Trainer Brad Cox knows full well how tough graded stakes victories are to come by, so he’ll take the one by Warrior’s Charge via disqualification Aug. 22 in the $190,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Verry Elleegant Fights for Winx Stakes Score
Verry Elleegant is poised to be a dominant force in the spring after the star mare won her fourth top-level race with a tough first-up victory in the Aug. 22 Winx Stakes (G1).
Tactical Takes On Campanelle in Fascinating Prix Morny
Campanelle is taking almost exactly the same route Wesley Ward used with Lady Aurelia in 2016, and an equivalent one to that he used with No Nay Never in 2013.
King Guillermo, Honor A. P., Others Breeze for Derby
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prospects King Guillermo, Caracaro, and Storm the Court posted swift five-furlong works Aug. 22 at Churchill Downs, Saratoga Race Course, and Del Mar.
Mo Forza Set for Del Mar Mile Return
Grade 1 winner Mo Forza, who has not raced since an off-the-board finish in the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes presented by Runhappy (G1T) Jan. 25, is scheduled to make his racing return Aug. 23 in the Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2T).
Louisiana retailer sells two winning lottery tickets in one week
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King Guillermo, Two Others Breeze for Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prospects King Guillermo, Caracaro, and Storm the Court posted swift five-furlong works Aug. 22 at Churchill Downs, Saratoga Race Course, and Del Mar.
Sneaking Out Much the Best in Rancho Bernardo Handicap
Sneaking Out ran away and hid from the competition in the $101,500 Rancho Bernardo Stakes (G3) at Del Mar Aug. 21, leaving the opposition behind on her way to a 3 3/4-length victory over Amuse.
Princess Noor, Flash Magic to Face Off in Maiden Test
Several six- and seven-figure horses will be contesting maiden special weight races Aug. 22, but Princess Noor has them all beat in that category as a $1.35 million OBS 2-year-old purchase.
Princess Noor, Flash Magic to Face Off in Maiden Test
Several six- and seven-figure horses will be contesting maiden special weight races Aug. 22, but Princess Noor has them all beat in that category as a $1.35 million OBS 2-year-old purchase.
Princess Noor, Flash Magic to Face Off in Maiden Test
Several six- and seven-figure horses will be contesting maiden special weight races Aug. 22, but Princess Noor has them all beat in that category as a $1.35 million OBS 2-year-old purchase.
Champion Work All Week, Two Others Join Old Friends
Popular stakes winners Work All Week, The Pizza Man, and Syndergaard have joined Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky., the Thoroughbred retirement farm announced Aug. 21.
Kentucky Derby to be Held Without Fans
After previously intending to run the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) before a crowd in attendance, Churchill Downs announced Aug. 21 that the Derby and the surrounding week of racing next month would be run without fans.
Filly From Gormley's First Crop Tops Louisiana Sale
A yearling filly from the first crop of Gormley was purchased by J. Stevens Bloodstock for $70,000 to top the Aug. 20 Equine Sales Company’s Consignor Select Yearling and 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
Lone Star Ends Meet With Off-Track Handle Record
The Grand Prairie, Texas, track reported $2.1 million in average daily handle from off-track sources.
Group 1 Winner War Command Sold to Farm in South France
Third-crop sire War Command, a group 1-winning son of War Front, has been sold by Coolmore Stud to Charley Lauffer’s Earl Le Ticol near Durfort in South France. The deal was brokered by Jim Perry Bloodstock.
Additional September Sale Protocols Released
Protocols made by Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton include pre-sale testing and credentials required of most participants.
Illinois guv reinstates mobile sports betting registration (until Sept. 19)
Illinois sports bettors are rejoicing on news that their governor has once again lifted the ban on mobile registration for new online betting accounts.
On Friday, sports betting lobbyist Jeremy Kudon tweeted that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had (for the second time) relaxed the state’s requirement for new betting customers to register in person at a betting site’s land-based casino or racetrack partner.
The move comes just days after the Illinois Gaming Board issued new restrictions on land-based gambling venues in several counties in which COVID cases were on the rise. The restrictions narrowed the window of time in which the venues were allowed to open and reduced their capacity to 25% of normal, making it even more difficult to sign up new bettors.
Online betting operators that had already received the go-ahead to commence wagering in the state, including DraftKings, were bemoaning the fact that bettors in Chicago have to basically dedicate a whole day to driving to their far-flung land-based casino partners in order to open betting accounts.
Norfolk Runner-Up Golden Pal Blazes to Skidmore Victory
Wesley Ward brought three trainees into the Aug. 21 Skidmore Stakes for 2-year-olds, but Golden Pal proved much the best as he blazed through the 5 1/2-furlong test in near course record time at Saratoga Race Course.
Keeneland Releases September Sale Protocols, Operations
Protocols made in conjunction with Fasig-Tipton include pre-sale testing and credentials required of most participants.