It was a super Sunday for jockey Dylan Davis, who rode five winners from eight mounts on the Feb. 4 card at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Dream Tree Gallops to Victory in Las Virgenes
Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ Dream Tree began her 2018 season the same way she ended 2017, with an easy score against an overmatched field.
Fasig-Tipton Mixed Sale Offerings Reflect Market Trends
When Fasig-Tipton conducts its winter mixed sale this week, the horses presented to buyers will reflect a sea change of offerings, with an increase in short yearlings and fewer broodmares and broodmare prospects comprising the catalog.
Holy Helena Back to Winner’s Circle at Gulfstream
Trying turf for the first time, Stronach Stables homebred Holy Helena found her way back to the winner’s circle Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park.
Sporting Chance Works Toward 3-Year-Old Debut
Grade 1 winner Sporting Chance, in his most serious work to date at Oaklawn Park, breezed six furlongs from the gate in 1:13 4/5 the morning of Feb. 4 in advance of his scheduled 3-year-old debut in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 19.
Kevin Hart Gives Poker Lessons to Newbies in PokerStars YouTube Series
Comedian Kevin Hart promised to “make poker fun again” when he signed with PokerStars last year as a representative for the site. In 2018, that apparently means going back to school, […]
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Audible Much the Best in Holy Bull
The son of Into Mischief made an eye-catching run for WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International, and SF Racing, launching himself onto the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a 5 1/2-length victory in the Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
Wilbo Clears Ivan Fallunovalot in King Cotton
Wilbo got the early jump on even-money favorite Ivan Fallunovalot for a second straight race and drew off to win by two lengths over the two-time King Cotton Stakes winner in the 68th renewal of the $125,000 sprint stakes Feb. 3 at Oaklawn Park.
Itsinthepost Takes San Marcos by a Whisker
Coming off a win in the Jan. 6 San Gabriel Stakes (G2T), 4-5 favorite Itsinthepost hit the front with a quarter mile to run in the 1 1/4-mile San Marcos, and somehow repelled the late challenge of longshot Hayabusa One.
Accelerate Powers Through Trouble to Win San Pasqual
Hronis Racing’s Accelerate and jockey Victor Espinoza went on quite a journey in the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes (G2) Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park, but it all worked out in the end.
Lombo Speeds to Victory in Robert B. Lewis
Michael Lombardi’s Lombo used his sprinter’s speed to get to the front and kept going all the way to the wire to pick up 10 Road to the Kentucky Derby points in the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Audible Announces Himself With Holy Bull Triumph
After racing three-wide down the backstretch, Audible turned back a challenge from Free Drop Billy on the far turn and then thoroughly humbled all of his eight foes during a 5 1/2-length victory in the Holy Bull Stakes (G2).
Zeroedge crypto casino will likely live down to its name
ZeroEdge hopes to become the online gambling industry’s default cryptocurrency, although its chances of achieving this goal are close to, er, zero.
ZeroEdge Bet plans to commence a pre-initial coin offering (ICO) of its Ethereum-based Zerocoin cryptocurrency token at the end of this month. The token will be used exclusively on the ZeroEdge platform, which plans to offer 0% house edge casino games and fee-less sports exchange betting.
Technically speaking, ZeroEdge’s house edge isn’t always zero, as its slots carry a house edge of 0.01% while other games require players to play “a perfect strategy” in order to achieve a zero house edge. Since this scenario is unlikely, the site acknowledges that human frailty “will induce the house edge inadvertently.”
At any rate, this lack of a traditional house edge means ZeroEdge’s business model is based on the theory that, as more bettors buy and use Zerocoin – the supply of which will be fixed at 777m – the token’s value will increase, which will not only enrich ZeroEdge’s backers, but also (theoretically) players.
Speed Franco Gets Head Over Gidu in Dania Beach
Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Speed Franco narrowly pulled off a win over front-running Gidu (IRE) in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes (G3T) Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park.
Avery Island Soars in Withers
Avery Island kicked off his 3-year-old campaign in sharp fashion Feb. 3 when he notched a two-length victory for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin over grade 1 winner Firenze Fire in the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Classic Empire Half Brother Wins Debut at Oaklawn
Exclamation Point, a half brother to 2016 champion 2-year-old Classic Empire owned by the same breeders in Steven and Brandi Nicholson, won his debut Feb. 3 at Oaklawn Park by 2 1/2 lengths.
Roy H Cruises to Palos Verdes Victory
Roy H breezed by the field and hit the front in the turn of the $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes and cruised to the wire under jockey Kent Desormeaux to win by 3 1/2 lengths, geared down late.
Forever Unbridled Posts First Breeze of 2018
Charles Fipke’s homebred Forever Unbridled recorded her first serious move since earning the Eclipse Award for champion older dirt female when she turned in a half-mile breeze at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 3.
Multiple Grade 1 Winner Private Zone Dies
A four-time grade 1 winner who first raced in Panama before he achieved top success in the United States, Private Zone was euthanized Feb. 3 in Kentucky after multiple weeks of treatment for a form of colic.
Strike Power the Real Deal in Swale Stakes Victory
It officially became safe to buy into the Strike Power hype Feb. 3 when the son of Speightstown controlled every step of the seven-furlong Swale Stakes (G3) on his way to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 test at Gulfstream Park.