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Inclement Weather Impacts Turfway Park Meet

Citing inclement weather that led to the full or partial cancellation of eight live racing cards, Turfway Park concluded its winter/spring meet with declines in overall and on-track wagering.

 Monday, April 09, 2007

Churchill-Based Suave, Rush Bay Among Pre-Entries

Two Churchill Downs-based horses were confirmed as being part of the cast for the Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 4 as Jay-Em-Ess Stable's Suave was pre-entered on Monday to run in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic powered by Dodge (gr. I) and Phoebe Mueller's Rush Bay was pre-entered in the $3 million John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).

 Monday, October 23, 2006

Suave to Stand at Darby Dan Farm

Suave, a grade II winning son of A.P. Indy, will stand at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington in 2007.

 Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Suave Strolls to Easy Washington Park Victory

Jay Em Ess Stable's homebred Suave took the lead turning for home and drew off to an emphatic five-length victory in the $300,000 Washington Park Handicap (gr. II) in an Arlington Park track record time of 1:53.53 for the 1 3/16-mile distance over a fast track.

 Saturday, July 29, 2006

Suave Back in Training for McGee at Churchill

Jay Em Ess Stable's Suave, a disappointment at Gulfstream Park's winter meeting, is back in training for trainer Paul McGee at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Eyes On Eddy Gets Break in Suwannee River

Eyes On Eddy and Taittinger Rose, the only horses entered in Saturday's $100,000 Suwannee River Handicap for the Gulfstream Park main track only, ran first and second in the sloppy going when the race was taken off the turf.

 Saturday, February 04, 2006

Honor in War Keeps Bridgmohan Winning

With a late burst, Honor in War got up in time to win the $75,000 Ft. Lauderdale on the Gulfstream Park turf Sunday, enabling jockey Shaun Bridgmohan to complete a sweep of the four stakes held at the South Florida track on its 2006 opening weekend.

 Sunday, January 08, 2006

Suave Breezes at Gulfstream; Donn Next

Jay Em Ess Stable's 5-year-old Suave, among the nation's top older horses in 2005, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 3/5 at Gulfstream Park Sunday in preparation for the Feb. 4 Donn Handicap (gr. I).

 Sunday, January 08, 2006

Suave Works for Clark Showdown Friday

Jay Em Ess Stable's Suave, a close fifth in Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (gr. I), tuned-up for Friday's Clark Handicap (gr. II) with a five-furlong tightener at Churchill Downs on Sunday for trainer Paul McGee.

 Sunday, November 20, 2005

McGee Eyes Big Closing Week at Churchill

Two of the most accomplished horses in the career of trainer Paul J. McGee may give the Louisville native a Thanksgiving Week to remember at Churchill Downs.

 Sunday, November 13, 2005

Confident Suave Pulls Away in Spa Cup

Jay Em Ess Stable's homebred Suave overcame a stumbling start to give trainer Paul McGee his first Saratoga graded stakes victory, carrying jockey John Velazquez to a 2 ¾-length victory in the $245,000 Saratoga Breeders' Cup (gr. II) at 10 furlongs before a crowd of 55,503.

 Sunday, August 21, 2005

Churchill Barns Allowed to Resume Training

Horses stabled in a second Churchill Downs barn placed under quarantine by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture because of confirmed cases of equine herpes virus at the track will be allowed to return to limited training on May 23.

 Sunday, May 22, 2005

Werner Discusses Equine Herpes Outbreak

For trainer Ronny Werner, the May 18 quarantine that effectively closed down three barns on the backside of Churchill Downs due to the suspected outbreak of equine herpes virus came exactly one week after a filly under his care went down in her stall and inexplicably lost all mobility.

 Thursday, May 19, 2005

Cape Town Lass Among Bewitch Hopefuls

Cape Town Lass, already a winner at the Keeneland spring meeting, will face seven fillies and mares in the $100,000-added Bewitch (gr. III), to be run at 12 furlongs on the grass on Wednesday.

 Sunday, April 24, 2005

Mile Contender Honor in War Breezes

Trainer Paul McGee sent 3rd Turn Stable's NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) hopeful Honor in War out for a leg-stretcher on a misty Thursday morning at Keeneland.

 Thursday, October 21, 2004

Smooth Arrival for Travers-Bound Suave

Jay Em Ess Stable's Travers runner Suave finally arrived in Saratoga Thursday after a flight delayed from Kentucky by mechanical difficutlies.

 Thursday, August 26, 2004

Birdstone, Suave Work Toward Travers

Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Birdstone breezed six furlongs in 1:13 4/5, with regular exercise rider Maxine Correa aboard, over Saratoga's Oklahoma training track that was rated "good" on Saturday.

 Saturday, August 21, 2004

Suave Added to Travers Line-Up

Improving Suave has been added to the field for the $1 million Travers (gr. I) Aug. 28th, trainer Paul McGee announced.

 Monday, August 16, 2004

Bejarano in Hollywood Debut Aboard Suave

Trainer Paul McGee hopes to continue the luck he enjoyed with jockey Rafael Bejarano at Churchill Downs when the Peruvian-born riding sensation makes his Hollywood Park debut aboard Suave in the $400,000-added Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds on Saturday.

 Thursday, July 08, 2004

Suave Bound for Hollywood's Swaps

Mace and Samantha Siegel's stakes-winning 3-year-old Suave will be shipped to Hollywood Park for the $400,000 Swaps (gr. II) July 10, trainer Paul McGee said Friday.

 Saturday, July 03, 2004

Suave's Smooth Move Wins Northern Dancer

Suave, ridden by Rafael Bejarano for red-hot trainer Paul McGee, came to life in the slop to register his first stakes triumph, drawing away in the $232,400 Northern Dancer (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, June 12, 2004

Injury Knocks Honor in War Out of Mile

A sprained ankle has knocked 3rd Turn Racing Stable's Honor In War, winner of the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) at Churchill Downs and runner-up in the recent Shadwell Keeneland Turf Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland, out of consideration for the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I).

 Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Longshot Honor In War Surprises in Woodford Reserve

A longshot was due, and it came at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby Day undercard in the form of Honor In War, who won the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) under David Flores at 24-1.

 Saturday, May 03, 2003

Gygistar Returns in Deputy Minister Handicap

Gygistar makes his eagerly anticipated return to the races in Sunday's $100,000 Deputy Minister Handicap (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, February 07, 2003

Millionaire Bet On Sunshine Retired

Ten-year-old Bet On Sunshine has been retired after reaggravating a chronic injury in his left front suspensory ligament.

 Wednesday, September 04, 2002

La Troienne Stakes Features Return of Cashier's Dream

Cashier's Dream and Colonial Glitter, the respective 1-2 finishers in the Debutante Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs last July, will again race under the twin spires in Thursday's $100,000 La Troienne Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies.

 Monday, April 29, 2002

Gulfstream Park Race Report: Dream Machine

Dream Run earns his first graded stakes victory in the Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship.

 Saturday, March 09, 2002

Lundy Appeal to be Denied, A New Hearing Already Requested

A federal appellate court indicated in mid-February it did not intend to change the status of former Calumet Farm president J.T. Lundy's conviction on charges of bribery and deceit. Lundy immediately requested another hearing before the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals headquartered in New Orleans.

 Monday, February 25, 2002

McGee Enters Handicapping Contest for Charity

Daily Racing Form correspondent Marty McGee will be competing for two charities in Gulfstream Park's inaugural Turf-Vivor Thoroughbred handicapping contest that began Friday. Any money McGee wins will go a special fund for Robert Williams, who lost his family in a car accident Feb. 15, and the Jockeys' Guild Disabled Jockeys Fund.

 Friday, February 22, 2002

Hook and Ladder Climbs Back at Gulfstream

Hook and Ladder aims to maintain his perfect record over the Gulfstream Park track against eight foes Sunday in the $100,000 Deputy Minister Handicap (gr. III) at six and a half furlongs. The 13th running of the Deputy Minister offers a winner's prize of $60,000 and drew a field of nine, three of them unbeaten over the track.

 Friday, February 08, 2002

Opposing Styles Win Keeneland's Saturday Stakes

Keeneland's graded stakes races Saturday displayed a study of contrasts. About an hour after 9-year-old Bet On Sunshine closed from last place in the $166,470 Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) to earn his 21st victory from 41 starts, 2-year-old Siphonic led from start to finish in the $281,728 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Stakes (gr. II).

 Saturday, October 06, 2001

Bet On Sunshine Betters Own Stakes Record in Aristides 'Cap

Nine-year-old Bet On Sunshine won the $108,400 Aristides Handicap for the second consecutive year on Saturday, and for the second straight year the Paul McGee-trained gelding set a stakes record in winning the 6 1/2-furlong Churchill Downs contest. On a fast track, Bet On Sunshine stopped the timer in 1:14.79, finishing 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Alannan.

 Saturday, June 30, 2001

Miss Pickums Upsets Golden Rod

Jan, Mace, and Samantha Siegel's Miss Pickums moved past 2-1 second wagering choice Nasty Storm inside the final sixteenth-mile to win the $223,200 Golden Rod Stakes (gr. II) Saturday over a sloppy track at Churchill Downs. Under substitute rider Justin Vitek, the 2-year-old filly completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:48.84.

 Saturday, November 25, 2000

Churchill Downs Notes: McGee Thrilled That Committee Let

After having to rely on the fates in his effort to get David Holloway's Bet On Sunshine in the Breeders' Cup Sprint in 1997 and '99, Churchill Downs-based trainer Paul J. McGee will be able to relax a bit heading into the 2000 renewal of the $1 million race.

 Thursday, October 26, 2000

Bet On Sunshine Breaks Track Record

Bet On Sunshine earned his fourth consecutive victory and broke the Churchill Downs course record for 6 1/2 furlongs in Saturday's $109,700 Aristides Handicap.

 Tuesday, July 04, 2000