Articles posted June 17, 2012

Turbulent Descent Gets Season Started in Win

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Making her first start of 2012, Turbulent Descent remained undefeated at Betfair Hollywood Park with a victory in the $72,570 Desert Stormer Handicap June 17.

Jose Santos and Jr. make a great father-son team

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

From the very beginning, it appeared to be written that Jose Santos Jr., son of Hall of Fame jockey Jose Santos, was destined for a life on the racetrack.

After the Wire - 6/17/2012

• By Evan Hammonds
• June 17, 2012

Evan Hammonds recaps Ron The Greek in the Stephen Foster H., Royal Delta in the Fleur de Lis and more! watch video

Turbulent Descent debuts a winner in Desert Stormer

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

Making her first start of 2012, Turbulent Descent remained undefeated at Hollywood Park with a victory in the $72,570 Desert Stormer Handicap on Sunday.

Ouzts Passes Bailey for 17th on Win List

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Jockey Perry Ouzts passed Jerry Bailey for 17th on the all-time win list with a win at River Downs June 17 and couldn't resist tweaking the Hall of Fame rider a little bit.

Attfield looking to break tie for most Queen's Plate wins

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

Trainer Roger Attfield, with eight Queen's Plate wins, is tied with Harry Giddings Jr. for most visits to the winner's circle in the "Gallop for the Guineas" and the conditioner is hopeful that Colleen's Sailor can break the deadlock.

Contested Set for Mother Goose After 6F Drill

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Contested, a five-length winner of the Acorn Stakes (gr. I), posted her final workout prior to the June 23 Mother Goose (gr. I), traveling six furlongs in 1:11.97 on the Belmont Park main track June 17.

Le Bernardin returns to winner's circle in Pegasus

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

Darley Stable's Le Bernardin faltered while making his stakes bow in the Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes on May 12, but returned Sunday at Monmouth Park to gut out a neck victory in the Grade 3, $103,000 Pegasus Stakes with jockey Mike Luzzi aboard. The Kiaran McLaughlin pupil ran 1 1/16 miles on the fast dirt in 1:44 2/5 as the 5-1 fourth pick and returned $12, $5.40 and $3.40.

Cuomo, Lawmakers Agree on NYRA Bill

• By Tom Precious
• June 17, 2012
• Northeast Region

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have reached an accord on the temporary takeover of the New York Racing Association by the state government.

Le Bernardin Prevails in Pegasus Stretch Duel

• By Jack Shinar
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Rebounding from a dismal outing in the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II), Le Bernardin battled for the lead in the stretch and had just enough to hold off Easter Gift in the $103,000 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park June 17.

Flatter, Midnight Lute 2YOs Top OBS Drills

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Sales, Southeast Region

A filly by Flatter and colt by Midnight Lute worked quarter miles in :21 flat, the fastest works at the distance at the third and final session of the Under Tack Show for the OBS sale.

Contested drills 1:11 4/5 in final move for Mother Goose

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

Contested, a five-length winner of the Grade 1 Acorn on Memorial Day, posted her final workout prior to next Saturday's Grade 1 Mother Goose, traveling six furlongs in 1:11 4/5 on Belmont Park's fast main track Sunday.

Lakers Gasol, Bryant Lose Race and Horse

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

The initial foray into horse racing for Los Angeles Lakers stars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol was as brief as it was heartbreaking June 17 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Ben's Cat Breaks Course Mark in Parx Dash

• By Jack Shinar
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Perhaps bettors felt Ben's Cat had lost a step when they sent him off at 10-1 in the $150,000 Parx Dash Handicap June 17, but the 6-year-old dispelled that notion with an emphatic two-length victory in course record time.

After the Wire - 6/17/2012

• June 17, 2012

Evan Hammonds recaps Ron The Greek in the Stephen Foster H., Royal Delta in the Fleur de Lis and more!

Ron the Greek pointing for JC Gold Cup; Royal Delta possible for Del 'Cap

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• June 17, 2012
• Handicapping

The connections of the winners of the four graded events that took place on Saturday night's "Downs After Dark" racing program at Churchill Downs confirmed Sunday that their horses exited those races in good order.

Valyra Charges to Victory in Prix de Diane

• By Mary Schweitzer
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Valyra, part of a three-horse entry owned by the Aga Khan, got up in the final strides to capture the Prix de Diane-Longines (French Oaks, Fr-I) by three-quarters of a length at Chantilly June 17.

Jockey Velazquez Breaks Collarbone in Spill

• By Claire Novak
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Jockey John Velazquez broke his right collarbone and will require surgery following a three-horse spill June 16 in the ninth race at Churchill Downs.

Slideshow: Stephen Foster Day

• June 17, 2012

Images from the great racing on Stephen Foster Day 2012. View Slideshow

Royal Delta Cruises by 8 in Fleur de Lis

• By Evan Hammonds
• June 17, 2012
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Royal Delta returns to the scene of her Breeders' Cup triumph last fall and wins the Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) by eight lengths.

2012 Stephen Foster Day

• June 17, 2012