She’sarollingstone and Horacio Karamanos win Laurel Park allowance, 3/10/24 (Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club) We told you her story a few weeks ago – SHE’SAROLLINGSTONE, the Fire Sale Yearling. She was making her third start for Herringswell today, and she followed up her second-place finish in allowance company at Laurel Park last month with […]
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Royal Wintour Graduates at Gulfstream
Jorge Ruiz is on a roll. Yesterday he piloted Sparkle Blue to victory in the Hillsborough Stakes-G2 at Tampa Bay Downs. In this afternoon’s second race at Gulfstream, he guided ROYAL WINTOUR to her maiden-breaker going a mile and 70 yards on the turf. Never farther than a half-length back, the pair skimmed the rail […]
Sparkle Blue Lights Up Tampa
In today’s Hillsborough Stakes-G2 at Tampa Bay Downs, SPARKLE BLUE ran like a woman with a plan. Breaking alertly, she went right to the lead under jockey Jorge Ruiz – a change from her usual running style. The pair set pedestrian fractions controlling the pace throughout as the field were biding their time behind her, […]
The Story of the Fire Sale Yearling
On the afternoon of August 12, 2019, Edwin, Louis and Grace Merryman of Anchor & Hope Farm in nearby Port Deposit, Maryland suffered the unthinkable when a fire completely destroyed their historic main barn. Due to the quick thinking and beyond-heroic actions of their former farm manager Heather Cellinesi, all horses in the barn at […]
Sunday Best
HEAVENLY APPOINTED is living up to her name. One of the last homebreds for the late Mr. Alex G. Campbell, Jr., the 4-year-old daughter of Point of Entry has won her last three starts and is now two for two in 2024 with today’s allowance win at Tampa Bay Downs. Kevin Gomez has been her […]
Porquerolles Wins Duel in Debut
Patience paid off when Wertheimer & Frere’s 4-year-old PORQUEROLLES made his first start at Gulfstream Park on Thursday, February 15. The son of Speightstown had the services of John Velazquez in the maiden special weight going 7 1/2 furlongs on the grass. He made it clear early that he wanted to be right up with […]
Angel On Her Shoulder
We said this when she broke her maiden at Tampa Bay Downs on December 8, so please forgive us for being repetitive. But HEAVENLY APPOINTED is a special filly. She and Kevin Gomez paired up there again today, stepping up to allowance company for this one going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Heading into […]
Furiously Gets To Winners Circle at Tampa
Amerman Racing LLC’s FURIOUSLY earned career win number two today with an emphatic score going a mile on the Tampa Bay Downs turf course. Kevin Gomez gave the 4-year-old Oscar Performance gelding a savvy ride, keeping him well positioned to shoot through a gap that opened by the quarter pole. It seemed at that point […]
Bullseye for Marksman Queen (GB)
We kicked off the final weekend of 2023 with a win at Gulfstream Park as MARKSMAN QUEEN (GB) scored in her first start in the United States. The 3-year-old homebred filly for Cayton Park Stud Ltd. arrived at our Fair Hill base in late September, training there until she shipped down with the Palm Meadows […]
Trikari at a BIG Price!
One of our exercise riders has been touting him ever since he came to the barn in June, and wow did TRIKARI live up to that praise today! Going off at 25-1, he broke his maiden in his second start, a 1 1/16 mile maiden special on Gulfstream’s all weather surface. He certainly rewarded his […]