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Graded Winner Snowdrops Retired

Snowdrops, an English-bred mare who raced exclusively in North America, has been retired from racing and will be returned to England to be bred.

 Friday, January 20, 2006

Snowdrops Glistens in Bayou BC Handicap

Odds-on choice Snowdrops charged up four wide at the quarter-pole to grab the lead and went on to a convincing win in the $269,600 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at the Fair Grounds meet on the turf at Louisiana Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, January 14, 2006

Snowdrops, Beau's Town Take Different Paths

Snowdrops won a pair of graded stakes from eight starts last year, while Beau's Town never made it to the starting gate, yet both are favored in stakes races at the Fair Grounds meet at Harrah's Louisiana Downs Saturday.

 Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Snowdrops Storms to My Charmer Triumph

Snowdrops captured Saturday's $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Calder turf with a well-timed late surge for jockey Brice Blanc, kicking off Grand Slam I with a slight upset.

 Saturday, December 03, 2005

Rested Jacqui's Promise Takes Shot in Violet

Jacqui's Promise, making her second start since June, has an opportunity to upset the field in Friday night's overfilled Violet Stakes (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares on the Meadowlands turf course.

 Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Aussie Star Alinghi Highlights Ballston Spa

Australian sensation Alinghi makes her first North American start against a tough field of 11 other horses in the $200,000-added Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.

 Saturday, August 27, 2005

Field of 14 Going in All Along at Colonial Downs

Briviesca leads a talented field of 14 fillies and mares pointed toward Saturday's $200,000 All Along Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. IIIT), going 1 1/8 miles at Colonial Downs.

 Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Honey Ryder Meets Briviesca, Snowdrops Again in Orchid

Glencrest Farm's Honey Ryder will face two of her toughest rivals when she tangles with Briviesca and Snowdrops in the $150,000 Orchid Handicap (gr. IIT) Saturday at South Florida's Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, March 31, 2005

Snowdrops' Late Drive Wins Suwannee River

Snowdrops tracked the pace set by favored Angela's Love and Binya, then surged to the front inside the sixteenth pole to win Saturday's $100,000 Suwannee River Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the grass at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

Binya Tops Field in Saturday's Suwannee River at Gulfstream

German-bred Binya, who captured last year's The Very One Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park, will be toting high weight of 118 pounds against 10 rivals in Saturday's Suwannee River Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream.

 Thursday, February 10, 2005

Something Ventured Gains My Charmer Win

Something Ventured got a perfectly timed ride from John Velazquez to collar runaway frontrunner Changing World in the final stages and win the $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Calder Race Course turf Saturday.

 Saturday, December 04, 2004

Tagg's Duo Headlines My Charmer Handicap

Trainer Barclay Tagg sends out a pair of last-race stakes winners, part of a full field entered for the $100,000 My Charmer Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares on the Calder turf course Saturday.

 Wednesday, December 01, 2004

'Legend, 'Cookie Win De La Rose Divisions

Personal Legend and Fast Cookie came from just off the pace to win split divisions of the De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday.

 Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Snowdrops Aplenty in Fair Grounds' Pago Hop

There was no snow at Fair Grounds on Saturday, but fans saw plenty of Snowdrops, who captured the $75,000 Pago Hop Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

 Saturday, December 20, 2003