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68-1 Upset Tops Louisiana Champions Day

68-1 Upset Tops Louisiana Champions Day

One major upset and the matching of two career records headlined the 18th edition of Louisiana Champions Day Dec. 13 at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, December 13, 2008

Time's Mistress Stings Honeybee Foes

Charles Kidder's Time's Mistress, twice third to Devil House in stakes at the meeting, turned the tables on that rival when she raced to a 4 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Honeybee Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Friday afternoon at Oaklawn Park.

 Friday, March 16, 2007

Ebony Breeze Tops Million in Chicago BC Win

Kinsman Stable's Ebony Breeze rallied off the rail en route to a 1 ΒΌ-length tally in the $157,750 Chicago Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares Saturday at Arlington Park.

 Saturday, June 17, 2006

Capeside Lady Decisive Winner of Bayakoa

Dapple Stable's Capeside Lady, the 7-10 favorite under Stewart Elliott, overtook the pacesetting Injustice leaving the quarter-pole and drew off to a decisive 3 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Bayakoa at Oaklawn Park.

 Sunday, April 09, 2006

Valdivia Wins Jockey Competition, Donates Proceeds to Jockey School, Charity

Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. may have finished first in the Tarde de Jinetes de Campeones (Afternoon of Champion Jockeys) at Lima's Hipodromo de Monterrico Jan. 31, but he didn't bring home the $5,000 prize when he flew back to Santa Anita Wednesday morning.

 Wednesday, February 01, 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

Day's Retirement Means New Client for Danner

Pat Day has retired from racing, but the man who booked the Hall of Fame jockey's mounts is still working the Churchill Downs backside each morning.

 Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Briviesca Bounds Away in Dowager Stakes

Briviesca shook loose of her rivals in upper stretch and went on to a 1 1/4-length win in the $150,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes for fillies and mares Sunday at Keeneland.

 Sunday, October 23, 2005

'War Provides Shock, Awe in Breeders' Futurity

Ken and Sarah Ramsey, who lost handicap stars Roses in May and Kitten's Joy to injuries earlier this year, have a Breeders' Cup contender after all. Their overlooked juvenile Dawn of War sprang a major upset in the $500,000 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) at Keeneland Saturday.

 Saturday, October 08, 2005

Names in the News

Spring meet winners from Sam Houston, Maryland racing shifts to Pimlico, Eddie Perez' After the Races holds benefit for Roy Houghton.

 Monday, April 01, 2002