He was knocking on the door in each of his first three starts with a second and two thirds, and today ROUNDTOP graduated at Delaware Park. Daniel Centeno gave the War Front colt a well-timed and savvy ride. Tucked inside just behind the leaders, the pair moved off the rail coming into the stretch, closed […]
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Sparkle Blue Repeats in Big Dreyfus Stakes
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club It was the second time this afternoon that we had to wait out a race review, but SPARKLE BLUE and Jorge Ruiz stayed up after a jockey’s objection to win Laurel Park’s Big Dreyfus Stakes for the second consecutive year. It added a bit more lustre to an already […]
Soiree On A Sunday Afternoon
Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA “You just don’t see it.” No, Laffit Pincay Jr., you sure don’t. A) You rarely see first-time starters going a mile and a half, and B) you don’t see them charging down the stretch to win. But SUN KISSED SOIREE did exactly that at Saratoga today. We held our breath as […]
Wicked Good
She was making her sophomore debut today, and SOMETHING WICKED made it a maiden-breaking winning effort at Delaware Park. Daniel Centeno was aboard for the 8 1/2 furlong maiden special weight on the main track. The 3-year-old Gun Runner filly “tracked on the inside, chased the dueling leaders on the far turn, commenced a rail […]
Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational to Trikari
Photos by Susie Raisher/NYRA “I don’t know what his distance limitations are, but I said to Johnny (Velazquez), ‘We’ve got to ride him like he’s going to handle the distance,’ and I really thought he would. He’s a special horse, he really is.” – Graham to Maggie Wolfendale after Trikari’s win in the Belmont Derby […]
Well Done, Sir
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club AMO Racing USA LLC’s SIR LONDON became the latest winning collaboration between Graham and Jorge Ruiz, scoring at Laurel Park this afternoon. Formerly trained by Simon Callaghan, the 5-year-old gelding came to Herringswell last September after running exclusively in California. He’s been well-traveled since joining us, making his first […]
Rock Solid
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club It was start number three and win number one for CINDER BLOCK at Laurel Park today. With Jorge Ruiz aboard each time, he was third at Keeneland in his first start in April, second at Pimlico in May, and he closes out June no longer a maiden. Steady as […]
Winging It
Patiently piloted by Kevin Gomez, FOR FLYING (BRZ) made her first North American start a winning effort at Delaware Park this afternoon. The field of eight older fillies and mares went 8 1/2 furlongs on the turf course in an optional allowance. Today’s race was a terrific introduction; she stalked comfortably on the rail, waiting […]
Smooching Feels The Love at Presque Isle Downs
In her second career start, SMOOCHING made the trip from Fair Hill to Presque Isle Downs to break her maiden this afternoon. Pablo Morales piloted the 3-year-old filly in the two-turn mile on the all weather surface. Away alertly, the pair nagged leader Last Glimmer all the way down the backstretch, settling just off her […]
Sharedashenanigans: First Out, First Win
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club It’s the gift that keeps on giving. SHAREDASHENANIGANS won her first start at Laurel Park today, and it would be impossible for us to not feel emotional about it. As we mentioned earlier this year, we’ve had dams and their offspring in the barn before, but this third generation […]