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Awesome Maria an Overpowering Matron Winner

Awesome Maria an Overpowering Matron Winner

Awesome Maria proved an authoritative winner of Belmont Park's Matron (gr. IIT) in her stakes debut Sept. 19 when odds-on choice Worstcasescenario was eased out of the race. Saturday, September 19, 2009
Miss World Stunning Winner of Garden City

Miss World Stunning Winner of Garden City

Making her stakes debut, Miss World scored an upset in the $300,000 Garden City Handicap (gr. IT) when odds-on choice Gozzip Girl had all kinds of trouble on a soft Belmont Park inner turf course Sept. 12. Saturday, September 12, 2009
Distance No Problem for Kip Deville

Distance No Problem for Kip Deville

Kip Deville set aside a question of his stamina capability for nine furlongs when he put away a quality field in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) at the Hallandale Beach track Feb. 1. Sunday, February 01, 2009
Whyte Claims Jockey Championship

Whyte Claims Jockey Championship

Jockey Douglas Whyte claims his third victory in the Cathay Pacific International Jockey Championship at Happy Valley. Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tale of Ekati Splashes Home in Jerome

Tale of Ekati Splashes Home in Jerome

Tale of Ekati earned his first victory since taking the Wood Memorial (gr. I) on the Triple Crown trail this spring when he captured the $159,500 Jerome Handicap (gr. II) on a sloppy track at Belmont Park Oct. 5. Sunday, October 05, 2008

Lady Rizzi Eclipses Mellon Turf Mark

Lady Rizzi set the 5 1/2-furlong Mellon Turf Course record of 1:00.66 at Saratoga Race Course in winning the seventh race Aug. 24. Sunday, August 24, 2008
Honorable Miss: Any Limit Goes Distance

Honorable Miss: Any Limit Goes Distance

Joseph Shields Jr.'s homebred Any Limit fought off Miss Macy Sue in the early stages and opened up her lead around the turn, eventually romping to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 Honorable Miss Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 1 at Saratoga. Friday, August 01, 2008
Kip Deville Flushes Foes in Poker 'Cap

Kip Deville Flushes Foes in Poker 'Cap

Three-time grade I winner Kip Deville returned from a three-month layoff to handily defeat a small field in the $106,300 Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) over a firm course at Belmont Park July 13. Sunday, July 13, 2008
Kip Deville Returns in Poker Handicap

Kip Deville Returns in Poker Handicap

Last year's NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I) winner Kip Deville has a clear edge in class over his four contenders in the $100,000 Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 13 at Belmont, but will have to carry 125 pounds, which is nine to 11 more than his rivals. Friday, July 11, 2008
Any Limit Goes Distance in First Flight

Any Limit Goes Distance in First Flight

Joseph V. Fields Jr.'s homebred mare Any Limit hit the winner's circle for the first time in nearly 17 months July 4 at Belmont, getting the early jump on six rivals, then holding off Wild Gams in a determined stretch drive to narrowly win the $150,000 First Flight Handicap (gr. II). Friday, July 04, 2008
Dagnabit, Bold Union Win Juvenile Stakes

Dagnabit, Bold Union Win Juvenile Stakes

Dagnabit won the $107,300 Tremont and Bold Union captured the $109,500 Astoria in a pair of stakes for 2-year-olds at Belmont Stakes June 29. Sunday, June 29, 2008
Kip Deville Repeats in Maker's Mark

Kip Deville Repeats in Maker's Mark

Kip Deville had not raced since winning the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last October. The question coming into the $300,000 Maker's Mark Mile (gr. IT) April 11 was obvious: How would the 5-year-old respond to the long layoff? Friday, April 11, 2008
Layoff Not a Problem For War Pass

Layoff Not a Problem For War Pass

Juvenile champion War Pass was impressive in his 3-year-old debut Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park, looking sharp in a one-mile allowance race against four overmatched foes. Sunday, February 24, 2008
Silver Edition Primed for Swale

Silver Edition Primed for Swale

Silver Edition, a colt by Silver Deputy and the main Kentucky Derby hopeful for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, takes on six challengers in the Swale Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 2 at Gulfstream Park. Thursday, January 31, 2008
Chatain Shoots to Hal's Hope Repeat

Chatain Shoots to Hal's Hope Repeat

Favored Chatain made it back-to-back wins in Gulfstream Park's $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) with a devastating kick for home Jan. 6. Sunday, January 06, 2008
Dalvina Topweight in La Prevoyante

Dalvina Topweight in La Prevoyante

Andrew and Marina Stone's Dalvina, entering off of a successful American debut, is the one to beat in the $200,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIT) Dec. 15 at Calder Race Course. Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Jockey Cornelio Velasquez Wins Five at Aqueduct

Jockey Cornelio Velasquez Wins Five at Aqueduct

Jockey Cornelio Velasquez won five races on the nine-race card at Aqueduct Nov. 1. Thursday, November 01, 2007
War Pass Marches to Juvenile Victory

War Pass Marches to Juvenile Victory

Once more, War Pass has proven that no one can run with him. Robert LaPenta's undefeated colt set a fast pace on a sloppy Monmouth Park strip and took command early on the far turn, finishing up nicely to register a 4 3/4-length in the $2 million Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Oct. 27. Saturday, October 27, 2007
Soldier's Dancer Wins Calder Derby by Six Lengths

Soldier's Dancer Wins Calder Derby by Six Lengths

Last month Soldier's Dancer was beaten by three of the same challengers he was facing in the $200,000 Calder Derby (gr. IIIT) Oct. 13. This time, showing a powerful finishing kick, the 3-year-old Lost Soldier colt exacted his revenge, coming from well off the pace to take the 1 1/8-mile feature on the Calder Race Course turf by six lengths. It was his fifth lifetime win in 11 tries at the Florida racetrack. Saturday, October 13, 2007
War Pass Slices Through Field to Win Champagne

War Pass Slices Through Field to Win Champagne

War Pass put in a tremendous performance Oct. 6 to win the $400,000 Champagne Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park by 1 1/2 lengths and will now head to the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Monmouth Park on Oct. 27 undefeated in three starts. Saturday, October 06, 2007
Nobiz Like Shobiz Gets the Job Done on Turf

Nobiz Like Shobiz Gets the Job Done on Turf

Nobiz Like Shobiz proved to be back in action for victory in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Breeders' Cup (gr. IIT) at Saratoga, which marked his first start on turf. Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Political Force Shows Clout in Suburban

Political Force Shows Clout in Suburban

Joseph Allen's homebred Political Force exploited an opening at the head of the stretch and, in spite of drifting out late, rolled to a 1 1/4-length win in Saturday's $400,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park. Saturday, June 30, 2007

Jerkens Needs Teammate to Win Fifth Shuvee

Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens recorded his fifth win in the $150,000 Shuvee Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park Saturday when Joseph Allen's Teammate outfought favored Sugar Shake to win by one-half length. Saturday, May 19, 2007

Mott's High Again Turns in Strong Oaks Breeze

Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contender High Again breezed a strong half-mile in :47 4/5 at Churchill Downs Monday for trainer Bill Mott. Jockey Larry Melancon deputized for Cornelio Velasquez in the saddle. Monday, April 30, 2007

Pletcher, Velasquez Win Gulfstream Park Titles

Gulfstream Park closes its 2007 racing season Sunday with Eclipse-winning trainer Todd Pletcher capturing his fourth consecutive title at the South Florida track. Jockey Cornelio Velasquez has sealed his first riding title. Saturday, April 21, 2007

Bigger Things in Store for Forerunner Victor Moudez

Zayat Stables' favored Moudez, an Irish-bred colt who began his career in England, prevailed in a field of eight 3-year-olds to win the $112,100 Forerunner Stakes on the grass Thursday at Keeneland. Thursday, April 19, 2007

Nobiz Like Shobiz Delivers Wood Blockbuster

Before the $750,000 Wood Memorial (gr. I), Barclay Tagg worried that the lack of pace in the six-horse field would prevent Nobiz Like Shobiz from sitting behind horses. It turned out exactly that way, yet Nobiz overcame a paceless race and more to win the 83rd Wood by half a length and place himself among the favorites for next month's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). Saturday, April 07, 2007

Bill Place Rallies for Bay Shore Triumph

Bill Place rallied down the center of the track to win by a neck in the $150,000 Bay Shore (gr. III) for 3-year-olds, the first of four graded stakes races on Aqueduct's Wood Memorial card. Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sharp Susan Controls Pace, Wins Herecomesthebride

WinStar Farm homebred Sharp Susan assumed control of the tempo at the start and was never challenged, cruising to a three-length win as the favorite in the $107,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-old fillies on the Gulfstream Park turf Sunday. Sunday, March 25, 2007

High Again Turns Tables on 'Kid in Bonnie Miss

Zayat Stable's High Again, passed on the far turn by even-money favorite Christmas Kid, found another gear in the stretch of Saturday's $150,000 Bonnie Miss Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, edging away for a 1 1/2-length victory in the 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-old fillies. Saturday, March 10, 2007

'Shobiz Takes Bow in Holy Bull

Elizabeth J. Valando's homebred Nobiz Like Shobiz, highly regarded among this year's Triple Crown hopefuls, got his campaign off to a strong start with a smart win as the odds-on choice in Saturday's $150,000 Holy Bull (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at Gulstream Park. Saturday, February 03, 2007

Adore the Gold Shines in Swale Victory

John D. Murphy's homebred Adore the Gold, under heavy pressure all the way, pulled away from Forefathers in deep stretch to win the $150,000 Swale (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park Saturday by less than a length. Saturday, February 03, 2007

Chatain Charges to Gulfstream Track Mark

Lazy F Ranch's lightly raced Chatain surged past heavily favored Sweetnorthernsaint in deep stretch to grab the lead and hold off an extremely game Sir Greeley to win the $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) by a nose in track record time at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Saturday, January 06, 2007

Late Firepower Gets Soldier's Dancer Home

Herman Heinlein's newly turned 3-year-old gelding Soldier's Dancer, sent off as the 3-2 favorite, won his second stakes race over the Calder turf, the $100,000 Tropical Park Derby (gr. IIIT), by three-quarters of a length on New Year's Day. Monday, January 01, 2007

Showing Up Good as Billed in Hollywood Derby

Poised to spring coming off the far turn, Lael Stables' odds-on favorite Showing Up surged past Crested in the stretch en route to a convincing 2 1/4-length victory in the $500,000 Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) on the turf Sunday. Sunday, November 26, 2006

Nobiz Like Shobiz Hits Big Time in Remsen

Elizabeth J. Valando's homebred Nobiz Like Shobiz burst away from the field approaching the eighth pole and cruised to victory in the $200,000 Remsen (gr. II) for 2-year-olds at Aqueduct Saturday. Saturday, November 25, 2006

Showing Up Sparkles in Spirited Jamaica Win

Lael Stable's odds-on choice Showing Up shook off a determined charge from Outperformance at the head of the stretch and stormed to a commanding win in the $290,000 Jamaica Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds on the Belmont Park inner turf course Saturday. Saturday, October 14, 2006

Showing Up in Sparkling Secretariat Win

Lael Stables' Showing Up, left alone on the lead, proved his 1-2 odds were justified when he shook loose in the stretch for jockey Cornelio Velasquez to easily win the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes (gr. IT) for 3-year-olds on the Arlington Park turf Saturday. Saturday, August 12, 2006

After Market Wins Lexington, Stays Unbeaten

Unbeaten After Market, showing some greenness while making his stakes debut in his third start, collared Carnera in mid-stretch Sunday and went on to victory in the $107,400 Lexington (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds at nine furlongs on Belmont Park's firm inner turf course. Sunday, July 09, 2006

Showing Up Finds Colonial Turf Cup Spotlight

Barclay Tagg saved Showing Up's first start on the turf for Saturday, and the trainer's patience was well rewarded in the $1 million Colonial Turf Cup for 3-year-olds at Colonial Downs. Saturday, June 24, 2006

Take D' Tour Shows Way in Ogden Phipps H.

Take D' Tour enjoyed the scenic route on the front end to gain her fourth consecutive victory, a resounding 5 1/2-length triumph in the $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I) for fillies and mares Saturday at Belmont Park. Saturday, June 17, 2006

Around the Cape Finds Right Route in Jaipur

Around the Cape avoided trouble in the stretch run under Cornelio Velasquez to capture the $111,500 Jaipur (gr. IIIT) at six furlongs on the Belmont Park inner turf course in track-record time Sunday. Sunday, May 28, 2006

Take D'Tour Never Looks Back in Shuvee Win

Alice Muller's Take D'Tour took advantage of her speed to post a front-running 5 ½-length victory over Balletto in the $147,000 Shuvee Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park on Sunday. Sunday, May 21, 2006

Pommes Frites Toast of Beaugay Handicap

Pacesetting Pommes Frites got her head down at the wire Saturday to defeat fast-closing Naissance Royale in the $112,300 Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares, the last graded stakes of the Aqueduct meeting. Saturday, April 29, 2006

Teammate Turns Tables in Bonnie Miss Win

Joseph Allen's homebred Teammate finished 14 lengths behind Wait a While on a sloppy sealed Gulfstream Park one month ago. But given a fast track Sunday in the $150,000 Bonnie Miss (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies, it was a different story. Sunday, March 05, 2006

Prado, Bejarano and Velasquez Among Participants in Jockey Competition

Jockey Edgar Prado, an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding rider last year, will face 11 other riders in the Tarde de Jinetes de Campeones [Afternoon of Champion Jockeys], at Lima's Hipodromo de Monterrico on Tuesday. Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Surprising 'Wonder' Captures Demoiselle

Wonder Lady Anne L, an $8,000 yearling, hit the lead in mid-stretch and drew away in the final sixteenth of a mile to register a surprise in Saturday's $200,000 Demoiselle (gr. II) for 2-year-old fillies at Aqueduct. Saturday, November 26, 2005

Pleasant Home Upsets Ashado in the Distaff

Pleasant Home pulled off a shocker in the $1,834,000 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I), rallying from the outside on the turn and rolling to an 9 1/4-length victory at 30-1 odds. Saturday, October 29, 2005

Gun Salute Fires in Hawthorne Derby

Prohibitive favorite Gun Salute was all out to hold off Cosmic Kris and post a gutsy win in the $250,000 Hawthorne Derby (gr. IIIT) at nine furlongs on the turf Saturday. Saturday, October 15, 2005

New York Regulators to Determine Status of Five Jockeys

Five jockeys named as un-indicted co-conspirators will have their fate decided by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. Thursday, September 22, 2005
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