, is prominent among 15 older horses nominated for the Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).

 Friday, February 17, 2006

Snowdrops Glistens in Bayou BC Handicap

Odds-on choice Snowdrops charged up four wide at the quarter-pole to grab the lead and went on to a convincing win in the $269,600 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at the Fair Grounds meet on the turf at Louisiana Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, January 14, 2006

Snowdrops Storms to My Charmer Triumph

Snowdrops captured Saturday's $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Calder turf with a well-timed late surge for jockey Brice Blanc, kicking off Grand Slam I with a slight upset.

 Saturday, December 03, 2005

Relaxed Gesture Takes International In Stride

With a stunning seven-wide move in early stretch, longshot Relaxed Gesture mowed down the field in Sunday's $2 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-I) on his way to a 4 1/2-length victory at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 23, 2005

Asi Siempre Headlines Keeneland's Friday Feature

A nicely matched cast of 11 3-year-old fillies has passed the entry box to contest Keeneland's $125,000 Valley View Stakes (gr. IIIT) Friday. Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens stays aboard Martin Schwartz' French stakes winner Asi Siempre, grade I-placed already in this country and coming in off an impressive score over the course earlier in the meet.

 Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Luas Line Heads Queen Elizabeth Cup

An international cast of eight 3-year-old fillies are signed up for Saturday's $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) at Keeneland.

 Thursday, October 13, 2005

Bright Abundance Gets Grade in Noble Damsel

Bright Abundance won her third straight on Belmont Park's Widener Turf Course Saturday, a half-length victory over favored My Lordship in the $150,000 Noble Damsel Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares at a mile.

 Saturday, September 24, 2005

Six to Try Grass in Garden City

A field relatively small in size but rich in international flavor will contest Saturday's $300,000 Garden City Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. IT) for 3 year old fillies at Belmont Park

 Thursday, September 08, 2005

Revved Up Motors Home in Niagara Handicap

Live Oak Plantation's Revved Up kicked into gear approaching the stretch and stormed past his rivals to win the $282,778 Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap (Can-II) by 1 3/4 lengths on the Woodbine lawn Monday.

 Monday, September 05, 2005

Fresh Start Pays Off for Naissance Royale

A fresh start was in order for the Irish-bred invader Naissance Royale, who began her career in France, and the 3-year-old filly responded brilliantly with a late surge to win in the $150,000 Lake Placid Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Saratoga lawn Friday.

 Friday, August 19, 2005

Revved Up Motors Home in Stars and Stripes

Live Oak Plantation's Revved Up overtook pacesetter Gwaihir near the top of the stretch and cruised to a two-length victory in the $197,750 Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park on Sunday.

 Sunday, July 03, 2005

Snowdrops' Late Drive Wins Suwannee River

Snowdrops tracked the pace set by favored Angela's Love and Binya, then surged to the front inside the sixteenth pole to win Saturday's $100,000 Suwannee River Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the grass at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

Dynever Heading West in Search of Victory

Dynever will be flown from Florida to California Monday to compete in the $100,000 Native Diver Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Dec. 11, trainer Christophe Clement said Sunday.

 Sunday, December 05, 2004

Dynever Entered for Sunday at Calder

Four-year-old Dynever, last seen finishing a disappointing eighth behind Horse of the Year candidate Ghostzapper in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), faces eight rivals Sunday in the $40,000 Mel's Hope overnight stakes at Calder Race Course.

 Friday, November 26, 2004

Seducer's Song Hangs On in Boiling Springs

Peter F. Karches' Seducer's Song rolled to the lead at the top of the stretch and held off the late challenge of Go Robin to post a half-length victory in the $150,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park on Sunday.

 Sunday, September 12, 2004

Torrestrella Makes U.S. Debut in Garden City

Trainer Christophe Clement takes aim at New York's top prize for 3-year-old turf fillies when he sends out Torrestrella and Spotlight in the $300,000 Garden City Breeders' Cup (gr. IT).

 Friday, September 10, 2004

Where We Left Off Ties Matchmaker Knot

Moyglare Stud Farm's Where We Left Off found another gear in the final sixteenth of a mile, surging past the comfortably leading Mrs. M for a one-length triumph in the $100,000 Matchmaker Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares on the Monmouth Park turf Sunday.

 Sunday, August 08, 2004

Seattle Fitz Holds Off Dynever in Brooklyn 'Cap

West Point Stable's Seattle Fitz held off favored Dynever on Saturday for a half-length victory in the 116th running of the $250,000 Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II).

 Saturday, June 12, 2004

Jaipur Offers Rare NY Turf Sprint

The lone turf sprint stakes of the Belmont Park season will be run Sunday as a field of eight contest the seven furlong $100,000 Jaipur Handicap (gr. IIIT).

 Friday, May 28, 2004

Meridiana Heads Sheepshead Bay

Meridiana seeks her fourth consecutive victory when she faces seven foes in Saturday's $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) over Belmont Park's Widener Turf Course.

 Thursday, May 27, 2004

Clement's Derrianne The One To Beat in Hollywood Wildcat

Waterville Lake Stable's 4-year-old filly Derrianne will be the horse to beat in Saturday's $150,000 Hollywood Wildcat Breeders' Cup Handicap with a full field drawn for the 1 1/16 miles turf course test.

 Tuesday, April 27, 2004
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