Slick Matriarch Win for Front-Running La Tia
Front-running La Tia, shipping in from Chicago, led all the way to earn her first grade I victory in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes on the concluding day of the Del Mar fall meet Nov. 30.
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Discreet Marq, La Tia Square Off in Matriarch
Shippers Discreet Marq and La Tia have their eyes on the grade I prize as the likely favorites in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes, the featured event on closing day of the Del Mar fall meet Nov. 30.
Browning: F-T Sale 'Very Solid and Strong'
Twenty-three horses sold for $1 million or more at November mixed sale in Lexington, but median was down 20% from last year.
Moyglare Stud Lands Discreet Marq for $2.4M
Moyglare Stud Farm secured 2013 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT) winner Discreet Marq for $2.4 million Nov. 3 at the Fasig-Tipton November sale in Lexington.
Maturing White Rose Blossoms in Dowager
White Rose emerged from a five-horse scramble in the final 50 yards to win the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager by a nose over lukewarm favorite Caroline Thomas Oct. 19 at Keeneland.
La Verdad Sparkles on Empire Showcase Day
Lady Sheila Stable's La Verdad found her way back to the Belmont Park winner's circle Oct. 18, landing the $150,000 Iroquois on Empire Showcase Day for her fifth stakes score of the year.
Discreet Marq Stands Out in Ticonderoga
Discreet Marq, a New York-bred who has competed primarily in grade I company since winning the 2013 Del Mar Oaks (gr. IT), tops the oversubscribed field of fillies and mares entered in the Oct. 18 Ticonderoga Stakes.
Better Lucky Seeks to Repeat in First Lady
Seven graded stakes winners will face off in the First Lady at Keeneland, with plenty of speedy fillies and mares perhaps setting the race up for a closer.
After the Wire: Noble Damsel, Sands Point
Evan Hammonds recaps several big turf races from the weekend. Hear thoughts on the Noble Damsel S., Sands Point S., and The Grey Gatsby's win in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. watch video
Ball Dancing On Her Toes in Sands Point Win
French import Ball Dancing, making her United States debut, surged late from between horses to edge stablemate Xcellence in the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes (gr. IIT) Sept. 13 at rainy Belmont Park for trainer Chad Brown.
That Handicapping Show: Sands Point Stakes
Claire Novak and Tom LaMarra preview the Sands Points Stakes (gr. IIT) which will be run on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Belmont Park. Watch Video
Xcellence Heads 10 in Deep Sands Point
Martin Schwartz has enjoyed great success buying European fillies and bringing them over to enjoy graded stakes success in the U.S., a move he seeks to repeat with Xcellence, who makes her third U.S. start in the Sands Point
Irish Mission Gets Job Done in Glens Falls
It wasn't the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) , but it was another stakes winner for owner Robert S. Evans and trainer Christophe Clement when Irish Mission ran down Viva Rafaela to take the $150,000 Glens Falls Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Cat's Claw Seeks Four in a Row in Glens Falls
Cat's Claw has taken every step up the class ladder since her inauspicious beginning and has now scratched her way up to the $150,000 Glens Falls Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31.
Discreet Marq to be Offered at F-T November
Trainer Christophe Clement will consign, as agent, grade I winner Discreet Marq at the Nov. 3 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale on behalf of her owners and breeders, Patricia and Frank Generazio.
Boiling Springs Gets Second Chance
Monmouth Park's Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-old fillies, slated for Aug. 30, will be re-drawn for the Jersey Shore track's Sept. 1 program.
Captain Serious, Empire Dreams Head Showcase
Highlighted by six stakes worth $1.15 million, nearly 100 New York-breds will compete on a special 11-race card for the inaugural "Saratoga Showcase Day" Aug. 24 at Saratoga.
Starstruck Back to Winning Ways in Matchmaker
Wearing the black and gold colors of historic Calumet Farm, Kerwin Clark split horses aboard Starstruck to take the $170,000 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park on July 27.
Somali Lemonade Squeezes Out Diana Upset
Somali Lemonade surged to the lead in deep stretch and just held off multiple grade I winner Stephanie's Kitten to win the $500,000 TVG Diana Stakes (gr. IT) July 19 at Saratoga Race Course.
TimeformUS Weekend Plays: The Diana Stakes
Weekend stakes analysis for the Diana Stakes and San Clemente Stakes. read blog
Emollient, Strathnaver Need Bit More in Diana
The connections of a pair of turf females who just missed major scores in their previous starts, Emollient and Strathnaver, hope for better July 19 in the TVG Diana Stakes (gr. IT) on the first Saturday of the Saratoga meet.
Discreet Marq Heads Just a Game
Patricia Generazio's homebred Discreet Marq is the 5-2 morning line favorite in a contentious running of the Longines Just a Game Stakes (gr. IT) June 7 at Belmont Park.
Fields Taking Shape for Belmont Day Undercard
A list of likely starters for the five grade I events on the Belmont Stakes day undercard June 7 has been released by the track's racing office, headed by the $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap.
Sheepshead Bay: Riposte Seeks First U.S. Win
Juddmonte Farms' Riposte may be the class of the field in the $200,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (gr. IIT) May 24, run over 1 3/8 miles on Belmont Park's inner turf course.
Somali Lemonade Holds for Gallorette Win
Somali Lemonade had never been to Pimlico Race Course before, but on the track's biggest day in front of a Preakness Day throng, the 5-year-old mare galloped to victory in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT).
| Horse | Trainer | Breeder / Owner |
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| Caroline Thomas | Barclay Tagg |
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| Discreet Marq | Christophe Clement |
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| Fusaichiswonderful | Tevis Q. McCauley |
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| Kitten's Queen | Michael J. Maker |
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| Unbelievable Dream | Barclay Tagg |
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| Watsdachances (IRE) | Chad C. Brown |
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| Wave Theory | Chad C. Brown |
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| Metropolitan H. (gr. I) | BEL |
| Ogden Phipps H. (gr. I) | BEL |
| Acorn S. (gr. I) | BEL |
| Lone Star Park H. (gr. III) | LS |
| Gamely S. (gr. I) | BHP |
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| Martha Washington S. | OP |
