Pleasantly Perfect Tops Pacific Classic Field
Diamond A Racing Corporations' multi-millionaire Pleasantly Perfect was labeled the early 6-5 favorite in a field of eight set to go postward in Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar.
Headlines for Wednesday, August 18, 2004
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Funny Cide, Sarava Work Toward Saratoga Breeders' Cup
Funny Cide put in his final workout Wednesday morning over the Saratoga main track by going five furlongs in :59 1/5 with jockey Edgar Prado aboard.
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Miss Matched to be Tested in Spinaway
She has been the talk of Monmouth Park, but Miss Matched will get a big test at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, when she goes to post in the 113th running of the grade II, $250,000 Spinaway for 2-year-old fillies at seven furlongs.
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Sabellina Takes Narrow Yaddo Handicap Victory
Joe Aquilino registered his first Saratoga stakes victory Wednesday afternoon as Jay Lieberman's and Mark Scharfman's Sabellina and Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day out-fought On the Bus and Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey for a nose victory in the 25th running of the $114,800 Yaddo Handicap for New York-bred fillies and mares at nine furlongs on the turf.
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Saratoga Notebook: A Star is Born; Horses to Watch
<i>by Dick Powell</i> -- Veteran Brisnet handicapper reviews recent action at Saratoga and previews action of the coming weeks.
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Grade II Winner Soto Retired
Grade II winner Soto, who sustained an injury while second to Ten Most Wanted in last year's Super Derby (gr. II), has been retired from racing.
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Melbourne Cup Sees Record Number of International Entries
The 2004 Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aust-I) has attracted 295 entries with a record 55 international nominations. That number of international entries tops the 54 international horses that were nominated four years ago.
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Van Clief: Interested, But NTRA Board to Decide
As the National Thoroughbred Racing Association embarks on its search for a replacement for outgoing commissioner Tim Smith, the intentions of a few top-level NTRA officials have become clearer.
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Stallion Seattle Morn Dead
Seattle Morn, who stood a major portion of his career in Illinois, died in early August after colic surgery.
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Race Order, Post Times, and Wagering Menu Announced for Breeders' Cup
There will be 12 races on the Breeders' Cup Day program when it hits Lone Star Park for the first time on Oct. 30. The eight Breeders' Cup Championships races, televised live by NBC Sports (1 p.m.-6 p.m EST), will be preceded by the Metroplex Mile stakes race at 12:40 p.m. EST.
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Barretts October Yearling Sale Has More Than 300 Horses
Barretts has catalogued 350 horses for its October preferred yearling sale.
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Prominent Illinois Stallion Royal Roberto Dead
Royal Roberto, one of Illinois' most successful stallions, died in July of a heart attack.
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Del Mar Notebook: Week in Review; Horses to Watch
<i>By Brian Turner</i> -- Veteran Brisnet handicapper reviews recent action at Del Mar and previews action of the coming weeks.
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Pennsylvania Applicants Line Up for Track License
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission will meet Aug. 24 to map out a timeline for approval of the state's final Thoroughbred racetrack license. But whoever gets the license isn't guaranteed a slot machine license, which has narrowed the field of applicants.
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Rivera Named Chaplain for Blue Grass Farms Chaplaincy
Vincent Rivera, who has been the assistant chaplain at Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course, has joined the Blue Grass Farms Chaplaincy as its full-time chaplain.
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Step Up to the Plate
<i>By Dan Liebman</i> -- Hall of Fame trainer P.G. Johnson recently died; his plaque doesn't mention he won the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) with Volponi. Johnson not only trained the colt, but he and his family owned and more importantly to many of us, bred him as well.
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It Won't Be the Same
<i>By Paul Volponi</i> -- Johnson was elected to racing's Hall of Fame in 1997. The honor was a tribute to the trainer's incredible consistency. He was enshrined without a dominating champion. Instead of a Pegasus, he rose on the wings of a work ethic that woke him at 2:30 a.m. each morning as he walked a treadmill and watched tapes of races before heading to the barn.
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Entepreneur to Red River in Louisiana
Multiple stakes winner Entepreneur has arrived at Jay Adcock's Red River Farms near Coushatta, La.
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Free-Pass Bill Approved by New York Legislature
The New York Racing Association can give free passes to relatives of owners, trainers, and jockeys under a bill approved by the state legislature, but state regulators must be notified.
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HBPA, Rockingham Still at Odds Over Races
Horsemen held a brainstorming meeting Aug. 16 to discuss the ramifications of a plan by Rockingham Park to offer Thoroughbred races Sept. 5 in partnership with the New Hampshire Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing Association.
