A switch to the turf could help Christine's Outlaw claim his first stakes victory Saturday in the $100,000-added Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park.
Thursday, July 08, 2004Wando, Canada's 2003 Horse of the Year and Triple Crown champion, defeated seven turf rivals in his first start as a 4-year-old at Keeneland Racecourse in Kentucky on Sunday.
Sunday, April 18, 2004Gainsborough Farm's Moon Solitaire, a European import who has exceeded expectations this year while competing against many of the finest turf horses in North America, faces defending winner Dr. Kashnikow and 10 other rivals in the $150,000-added River City Handicap (gr. III) Sunday at Churchill Downs.
Friday, November 15, 2002Multiple grade I winner Take Charge Lady zipped a half-mile in :47 2/5 at Churchill Downs on Thursday as the Ashland and Spinster Stakes winner prepped for the 1 1/8-mile Falls City Handicap (gr. II) on Nov. 28.
Thursday, November 14, 2002Band Is Passing, coming into the Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (IIIT) off a 5 ½-month layoff for his breeder/owner/trainer Stanley Ersoff, showed he was worth the wait by winning the $150,000 feature by two lengths.
Monday, September 02, 2002Stanley Ersoff's Band Is Passing, the $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner in 2000, and Randy Mills' Unite's Big Red, who won it in 1998, both as 4-year-olds, return for Monday's Labor Day renewal at Calder Race course at one mile on the turf.
Saturday, August 31, 2002After nearly six months on the sidelines, Stanley Ersoff's Band Is Passing returns to the races in Monday's $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Calder.
Friday, August 30, 2002Unbeaten filly Make Out remains at a Pennsylvania clinic recovering from a staph infection that knocked her out of Friday's Spinaway (gr. I) and has put her career on hold.
Tuesday, August 27, 2002Unbeaten filly Make Out remains at a Pennsylvania clinic recovering from a staph infection that knocked her out of Friday's Spinaway (gr. I) and has put her career on hold.
Tuesday, August 27, 2002Citing a desire to give his star filly a break, trainer Bobby Frankel said Sunday morning that beaten Alabama favorite You will not race again this year.
Sunday, August 18, 2002Dr. John Chandler's homebred Cetewayo passed the million-dollar mark in career earnings with a come-from-behind score in the $224,625 Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf Saturday at Arlington Park.
Saturday, July 06, 2002Grade I stakes winner Cetewayo, who races in the colors of John A. Chandler, will carry highweight of 118 pounds when he heads a field of nine marathoners in Saturday's $200,000-added, 1 1/2- mile Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. III) at Arlington Park.
Thursday, July 04, 2002Cetewayo, is scheduled to be at Arlington Park Saturday to contest the Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IIIT).
Wednesday, July 03, 2002Two Point Two Mill, a 67-1 longshot, won the $115,500 Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Churchill Downs turf course Saturday but was disqualified for an incident in the stretch resulting in a dead heat for the win in the 1 3/8-mile feature race.
Saturday, June 01, 2002Italian group I winner Sumati invades Churchill Downs Saturday from his Southern California base for a run in the $100,000-added Louisville Handicap (gr. III).
Thursday, May 30, 2002Benefiting from a gutsy move by jockey Kent Desormeaux, Touch of the Blues charged through a wall of horse to post an upset victory in Friday's $200,000, grade II Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland.
Friday, April 12, 2002Sarafan's California connections take the winner's share in the Explosive Bid
Sunday, March 24, 2002When he perused the entries for Gulfstream's Jan. 5 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIT), trainer Mohammed Moubarak was especially familiar with one of the entrants. "I think Tubrok is the horse to beat," he said of the 5-year-old son of Rahy, the second choice of 10 runners owing, in part, to the powerful connections of trainer Bill Mott and rider Jerry Bailey.
Saturday, January 05, 2002Mr. Livingston caught Honorable Pic in the last three strides to win the $147,700 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Calder on Monday.
Monday, September 03, 2001