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Fillies Seek Extra Cash in Schuylerville

Fillies Seek Extra Cash in Schuylerville

Seven 2-year-old fillies line up July 20 for the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III) on opening day at Saratoga Race Course, and five are eligible for a $100,000 bonus.

 Tuesday, July 17, 2012

J Be K's First Winner Scores at Belmont

Grade II winner J Be K came through with his first winner when his 2-year-old daughter Baby J won a maiden special weight race at Belmont Park June 28 in her first start.

 Thursday, June 28, 2012

Grade II Winner J Be K to Trophy Club

J Be K, a New York grade II winner, will stand at Richard Hessee's Trophy Club Training Center near Royal, Ark.

 Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Grade II Winner J Be K's First Foal is Colt

Grade II Winner J Be K's First Foal is Colt

The first foal for grade II winner J Be K is a colt out of multiple stakes-placed Carson Jen born Feb. 4 at Tom VanMeter's Stockplace Farm.

 Friday, February 05, 2010

J Be K to Vinery in Florida

New York grade II winner J Be K will stand at Tom Simon's Vinery near Summerfield, Fla., for $3,000 stands and nurses.

 Monday, January 11, 2010
J Be K to Gainesway

J Be K to Gainesway

Ahmed Zayat's Zayat Stables' J Be K has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2009 at the Beck family's Gainesway Farm near Lexington. His 2009 fee will be $10,000.

 Thursday, November 20, 2008
J Be K Out of Breeders' Cup Sprint

J Be K Out of Breeders' Cup Sprint

J Be K is out of the Oct. 25 Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Santa Anita, according to Sobhy Sonbol, racing manager for Ahmed Zayat's Zayat Stables.

 Monday, October 20, 2008
Sprint: Double Time

Sprint: Double Time

Trainer Bob Baffert will be trying to accomplish something in the Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) never done before-win the race twice with the same horse.

 Thursday, October 16, 2008
Talent Abounds in Loaded Vosburgh

Talent Abounds in Loaded Vosburgh

A star-studded cast of seven talented sprinters led by grade I winners Fabulous Strike and First Defence will do battle in the $400,000 Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 27 at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, September 25, 2008
Visionaire Passes All in King's Bishop

Visionaire Passes All in King's Bishop

Last coming off the turn, Visionaire circled the field to post an impressive 2 1/4-length win in the $250,000 NetJets King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 23.

 Saturday, August 23, 2008
J Be K Gets Tough Test in King's Bishop

J Be K Gets Tough Test in King's Bishop

No one has been able to touch the swift J Be K in his five prior sprint races, but 10 other 3-year-olds intend to give it a try in the $250,000 NetJets King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 23.

 Thursday, August 21, 2008

Curlin Zips 7 Furlongs in Woodward Work

Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin turned in his final serious prep for an upcoming start in the Aug. 30 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course when he breezed seven furlongs over the upstate New York oval Aug. 18.

 Monday, August 18, 2008
Asmussen Stars Work at Oklahoma Track

Asmussen Stars Work at Oklahoma Track

Trainer Steve Asmussen called an audible early Monday morning, switching 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin's scheduled workout from Saratoga Race Course's main track to the Oklahoma training track because of overnight rains.

 Monday, August 11, 2008
Another Dominating Win For J Be K

Another Dominating Win For J Be K

Winning for the fourth time this season and collecting his third graded victory, Zayat Stables' J Be K stamped himself as one of the legitimate leaders of the sprint division, putting on a dominating performance in the $150,000 Jersey Shore Stakes (gr. III) July 4 at Monmouth Park.

 Friday, July 04, 2008
J Be K Heads Jersey Shore at Monmouth

J Be K Heads Jersey Shore at Monmouth

Fresh off his 5 1/2-length romp in the June 7 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II), Zayat Stables' J Be K looks to add a third graded stakes to his resume, as he takes on five rivals in the $150,000 Jersey Shore Stakes (gr. III) July 4 at Monmouth Park.

 Wednesday, July 02, 2008
J Be K Draws Away in Woody Stephens

J Be K Draws Away in Woody Stephens

J Be K got hooked early but drew off to an easy victory under Garrett Gomez in the $250,000 Woody Stephens (gr. II) on the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) day undercard.

 Saturday, June 07, 2008
J Be K One to Catch in Woody Stephens

J Be K One to Catch in Woody Stephens

Grade III winner J Be K should be the one to catch in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong event for 3-year-olds that immediately precedes the Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT) on the Belmont Stakes program.

 Thursday, June 05, 2008
Harlem Rocker Defeats J Be K in Withers

Harlem Rocker Defeats J Be K in Withers

Stronach Stables' homebred Harlem Rocker caught pacesetter J Be K in mid-stretch and drew clear for a convincing 2 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) April 26 on the Aqueduct dirt, staying undefeated in three starts.

 Saturday, April 26, 2008
J Be K Faces Short Field in Withers

J Be K Faces Short Field in Withers

Todd Pletcher will saddle half of the four-horse field in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III), but even favorable odds may not be enough to overcome the talent of J Be K, who goes for his fourth win in five starts April 26 at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, April 24, 2008
J Be K Dominant in Bay Shore Romp

J Be K Dominant in Bay Shore Romp

Talented sprinter J Be K made it a perfect three-for-three around one turn, as the 3-year-old Silver Deputy colt easily put away six rivals to win the $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) by five lengths April 5 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, April 05, 2008

J Be K Turns Back For Bay Shore

Zayat Stables' J Be K is no longer on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) trail, but the lightly-raced 3-year-old will try to score his first graded stakes victory April 5 when he takes on seven sprinters in the $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, April 03, 2008
Louisiana Derby Should Provide Answers

Louisiana Derby Should Provide Answers

With less than two months until the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), it is time that some of the highly-touted 3-year-olds begin to answer our questions. Many of those answers will be provided March 8 at Fair Grounds, when nine top challengers will do battle in the $600,000 Louisiana Derby (gr. II).

 Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Asmussen Stablemates to Run in La. Derby

Asmussen Stablemates to Run in La. Derby

With some important Triple Crown prep races on tap for the weekend of March 8, many trainers are looking for victories that could bring them closer to stamping their contenders' tickets for the first Saturday in May.

 Tuesday, March 04, 2008
War Pass and Pyro Head Derby Pool 2

War Pass and Pyro Head Derby Pool 2

Unbeaten 2-year-old champion War Pass, winner of the $2-million Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), and Pyro, the runner-up in the Juvenile and winner of the Risen Star Stakes (gr. III), are the early favorites for Pool 2 of Churchill Downs' 2008 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens Mar. 6.

 Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Pyro Early Favorite in Louisiana Derby

Pyro Early Favorite in Louisiana Derby

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Pyro, who stamped himself as a leading Triple Crown contender after his win in last month's Risen Star Stakes (gr. III), is the 7-5 morning-line choice in a field of nine 3-year-olds entered in the March 8 Louisiana Derby (gr. II) at Fair Grounds.

 Monday, March 03, 2008
Zayat Moves California Horses

Zayat Moves California Horses

Horses owned by Zayat Stables that were stabled in southern California have been relocated.

 Monday, February 11, 2008
Baffert Trainee J Be K Breaks Track Record at Saratoga

Baffert Trainee J Be K Breaks Track Record at Saratoga

Zayat Stables' J Be K, a 2-year-old son of Silver Deputy trained by Bob Baffert, broke the track record at Saratoga Race Course in the first start of his career when he blazed 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.13.

 Wednesday, August 29, 2007