Werner Hopes to Knock Chip Off Shoulder
Sometimes, even horses that want to run long mature early. Such is the case with Tom Durant's Most Feared, who trainer Ronny Werner will send out Saturday in the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).
Headlines for Friday, October 25, 2002
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Ack Ack Stakes Tops Opening Day Card at Downs
Churchill Downs raises the curtain on the 113th Fall Meet in its storied history on Sunday, Oct. 27 with a ten-race card that includes the 10th running of the $100,000-added Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) as its featured event.
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Full Fields Set for Juvenile Turf Stakes
Aqueduct has attracted full fields for a pair of juvenile turf stakes Sunday, the Pilgrim for colts and the Miss Grillo for fillies, both contested at nine furlongs.
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Arlington Winds Up 2002 Season with Sprint Stakes
One day after the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships showcase, Sunday's final racing program of the 2002 season at Arlington Park offers two $100,000 sprint stakes.
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Rapid Proof Rallies for Hopemont Surprise
Rapid Proof, an 8-1 outsider, rallied from last place in a field of 10 2-year-olds to win the $115,000 Hopemont Stakes Friday at Keeneland.
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Evan Hammonds e-Ticket
Boy, am I glad this is play money.
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Cat Genius, Riddlesdown, Bien Nicole Win at Arlington
The promised improvement in weather didn't arrive at Arlington Park, Saturday's host for the 2002 Breeders' Cup, in time for racing Friday, where three one hundred grand stakes were run on a sloppy main track and yielding turf course.
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Small, Tight Field for Sunday's Carleton Burke
A small field of six is in prospect for Sunday's $150,000 Carleton F. Burke Handicap (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/2 miles on the turf.
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Small, Tight Field for Sunday's Carleton Burke
A small field of six is in prospect for Sunday's $150,000 Carleton F. Burke Handicap (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/2 miles on the turf.
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Small, Tight Field for Sunday's Carleton Burke
A small field of six is in prospect for Sunday's $150,000 Carleton F. Burke Handicap (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/2 miles on the turf.
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Catalano Sets Meet Training Record at Arlington
Trainer Wayne Catalano, who won the first race when Arlington Park reopened after two dark years in 2000, set a meet record Oct. 25 when he won his 63rd race of the meet.
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Juvenile Favorite Sky Mesa Scratched Due to Injury
John C. Oxley's Sky Mesa, the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), was scratched Friday morning after sustaining an apparent sprain of his right front ankle.
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Top-Notch Horses Take Pressure Off First-Time BC Trainers
Three trainers will make their first starts in a Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championship when the gates open for the Distaff (gr. I). But none of them feel the weight of the championship because they have so much of their confidence in their horses.
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Will There Be 'Super Tests' For All Graded Stakes?
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, quite active on the racehorse medication front for the past few years, is advocating a plan to implement "super tests" for all graded stakes in the United States.
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UK Releases New Eastern Tent Caterpillar Study; Frozen Insects Cause Abortion
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture on Friday released the results from a collaborative project involving Eastern Tent caterpillars and mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS).
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Mile Longshot? Go For the Green
Looking for a live longshot for the NetJets Breeders' Cup (gr. IT)? Look no further than Green Fee, who is listed at 50-1 on the morning line and was the last horse to draw into the 14-horse field.
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Pat Day Exercises Whywhywhy; Disturbingthepeace Works
Jockey Pat Day was aboard Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) contender Whywhywhy for the first time Tuesday when the Hall of Famer worked the Mr. Greeley colt at Arlington Park.
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Trainer Zucker Knows Hoops and Hoofs
Tomorrow's NAPA Auto Parts Breeders' Cup Sprint will be trainer Howard Zucker's first Breeders' Cup contest, but it certainly isn't the first time he has been closely involved with world-class athletes.
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Sanans Seeking Vindication In The Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Vindication is a name with special meaning for Satish Sanan and his family.
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The Reading Room: Breeders' Cup Stories from Other Media
Links to Breeders' Cup-related articles in daily newspapers.
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Kentucky Marketing Horse Industry to Russia
Four agriculture officials from Russia toured horse farms, racetracks, and veterinary clinics the week of Oct. 18 at the invitation of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
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Shadow Caster to Sherwood's in Texas
Grade II winner Shadow Caster has been retired and will enter stud at Sherwood's Farm and Equine Nursery, owned by Patti and Bart Sherwood, near Seguin, Texas.
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Rock Hard: O'Brien Speaks Out On Gibraltar
Aidan O'Brien, Europe's leading trainer as caretaker of the horses from the Coolmore operation at Ballydoyle, has seven horses entered for the World Thoroughbred Championships. His standout for the day lies in the form of Rock of Gibraltar in the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) -- the best "rock" to come out of Ireland since U2.
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Owners New and Seasoned Seek Breeders' Cup Glory
While horses like Kona Gold and Banks Hill seek to repeat past Breeders' Cup glory Saturday at Arlington Park, many owners are hoping to make encore trips to the winner's circle on racing's biggest day.
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Thompson Makes Most of Opportunity to Ride in Cup
Jockey Terry Thompson is taking his first opportunity to ride in a Breeders' Cup race quite seriously. This week he gave up his regular nighttime schedule at Hoosier Park, where he is close to becoming the all-time leading rider, to get a handle on the Arlington Park surface.
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Penn National Reports Record Third Quarter
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: Nasdaq) today reported record third quarter results for the period ended September 30.
