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Tam Lin Notches Kelso Victory

Tam Lin Notches Kelso Victory

Already a graded stakes winner overseas, Godolphin Stable's Tam Lin became a grade II winner on American soil when he wore down Forefathers in upper stretch and sped away to a convincing 4 1/4-length victory Sept. 28 in the $250,000 Kelso Handicap on the Belmont turf.

 Sunday, September 28, 2008
Weather May Help Stalingrad in Kelso

Weather May Help Stalingrad in Kelso

The soft turf course at Belmont Park could give Barry Schwartz's gelding an edge in the one-mile event Sept. 28.

 Friday, September 26, 2008
Buffalo Man Rallies For Red Bank Score

Buffalo Man Rallies For Red Bank Score

Ol Memorial Stable and Clint Glasscock's Buffalo Man earned his second graded stakes score of the season Aug. 30 in the $150,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT), as he split horses in deep stretch and inched clear for a narrow victory on the Monmouth Park turf.

 Saturday, August 30, 2008
Icy Atlantic Shoots For Red Bank Repeat

Icy Atlantic Shoots For Red Bank Repeat

Hotstufanthensome was claimed for $62,5000 by trainer Terri Pompay for Main Street Stable's in January. Since then the 8-year-old Awesome Again gelding was a well-beaten fifth in the Elkwood, won by a head in a 1 1/16-mile optional claiming July 3 at Monmouth and stalked the pace but came up just short in the Oceanport.

 Thursday, August 28, 2008
Silver Tree Wins Thrilling Oceanport

Silver Tree Wins Thrilling Oceanport

Peter Vegso's 8-year-old homebred Silver Tree added another chapter to his remarkable career Aug. 3 at Monmouth Park when he split horses in deep stretch and prevailed by a neck over Giant Wrecker in the $150,000 Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT).

 Sunday, August 03, 2008

Stakes Producer Homewrecker Dead

Homewrecker, dam of five stakes winners, was euthanized July 1 because of the infirmities of old age.

 Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Fishy Advice Sinks Rivals in Knickerbocker Handicap

Fishy Advice Sinks Rivals in Knickerbocker Handicap

Adept at running on soft turf, Fishy Advice proved a handy winner of the $112,900 Knickerbocker Handicap (gr. IIIT) when he collared Thorn Song near the wire for a one-length victory at Aqueduct Oct. 28.

 Sunday, October 28, 2007
Grade III Turf Stakes Top Haskell Undercard

Grade III Turf Stakes Top Haskell Undercard

Topping Monmouth Park's undercard stakes on Haskell Invitational day Aug. 5 are the Oceanport and the Taylor Made Matchmaker, each a grade III stakes test on the turf worth $150,000.

 Friday, August 03, 2007
Turf Veteran Silver Tree Looks to Stay Hot

Turf Veteran Silver Tree Looks to Stay Hot

Like a fine wine, Silver Tree seems to keep improving with age. The 7-year-old son of Hennessy may continue teaching younger competitors how it's done Aug. 5, when he goes for a third consecutive victory in the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT).

 Friday, August 03, 2007

Dreadnaught Fights Bias in Sussex Stakes

Dreadnaught, a 7-year-old gelding with more than $600,000 in career earnings, holds a substantial class edge in the $100,000 Sussex Stakes on the Delaware Park turf course Saturday, but the confirmed closer will have to overcome a pronounced track bias to reach the winner's circle for trainer Thomas Voss.

 Thursday, June 21, 2007

Jet Propulsion Fires Rockets in Miami Mile

Dennis Punches' front-running Jet Propulsion spurted away in the stretch and prevailed by 1 1/2 lengths at odds of 25-1 in the $105,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the grass at Calder Race Course on Saturday.

 Saturday, April 28, 2007

Classic Campaign Heads Big Field in Miami Mile

The powerful Bill Mott stable sends out Kinsman Stable's Classic Campaign in a wide-open field of 12 older horses set for the $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Calder turf course. The 5-year-old gelding will have to overcome the far outside post with champion jockey Garrett Gomez making a rare South Florida appearance to ride.

 Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Giant Wrecker Back for More in Appleton 'Cap

Recent grade III winner Giant Wrecker takes on grass course specialist Silver Tree as part of a contentious field of nine old horses entered for the $125,000 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) over one mile at Gulfstream Park Sunday.

 Friday, March 02, 2007

Giant Wrecker Crashes Canadian Turf Party

Pacemaker Giant Wrecker stubbornly refused to give way in the lane under Javier Castellano to win the $100,000 Canadian Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a head over the relentless closer Host on the Gulfstream Park grass course Saturday. Miesque's Approval, the 2006 Eclipse Award winner as the nation's top turf runner, never fired and finished fifth as the 4-5 favorite.

 Saturday, February 03, 2007

Ballast a Heavyweight in Contentious Ft. Lauderdale

Richard C. Thompson's Irish-bred 6-year-old Ballast will be among the favorites for the $100,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf course Saturday.

 Thursday, January 04, 2007

Drum Major Along in Time in Knickerbocker H.

Dogwood Stable's Drum Major caught favored Fishy Advice in the final strides for a head victory in the $114,100 Knickerbocker Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Aqueduct turf course Saturday.

 Saturday, November 04, 2006