Weekend handicapping 7-20 to 7-23
Finnegans Wake looks live in Va. Derby.
Headlines for Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Holy Candy OK After Pulling Up in Oceanside
Favored Holy Candy, pulled up in the final furlong as the favorite in the second division of the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar July 18, apparently was not seriously injured.
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Eden's Moon Makes Turf Debut in San Clemente
Making her career debut on turf, grade I winner Eden's Moon is the 121-pound high weight in an evenly-matched group of 3-year-old fillies entered for the $150,000 San Clemente Handicap (gr. IIT) at Del Mar July 22.
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NY Court Upholds Dutrow's License Revocation
A New York appeals court has unanimously upheld the revocation of trainer Rick Dutrow's license by state racing regulators, a major setback for the colorful trainer's ability to keep working in the state.
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Trainer Mitchell at Del Mar After Surgery
Trainer Mike Mitchell attended the races at Del Mar less than three weeks after undergoing brain surgery.
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Deal to Put Santa Anita On TVG Discussed
Racing from Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields would be available on television network TVG under a content swap currently being negotiated, an executive from The Stronach Group told the California Horse Racing Board.
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Grade I Winner Ice Box to Three Chimneys
Grade I winner Ice Box, who was runner-up in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), will relocate to Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky., for the 2013 breeding season.
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Germany, Japan to field runners at Glorious Goodwood
Glorious Goodwood is set to be a truly cosmopolitan meeting this year, with group/graded winners from Germany and Japan due to run at the five-day meeting, which takes place from July 31 to August 4.
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Holy Candy resting at Sadler barn
Holy Candy, who was pulled up in the stretch as the even-money favorite in Wednesday's second division of the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar, was being given a routine bath outside trainer John Sadler's barn Thursday morning.
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Pletcher Has Pair Primed for Sanford
Among Todd Pletcher's top 2-year-olds this year are Rose Junction and Onetwentyeight, who headline the $200,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. II) going six furlongs July 22 at Saratoga.
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Paynter, Gemologist Work for Haskell
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) runner-up Paynter and Wood Memorial (gr. I) winner Gemologist each posted bullet works this week in advance of the 1 1/8-mile Haskell Invitational (gr. I) to be held at Monmouth Park July 29.
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Arlington Park Handle, Purses Spike
A number of initiatives, including a refocused marketeting plan and working with other Chicago area teams and companies, has led to a resurgence in business at Arlington Park, one of North America's most iconic racetracks.
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Delaware Park Cancels July 19 After 2nd Race
The live racing card at Delaware Park was canceled following the second race July 19 after a storm producing intense lightning and heavy showers hit the area.
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Handicapping Insights
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Times Union Saratoga photo contest starts opening day
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced Thursday that racing fans and photography enthusiasts will have the opportunity to capture the fun, pageantry and history of the 144th Saratoga Race Course season on camera, showcasing their shutterbug skills for a chance to win weekly prizes through the <i>Times Union</i> Track Pics Photo Contest.
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Slideshow: Del Mar Opening Day
Images from the 75th opening day at Del Mar.
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Hall of Fame trainer Martin dies
Trainer Frank "Pancho" Martin, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 1981, died Wednesday night. He was 86.
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Owners Pledge No Race-Day Meds for Juveniles
Some of racing's most notable owners pledged to race 2-year-olds of 2012 without furosemide and adjunct bleeder medications, TOBA announced July 19.
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Belmont records increases in on-track, total handle
On-track handle and total handle continued their upward trends at the 2012 Belmont Park spring/summer meet, which ran 55 days from April 27 through July 15, according to the New York Racing Association (NYRA).
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THS: Delaware Handicap
Tom and Pete handicap the Delaware Handicap and Virginia Derby.
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Handle Increases Continue at Belmont Park
On-track handle, total handle, and New York Racing Association Rewards account wagering continued their upward trends at the 2012 Belmont Park spring/summer meet which ran 55 days from April 27 through July 15.
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THS: Delaware Handicap 2012
Tom and Pete handicap the Delaware Handicap and Virginia Derby. Download Brisnet Past Performances for the Delaware Handicap
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Curlin's Dam, Sherriff's Deputy, Dies
Sherriff's Deputy, the dam of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, has been euthanized at Issam Fares' Fares Farm near Lexington because of complications from laminitis.
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Hall of Fame Trainer Pancho Martin Dies
Trainer Frank "Pancho" Martin, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1981, has died at age 86.
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Top Court Asked to Hear Instant Racing Case
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and other supporters of Instant Racing have requested that a lawsuit challenging the legality of the machines be heard by the state Supreme Court rather than going back to a lower court.
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Del Mar Opening Day 2012
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Study: Antibiotics Might Protect Horses during Transport
Long-distance transportation is a stressor for horses that could prompt poor performance, illness, and other life-threatening health issues. Recently, a team of Japanese researchers determined that certain antibiotic administration could reduce transport-related illness in our four-legged counterparts.
