We were quite disturbed to see the photos and read the articles that have been running in the media the last few days. The well publicized visit by the NFL star, Terrell Owens when he visited the barn of trainer John Shirreffs and in return got a first hand look at the mare and took several photo ops with the 19-19 win machine. Not that we doubt Owens' ability on the playing field. He's a good receiver and can win you football games. It's his on field antics and what he does off the football field. He's a distractor and "cancer" and will take advantage of every chance and opportunity to promote himself and himself only. If racing is looking for ways to attract attention, Zenyatta certainly doesn't need any assistance from Mr. Owens. She's way too classy for that.
Blind Luck continues her preparations for the Breeders' Cup and drilled a snappy 1:01.20 at Hollywood Park on Sunday. With Joel Rosario up, her connections were quite please with the drill and deemed her to be right on schedule.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Zenyetta, Blame drill for Breeders' Cup
Zenyatta was also seen at Hollywood Park earlier in the week and also drilled for her upcoming appearance in either the Breeders' Cup Classic or Ladies Classic. Her connections were happy with the way she looks and is preparing for her next start. Zenyatta will be looking to keep her perfect streak in tact which now stands at 19.
As reported last week, the new dirt track is progressing nicely at Santa Anita and projections have the new course being completed by December 6th which will allow several weeks of "settling" and allowing horses to train before any adjustments need to be made for opening day on December 26th.
The 2010 Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile on Saturday went to the outsider, Fantastic Pick for jockey Corey Nakatani and trainer James Lloyd. Owned by Ford, Maycock and Smole the 3-year-old gelding was winning for the fifth time in 15 lifetime efforts and paid a hefty $46.20 to his backers while he edged out the promising local debut try of Blue Panis who was coming here from France. The invader did everything but win after cutting out the pace under Joe Talamo.
Sunday's feature the Grade III $100,000 Harold C. Ramser Handicap was taken by the upsetter Go Forth North under David Flores for trainer A.A. Avila and owners Lo-Bo Racing, Pyle and Summer of Fun Stable. The 3-year-old filly now has won a Graded race and is black type.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Santa Anita begins on new dirt track
Construction was to have begun on Santa Anita's new dirt track on Monday, October 11 according to the tracks website. The beginning of the removal of the synthetic course has begun and the target date to have the new dirt down is December 6, 2010 in time for horses to begin training and for track officials to work out any bugs or kinks before the meeting opens. This is indeed good news for serious horse players and horsemen alike. For those who would like to follow the progress of the removal of the synthetic course you can click here.
Sidney's Candy was scratched from Saturday's Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile due to a pending sale of the 3-year-old colt by Candy Ride. Trainer John Sadler confirmed the sale and said the transaction should be concluded this week.
Wednesday's card at Hollywood Park was canceled due to a heavy rain that fell onto the track and caused flooding which washed sand and debris onto parts of the backstretch. Riders and track management were concerned for the safety of both horses and riders so the card was canceled about 1:40 P.M.
Liberian Freighter ran perhaps the best race of his career when winning the Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile Saturday, October 9 under Martin Garcia for trainer Neil Drysdale at $46.40. The 5-year-old gelding was winning for the eighth time in 22 lifetime starts for owners Dougan Estate of Nahem and Winner.
The Grade I $250,000 Ancient Title run on Saturday, October 9 was taken down by Smiling Tiger under Russell Baze for trainer Jeff Bonde. The lone 3-year-old in the field vs. older rewarded his backers with a $9.20 payoff.
Monday's Holiday Grade III $100,000 Morvich Handicap was taken by Quick Enough under Patrick Valenzuela for trainer Doug O'Neill . While a recent claim by his current connections, the son of High Brite has paid quick dividends for his new owners and should be seen again real soon.
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Sidney's Candy was scratched from Saturday's Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile due to a pending sale of the 3-year-old colt by Candy Ride. Trainer John Sadler confirmed the sale and said the transaction should be concluded this week.
Wednesday's card at Hollywood Park was canceled due to a heavy rain that fell onto the track and caused flooding which washed sand and debris onto parts of the backstretch. Riders and track management were concerned for the safety of both horses and riders so the card was canceled about 1:40 P.M.
Liberian Freighter ran perhaps the best race of his career when winning the Grade II $150,000 Oak Tree Mile Saturday, October 9 under Martin Garcia for trainer Neil Drysdale at $46.40. The 5-year-old gelding was winning for the eighth time in 22 lifetime starts for owners Dougan Estate of Nahem and Winner.
The Grade I $250,000 Ancient Title run on Saturday, October 9 was taken down by Smiling Tiger under Russell Baze for trainer Jeff Bonde. The lone 3-year-old in the field vs. older rewarded his backers with a $9.20 payoff.
Monday's Holiday Grade III $100,000 Morvich Handicap was taken by Quick Enough under Patrick Valenzuela for trainer Doug O'Neill . While a recent claim by his current connections, the son of High Brite has paid quick dividends for his new owners and should be seen again real soon.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Rachel out, Zenyatta continues the parade
Rachel Alexandra was retired from racing which is past, old news to some. But lets not forget that this wonderful and talented filly did much for racing and will certainly go down in the history books as one of the good ones. Despite the match racing not unfolding with Zenyatta, she was a monster in 2009 and her accomplishments were many. Congrats and thank you to her connections for having down a wonderful job with her.
Speaking of Zenyatta who remains perfect at 19 wins from 19 career starts. The now 6-year-old mare continues to do what she has to do and that is win her races. Saturday's triumph in the Grade I $250,000 Lady's Secret added to her bankroll which is now over a whopping 6,254,580. Ridden again by Mike Smith, the daughter of Street Cry returned $2.20 at 1/9 odds and covered the 1 1/6th miles in 1:42.97. Not much left to say as we are running out of things to say about her except she is always fun to watch her strut her stuff. Next stop will be the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Zenyatta has to be given credit for the huge attendance at Hollywood Park on Saturday which drew 25,837. Was it the Zenyatta hat or the mare herself that was responsible for the draw? We'll let you figure that one out for yourself.
Another local star, Lookin at Lucky made good when he scored in Saturday's Grade II $500,000 Indiana Derby. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Martin Garcia, the son of Smart Strike took a positive step forward for his next appearance in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Jaycito perhaps should be looking for some flights to the Breeders' Cup as well with his sharp looking win in Saturday's Grade I $250,000 Norfolk Stakes. Overpowering the race favorite late, J P's Gusto, Jaycito is a son of Victory Gallop and was ridden by Mike Smith for trainer Mike Mitchell. Jaycito paid $8.40 for the win.
The Grade I $250,000 Yellow Ribbon was taken by the invading Hibaayeb for trainer Saeed bin Suroor under Rafael Bejarano. Paying $8.60 for the win, the 3-year-old filly snapped back to life after appearing to be tailing off some in Great Britain. She has now won 3 races from 11 lifetime efforts.
Bob Baffert's Richard Candy is the Rodney Dangerfield of racing. He gets no respect. Winning the Grade I $250,000 Goodwood under Alonso Quinonez, the son of Lemon Drop Kid was allowed to postward at odds of 8/1 to return $18.60 for the win.
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Speaking of Zenyatta who remains perfect at 19 wins from 19 career starts. The now 6-year-old mare continues to do what she has to do and that is win her races. Saturday's triumph in the Grade I $250,000 Lady's Secret added to her bankroll which is now over a whopping 6,254,580. Ridden again by Mike Smith, the daughter of Street Cry returned $2.20 at 1/9 odds and covered the 1 1/6th miles in 1:42.97. Not much left to say as we are running out of things to say about her except she is always fun to watch her strut her stuff. Next stop will be the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Zenyatta has to be given credit for the huge attendance at Hollywood Park on Saturday which drew 25,837. Was it the Zenyatta hat or the mare herself that was responsible for the draw? We'll let you figure that one out for yourself.
Another local star, Lookin at Lucky made good when he scored in Saturday's Grade II $500,000 Indiana Derby. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Martin Garcia, the son of Smart Strike took a positive step forward for his next appearance in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Jaycito perhaps should be looking for some flights to the Breeders' Cup as well with his sharp looking win in Saturday's Grade I $250,000 Norfolk Stakes. Overpowering the race favorite late, J P's Gusto, Jaycito is a son of Victory Gallop and was ridden by Mike Smith for trainer Mike Mitchell. Jaycito paid $8.40 for the win.
The Grade I $250,000 Yellow Ribbon was taken by the invading Hibaayeb for trainer Saeed bin Suroor under Rafael Bejarano. Paying $8.60 for the win, the 3-year-old filly snapped back to life after appearing to be tailing off some in Great Britain. She has now won 3 races from 11 lifetime efforts.
Bob Baffert's Richard Candy is the Rodney Dangerfield of racing. He gets no respect. Winning the Grade I $250,000 Goodwood under Alonso Quinonez, the son of Lemon Drop Kid was allowed to postward at odds of 8/1 to return $18.60 for the win.
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