Potomac River wins the 2014 Fair Grounds Handicap.
Photo: Lou Hodges Jr. / Hodges Photography
Potomac River wins the 2013 River City.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs
A field of only six was drawn for the Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds March 29, with one of the notables, Amira's Prince, also entered in the Pan American (gr. IIT) at Gulfstream Park the same day.
Potomac River unleashed a torrid outside rally down the Fair Grounds stretch and struck for a thrilling nose decision over Skyring in the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) on turf Feb. 22.
Multiple grade III winner Daddy Nose Best will try for a third straight stakes win on the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots turf and sixth victory in seven starts in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 22.
Daddy Nose Best, a smashing stakes winner in his first start over the turf at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, returns to the New Orleans track as the top weight in the $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT).
A patient ride from jockey Juan Vargas and a grinding late run brought Potomac River to the winner's circle at the end of the 1 1/8-mile turf event Nov. 23 at Churchill Downs, trainer Sergio Baez's first graded stakes score.
Trainer Chris Block has a solid success rate at Kentucky Downs, where his family's Team Block has run eight horses to three wins, three seconds, and a third in stakes competition over the years.
| Trainer | Jose M. Camejo |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Juan P. Vargas |
| Owner | Maribel Ruelas |
| Breeder | Mereworth Farm |
| Potomac River View Five-Cross Pedigree | English Channel | Smart Strike |
| Belva | ||
| Reba's Approval | With Approval | |
| Lovely Reba |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTKFEB2012 Hip 397 |
Racing or stallion prospect | Juan Vargas | Blandford Stud, agent for Mereworth Farm Dispersal | $2,300 |
| California Chrome |
| Upstart |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Texas Red |
| Bodemeister |
| International Star |
| Far Right |
| Main Sequence |
| Buddy's Saint |
| Calculator |
