Ready Set

Nicanor 6th as Ready Set Wins Stakes

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 25, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

Lael Stable's Ready Set scored an upset victory against Nicanor in the $50,700 Eight Thirty Stakes at Delaware Park Aug. 25.

Just as Well Carries Top Weight in Ben Ali

• By Jason Shandler
• April 15, 2010
• Racing, Kentucky

Just as Well, the lone grade I winner in a field of eight older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the Keeneland Polytrack, has been assigned top weight of 123 pounds for the $150,000 Ben Ali (gr. III) April 18.

Grand Couturier Should Atone in Bowling Green

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 12, 2009
• Racing, Northeast Region

Grand Couturier heads into the $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park Sept. 13 as the morning line favorite in spite of a fifth-place finish in Saratoga's Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) last month that left trainer Robert Ribaudo a bit perplexed.

Dynaforce Return Part of Preakness Undercard

• By Jack Shinar
• May 14, 2009
• News, Racing, Southeast Region

Grade I winner Dynaforce makes her 2009 bow for Bill Mott in the Gallorette Handicap (gr. III), while Lael Stables' Ready Set looks best in the William Donald Schaefer Stakes (gr. III). The pair of $100,000 events are part of a graded stakes bonanza on Preakness Day at Pimlico May 16.

Macho Again Packs Top Weight in Alysheba

• April 28, 2009
• News, Racing, Kentucky

Macho Again, who has won two of three starts at Churchill Downs, makes a return visit to the historic track for the May 1 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) on the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) undercard as he takes on nine rivals in the 1 1/16-miles race.

Wishful Tomcat Wire-To-Wire in Discovery

• By Jason Shandler
• November 22, 2008
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

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.

Wishful Tomcat Appetizing in Discovery

• By Jason Shandler
• November 20, 2008
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

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.

Contentious Pennsylvania Derby Draws 14

• By Jason Shandler
• August 29, 2008
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

Does money draw a crowd? Look no further than the Sept. 1 Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) for evidence it's true, as a full field of 14 3-year-olds were entered in the $1 million race, the signature event at Philadelphia Park Casino and Racetrack.

Ready Set Goes in West Virginia Derby

• By Tom LaMarra
• August 2, 2008
• News, Racing

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.

Magical Forest Pulls Barbaro Upset

• By Jason Shandler
• July 13, 2008
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

Sent off as the longest shot in a five-horse field, Paraneck Stable's Magical Forest broke on top and then outdueled Cherokee Artist in a thrilling stretch duel to capture the $300,000 Barbaro Stakes (gr. III) by a half-length July 13 at Delaware Park.

Is Ready Set Ready For Barbaro Stakes?

• By Jason Shandler
• July 10, 2008
• News, Racing, Northeast Region

Michael Matz is expecting a big improvement from Ready Set in his next tilt, the $300,000 Barbaro Stakes (gr. III) July 13 at Delaware Park. Six 3-year-olds have been entered in the 1 1/16-mile event on the main track.

Fountain of Youth Full of Stars

• By Jason Shandler
• February 21, 2008
• Triple Crown, Southeast Region

A star-studded field of 12 3-year-olds, highlighted by a pair of starters for trainers Bill Mott and Nick Zito, will contest the $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

Wicked Style Hopes to Cast Spell Over Futurity Field

• By Jason Shandler
• October 3, 2007
• News, Racing, Breeders' Cup

Although never having officially raced at Keeneland, Wicked Style has done the majority of his training on the Lexington Polytrack. Trainer Rusty Arnold is hoping that will give the talented Macho Uno colt an edge on his 11 contenders in the $500,000 Lane's End Breeders' Cup Futurity (gr. I) Oct. 6.