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Fasig-Tipton Texas 2YO Sale Preview

April 5 sale at Lone Star Park; 70 of the 167 juveniles cataloged are Louisiana-breds.

 Friday, April 01, 2011

Lost in the Fog, Dubai Escapade Top 'Summit' Nominations

Harry Aleo's Eclipse Award champion sprinter Lost in the Fog and Darley Stable's filly Dubai Escapade are the marquee names among the nominations to the eight stakes races worth $2 million to be run on the "Summit of Speed" program at Calder Racecourse on Saturday, July 15.

 Monday, July 03, 2006

Dubai Escapade Keeps Perfect String Intact

Odds-on favorite Dubai Escapade set an intimidating pace, then shook off the challenge of Smokey Glacken in upper stretch and powered home to win the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares by six lengths at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, June 11, 2006

Vagrancy Pits Dubai Escapade, Smokey Glacken

The talented duo of Dubai Escapade and Smokey Glacken, a combined 6-for-6 this year, meet for the first time in Sunday's $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park.

 Friday, June 09, 2006

Smokey Glacken Wins Again in Big A's Distaff

Susan and John Moore's prohibitive favorite Smokey Glacken overcame an eventful race for regular jockey Javier Castellano to hold off a surging Magnolia Jackson by a head to win the $154,500 Distaff Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares on the Aqueduct inner dirt track Saturday.

 Saturday, March 25, 2006

Smokey Glacken Seeks Third Straight Win in Distaff Breeders' Cup

John and Susan Moore's Smokey Glacken will go for her third straight win in Saturday's 52nd running of the $150,000 Distaff Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at six furlongs at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, March 23, 2006

Smokey Glacken Torches Rivals in 'Bertie

Favored Smokey Glacken toyed with her nine rivals in Saturday's $100,000 Hurricane Bertie Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park, drawing away to a front running 3 1/2-length victory.

 Saturday, February 18, 2006

Splendid Blended Back in Action in Hurricane Bertie

Smokey Glacken and Splendid Blended will clash in an outstanding renewal of Saturday's $100,000 Hurricane Bertie Handicap (gr. III), with a full field of 12 fillies and mares entered in the 6½-furlong sprint at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, February 16, 2006

Smokey Glacken Sizzles in First Lady Win

Susan and John Moore's Smokey Glacken collared favorite Trickle of Gold near the quarter pole and drew away in the stretch to capture Saturday's $100,000 First Lady Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares by 4 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, January 21, 2006

Likely Last Start for Venerable Mare Lilah

Barry Ostrager and Roddy Valente's venerable 9-year-old mare Lilah makes what will most likely be her final start Saturday in the $100,000 First Lady Handicap (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, January 20, 2006

Great Intentions Fulfills First Flight Aspirations

A relaxed Great Intentions settled just behind a speed duel and rallied for a three-length victory in the $150,000 First Flight Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at seven furlongs at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, October 30, 2005

Umpateedle Won't Be Ignored in First Flight

Umpateedle, who posted a gut-wrenching victory in the Gallant Bloom (gr. II) Oct. 9, goes for her third straight stakes victory Sunday in the $150,000 First Flight Handicap (gr. II) on the closing day of Belmont Park's fall meet.

 Thursday, October 27, 2005

Umpteenth Win for Umpateedle in 'Bloom

The veteran mare Umpateedle, making the 52nd start of her career, outfought favored Smokey Glacken in an exciting stretch-long duel and eked out a nose victory in the $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Sunday, October 09, 2005

Smokey Glacken Goes For Third Straight

Smokey Glacken, winner of her last two starts, is the filly to beat in the $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park Sunday. The 6 ½-furlong race drew a field of six older fillies and mares.

 Friday, October 07, 2005

Smokey Glacken Fires in Floral Park

Susan and John Moore's favored Smokey Glacken assumed command soon after the start and glided to a two-length victory in the $109,000 Floral Park Handicap (gr. III) Saturday at Belmont Park, her first graded stakes win since November 2003.

 Saturday, September 17, 2005

Gilded Gold Has Winning Recipe in Floral Park

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay hopes he has the recipe to become a graded stakes winner when his filly Gilded Gold takes on six rivals in Saturday's $100,000-added Floral Park Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares at six furlongs at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, September 15, 2005

Sensibly Chic Turns Heads in Vagrancy 'Cap

A new jockey, weight break and aluminum pads for her sore feet helped make favored Sensibly Chic a winner in the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares Sunday at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, June 12, 2005

Bank Audit Targets Belmont's Vagrancy

Bank Audit shoots for her third grade II victory of the season in the $150,000 Vagrancy Handicap on Sunday, the day after the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at 6 1/2 furlongs.

 Friday, June 10, 2005

Friendly Michelle to Return in Genuine Risk

Making her first start of the year, the Bob Baffert-trained Friendly Michelle leads an equally matched field of 10 fillies and mares entered for Saturday's $150,000 Genuine Risk Handicap (gr. II), going six furlongs at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, May 12, 2005

Bending Strings Takes Off in First Flight

Favorite Bending Strings ran down Smokey Glacken in the stretch to win the $150,000 First Flight Handicap (gr. II) for fillies and mares on Saturday at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, October 30, 2004

Bending Strings Winds to Safely Kept BC Win

Patiently rated at the back of the pack, Bending Strings bounded into action around the far turn, forced her way between rivals a furlong from home and drew off to win Saturday's $143,000 Safely Kept Breeders' Cup (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Pimlico.

 Saturday, October 02, 2004

Bending Strings, Smokey Glacken Face Off in Safely Kept BC

John Gunther's homebred Bending Strings will top a field of seven in Saturday's Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Pimlico. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, the 122-pound starting highweight will break from post seven.

 Friday, October 01, 2004

Smokey Glacken On Fire in Valley Stream

Frontrunner Smokey Glacken won the the $112,200 Valley Stream Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies under Jose Santos by 3 3/4 lengths at Aqueduct on Sunday.

 Sunday, November 23, 2003

Smokey Glacken Heads Valley Stream Field

Flaunting her speed while shrugging off all pace challengers, Smokey Glacken was a convincing winner in her first two career starts. Yet her lone defeat, a third-place finish in Belmont Park's Astarita (gr. II), may have been her best effort to date.

 Friday, November 21, 2003

Spectacular Moon Shines in Astarita Slop

Longshot Spectacular Moon coasted behind a torrid pace duel, then flew down the center of the stretch to win the $150,000 Astarita Stakes (gr. II) for 2-year-old fillies by a neck on a sloppy Belmont Park track Sunday.

 Sunday, October 12, 2003

Smokey Glacken Puts Speed to Astarita Test

Undefeated in a pair of starts, the fleet-footed Smokey Glacken puts her unblemished record on the line in Sunday's $150,000 Astarita (gr. II) at Belmont Park. Nine 2-year-old fillies were entered in the 6 ½-furlong sprint.

 Friday, October 10, 2003

Saratoga Notebook: Sky Mesa Gallops; Smokey Glacken on Astarita Path

Sky Mesa returned to the track on schedule Wednesday, five days after bruising a hoof while finishing last in the Travers (gr. I).

 Wednesday, August 27, 2003