Team Repole Delivers First Winner for Overanalyze
Analyze the Odds wins by 4 1/2 lengths at Aqueduct for owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher, the same team that raced freshman sire and grade 1 millionaire Overanalyze.
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J Boys Echo Blitzes to Gotham Score
Trainer Dale Romans has been persistent in his pursuit of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and his chance at this year's edition just snapped into focus thanks to Albaugh Family Stable's J Boys Echo.
Weekend Stakes Rundown: Gulfstream Stakes Bonanza
- By BloodHorse Staff
- Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, Northeast Region, Southeast Region, West Region
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. This week we have nine stakes at Gulfstream Park, Unique Bella at Santa Anita Park, El Areeb at Aqueduct Racetrack, and more.
Litfin: Gulfstream to Serve Up Deep Card March 4
The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues to heat up with two more 85-point qualifying races March 4 when the Gotham (G3) is run at Aqueduct Racetrack, and the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth (G2) caps a sensational card at Gulfstream Park.
Look Back at Lure, Devil His Due Dead-Heating in Gotham
This week is a recap of the 1992 Gotham Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack won in a dead-heat by Lure and Devil His Due.
El Areeb Carries Four-Race Win Streak Into Gotham
After delivering dominating victories in his first two starts this season in graded stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, El Areeb will return to the New York oval March 4 to try to continue that good form in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3).
El Areeb Sharp in Five-Furlong Workout
M M G Stables' multiple grade 3 winner El Areeb signaled his readiness for the $350,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) March 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack with a sharp five-furlong breeze over Laurel Park's main track Feb. 26.
El Areeb Confirmed to Start in Gotham Stakes
M M G Stables' multiple grade 3 winner El Areeb will return to Aqueduct Racetrack for his next start in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) March 4, trainer Cal Lynch confirmed Feb 22.
Florida Derby in Play for El Areeb
Add the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) April 1 at Gulfstream Park to the list of Triple Crown preps being considered for M M G Stables' impressive 3-year-old El Areeb, a winner of his last four races including back-to-back graded stakes.
Aqueduct Announces Winter Stakes Schedule
The New York Racing Association announced the stakes schedule for the 2017 winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring 25 stakes worth over $3 million in purses.
Ring Weekend Edges Vyjack in Seabiscuit 'Cap
Two races after Journey Home took the Jimmy Durante (gr. IIIT) at the seaside racetrack, stablemate Ring Weekend earned his sixth graded stakes win in the Seabiscuit Handicap (gr. IIT).
Breeders' Cup Runners in for Seabiscuit 'Cap
A number of Breeders' Cup runners will be back less than a month later in the $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (gr. IIT) Nov. 26 at Del Mar.
Tamarkuz Upsets Dirt Mile
Shadwell Stable's Tamarkuz, under all-time leading Breeders' Cup jockey Mike Smith, ranged up outside and rolled past Gun Runner to upset the $1 million Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
Runhappy Meets Dortmund in B.C. Dirt Mile
Without a full field and without a whole lot of speed in the race—at least on paper—the $1 million Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) looks to be Runhappy’s race to lose.
Gormley Goes Easy in BC Juvenile Work
As the deluge of workers lined up, eagerly awaiting the second training session to begin near the top of the Santa Anita stretch, trainer John Shirreffs held back Jerry and Ann Moss' Gormley for a few minutes to let the track clear.
Vyjack Sets Course Record in City of Hope
Pick Six Racing's Vyjack knocked off Wise Dan as the fastest turf miler in Santa Anita's history Oct. 8 with a record-setting performance in the $200,000 City of Hope Mile (gr. IIT).
Obviously Speeds Toward BC in City of Hope
Obviously will take his fifth shot at the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) after a run in the grade II City of Hope Mile.
Drefong's Win a Boost for Machmer Hall
Though horses bred by Machmer Hall finished second in graded stakes over the weekend, it was Drefong's King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) victory that the farm's connections found most exciting.
Masochistic Breezes to Pat O'Brien Victory
The $200,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. II) didn't look like a top race with an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) on the line Aug. 27 at Del Mar.
Vyjack Moves West to D'Amato
Vyjack, previously trained on the East Coast by Bill Mott, logged a half-mile drill in :47 2/5 June 23 at Santa Anita Park, the fastest of 68 works at the distance in his first move for D'Amato.
Shaman Ghost Conjures Up Brooklyn Victory
Shaman Ghost bided his time down on the inside and then easily flew past frontrunners Doyouknowsomething and Waymond Boyd to take the Brooklyn Invitational June 11 at Belmont Park.
Kid Cruz Brings Hot Streak into Brooklyn
Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds and Black Swan Stable's Kid Cruz will look to win his third straight stakes June 11 in the $400,000 Brooklyn Invitational (gr. II).
Middleburg Victorious in Red Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone's homebred Middleburg has shown his best at Monmouth Park and gave another example June 5 in the $100,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. III).
Vyjack Returns to Graded Ranks in Red Bank
Vyjack—who last time out won a Keeneland allowance over the same lawn upon which his half sister, champion Tepin, has picked up three grade I wins—returns to the graded ranks June 5 in the $100,000 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT)
Repole Returns With Outwork for Uncle Mo
Mike Repole, the former owner of Uncle Mo, believes the horse's eye-opening success with his first crop as a sire offers insight into what might have been.
| Horse | Trainer | Breeder / Owner |
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| Amerigo Vespucci | Timothy J. Tullock, Jr. |
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| Champion Boy | Juan Carlos Guerrero |
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| Elnaawi | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
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| Escapefromreality | Dominick Schettino |
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| Now and Then | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
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| Ore Pass | Aldana Gonzalez |
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| Overanalyze | Todd A. Pletcher |
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| Siete de Oros | Ramon Preciado |
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| Sky Captain | Mark E. Casse |
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| Transparent | David Jacobson |
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| Vyjack | Philip D'Amato |
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| West Hills Giant | Robertino Diodoro |
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Upcoming Stakes Entries
| Race | Track | Date |
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| Mount Elbert S. | ARP | |
| Norm Barron Queen City Oaks | BTP | |
| Wickerr S. | DMR | |
| San Clemente H. (G2T) | DMR | |
| Washington Oaks | EMD |
