Sahara Sky Takes Second Crack at Carter
Runner-up in the 2013 Carter Handicap (gr. I) and lightly raced since then, California-based Sahara Sky will get another crack at the seven-furlong sprint April 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Strapping Groom wins the 2014 Tom Fool.
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Strapping Groom wins the 2014 Tom Fool.
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Strapping Groom wins the 2014 Tom Fool.
Photo: Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand
Strapping Groom wins the 2014 Tom Fool.
Photo: Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Gravesend.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Gravesend.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Forego.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Forego.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Forego.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Forego.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Strapping Groom wins the 2013 Forego.
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| Trainer | David Jacobson |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Irad Ortiz, Jr. |
| Owner | Drawing Away Stable and Jacobson, David |
| Breeder | Kinsman Farm |
Pedigree
| Strapping Groom View Five-Cross Pedigree | Johannesburg | Hennessy |
| Myth | ||
| Something Silver | Silver Deputy | |
| Whats Doin |
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Strapping Groom Grinds Out Tom Fool Win
Strapping Groom rallied in deep stretch to claim the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack, his first graded stakes score since a 15-1 upset in the Forego Stakes (gr. I) last summer.
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Veteran Strapping Groom Tops Tom Fool
Veteran campaigner Strapping Groom, winner of the Forego Stakes (gr. I) over a muddy track last year, has been installed the 7-5 morning line choice in the field of seven drawn for the March 1 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III).
Strapping Groom Returns to Graded Ranks
Strapping Groom makes his return to the graded ranks Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III), a six-furlong sprint on the Withers (gr. III) undercard.
Strapping Groom Much the Best in Gravesend
Strapping Groom made short work of a short field, drawing away to win by daylight in the $100,000 Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack on Dec. 21.
Rice Plots Spots for Palace; Gravesend Next
Palace, who became a graded stakes winner in his most recent start, heads a field of six sprinters entered in the $100,000 Gravesend Handicap, which will be contested at six furlongs Dec. 21 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Palace Rules Fall Highweight Handicap
New York-bred Palace, claimed by his connections for $20,000 a little more than a year ago, rallied to win his first open stakes, the $300,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III), at Aqueduct Nov. 28.
Caixa Eletronica to Defend Fall Highweight
Repole Stable's hard-knocking Caixa Eletronica lines up with seven others at Aqueduct Racetrack for a title defense in the $300,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) on Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day.
Blinkers Help Clearly Now to Bold Ruler Win
Uphill Stable's Clearly Now returned to his winning ways when he skillfully stalked the pace to score a 1 1/2-length triumph in the Oct. 26 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
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Forty Tales vs. Strapping Groom in Bold Ruler
Todd Pletcher closer will have to catch the swift Strapping Groom in seven-panel test Oct. 26 at Belmont Park.
CA Invader Private Zone Lands Vosburgh
Southern California shipper Private Zone outfought favored Justin Phillip to win the $400,000 Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 28 by a neck at Belmont Park.
The Lumber Guy Seeks Repeat Win in Vosburgh
Barry Schwartz's New York-bred will try to regain his form of last year in six-furlong dash at Belmont Sept. 28.
Strapping Groom Sloshes to Forego Surprise
Pacesetter Strapping Groom, a $35,000 claim in May, captured the Forego Stakes (gr. I) in a 15-1 upset Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course, surging in the final strides to edge Jackson Bend on a sloppy track.
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