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Bordonaro to Emerge in Padua Stables Sprint

The first of the four Sunshine Millions races to be run at Gulfstream Park Saturday is the $300,000 Padua Stables Sprint, which attracted a bulky field of 13 older horses. Fred Carrillo and Daniel Cassella's California-bred Bordonaro is the likely favorite under Patrick Valenzuela.

 Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Banjo Picker Plucks Out Gravesend Shocker

Danny A. Limongelli's Banjo Picker, dismissed at odds of 47-1 though he had won four of nine starts this year, won the $112,000 Gravesend Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct in an exciting three-horse photo finish Sunday.

 Sunday, December 18, 2005

Veteran Sprinters Line Up in Gravesend 'Cap

A field of 11 familiar sprinters, including Spooky Mulder and Clever Electrician, are set for Sunday's $100,000-added Gravesend Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct on the last day of live racing in New York until Dec. 28.

 Friday, December 16, 2005

Pomeroy Pulls Away in Vanderbilt

Dazzling Pomeroy, ridden by Eibar Coa, scorched the field in the $200,000 Alfred. G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) on a hot day at Saratoga, the track where he won the King's Bishop (gr. I) last summer.

 Saturday, August 13, 2005

Pomeroy, Smokume Leads Vanderbilt Handicap Field

Pomeroy and Smokume will seek to continue their climb up the sprint division ladder when they lead a field of seven into the gate for Saturday's $200,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course.

 Thursday, August 11, 2005

Smokume Fools Foes in Belmont Slop

Hobeau Farm's homebred Smokume overcame his difficult rail post to win the $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) on a sealed Belmont Park main track Sunday.

 Sunday, July 17, 2005

Sutherland, Smokume Shoot for Tom Fool

Hobeau Farm's Smokume, a four-time stakes winner in search of his first graded-stakes win, is among the leading contenders in the $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. II) over seven furlongs at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Friday, July 15, 2005

True North Sprint Shapes Up as a Scramble

Saturday's six-furlong True North Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park is best described as a scramble, with contenders--or at least horses with the ability to the outcome--positioned in every stall.

 Thursday, June 09, 2005

Bwana Charlie Charges to Amsterdam Win

Heiligbrodt Stable's Bwana Charlie, ridden by Shane Sellers, had favored Pomeroy measured in the stretch, pulling away in the final sixteenth of a mile for a three-quarters of a length victory in the $150,000 Amsterdam (gr. II) for 3-year-old sprinters at Saratoga Race Course.

 Saturday, August 07, 2004

Seven Sprint for Amsterdam at Spa

A small but contentious field of seven will line up Saturday to try and claim honors in the $150,000 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga.

 Thursday, August 05, 2004

Wynn Dot Comma Looms Favorite in Spectacular Bid

Martin Cherry's stakes-winner Wynn Dot Comma has been installed as the 9-5 favorite in a field of seven 3-year-olds set to contest the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Saturday.

 Thursday, January 08, 2004

Jerkens to Send Runners for the First Lady and Spectacular Bid

Among the horses expected to compete this weekend at Gulfstream Park are House Party and Smokume from Allen Jerkens' barn and Ghost Mountain from Nick Zito's shedrow.

 Wednesday, January 07, 2004