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Wishful Tomcat Wire-To-Wire in Discovery

Wishful Tomcat Wire-To-Wire in Discovery

Ramon Dominguez hustled Wishful Tomcat to the early lead in the Discovery Handicap and they never looked back, the duo leading every step of the way in posting a 1 3/4-length victory on Aqueduct's main track.

 Saturday, November 22, 2008
Wishful Tomcat Appetizing in Discovery

Wishful Tomcat Appetizing in Discovery

Winter Park Partners' Wishful Tomcat, a late-blooming 3-year-old with four wins in his last five starts, tries to notch his first graded stakes score when he takes on seven rivals in the $100,000-added Discovery Handicap (gr. III) Nov. 22 at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ready Set Goes in West Virginia Derby

Ready Set Goes in West Virginia Derby

The connections of Ready Set were rewarded for their patience Aug. 2 when the colt earned his first career stakes victory in a big way -- the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. III) at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.

 Saturday, August 02, 2008
Speedy Mint Lane Spears Dwyer Rivals

Speedy Mint Lane Spears Dwyer Rivals

Odds-on choice Mint Lane controlled the pace and was never threatened while posting a 2 3/4-length victory in the $198,500 Dwyer Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II), tallying his first graded win for trainer James Jerkens July 6 at Belmont Park.

 Sunday, July 06, 2008
Improving Mint Lane Tries Dwyer

Improving Mint Lane Tries Dwyer

Three-year-old challengers at Belmont Park include Ready's Image, Halo Najib and Fidelio.

 Friday, July 04, 2008
Derby Hopes Still Alive for Hey Byrn

Derby Hopes Still Alive for Hey Byrn

Bea Oxenberg's Hey Byrn kept his Kentucky Derby hopes alive with a workmanlike 2 1/4-length win in the slowly run $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park April 12.

 Saturday, April 12, 2008

Hey Byrn Makes Quick Return in Holy Bull

Bea Oxenberg's Hey Byrn returns just two weeks after a well-beaten fourth-place finish in the $1-million Florida Derby (gr. I). He's the choice in the $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) April 12 at Gulfstream Park.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Layoff Not a Problem For War Pass

Layoff Not a Problem For War Pass

Juvenile champion War Pass was impressive in his 3-year-old debut Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park, looking sharp in a one-mile allowance race against four overmatched foes.

 Sunday, February 24, 2008
War Pass Heads Feb. 24 Allowance

War Pass Heads Feb. 24 Allowance

Robert LaPenta's Eclipse Award-winning War Pass, champion 2-year-old in 2007, will make his first start since an emphatic victory in the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) when he runs in a $60,000 allowance event at Gulfstream Park Feb. 24.

 Thursday, February 21, 2008