Following his victory in the Belmont Gold Cup Stakes-G2 at Saratoga on Belmont Stakes Day, THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) added a score in the listed Cape Henlopen Stakes at Delaware Park today. John Velazquez made the trip down for the mount in the 1 1/2 mile contest on the turf. Settled in the back behind […]
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Soleil Volant Graduates at Delaware Park
If anyone’s looking for a party tonight, we’re pretty sure we know of one. The owners of SOLEIL VOLANT – Luke Bourque, Jacques Dupuis, Jr. and Bobby Sutton – are no doubt celebrating his maiden-breaking win today. The partners acquired the 2-year-old son of Karakontie (JPN) and Valentine Wish (by Lemon Drop Kid) at last […]
For Flying (BRZ) Lands in Winner’s Circle
She is undefeated in the United States, as today FOR FLYING (BRZ) made it two for two on U.S. soil. Victor Carrasco was her pilot this afternoon in an 8 1/2 furlong allowance on the turf at Colonial Downs. Her chart notes state that she was “well placed tracking the leaders from a clear pocket […]
A Very Special Win at Delaware Park
We are always excited to celebrate a maiden-breaking win, and today we are doubly so! Carl and Yurie Pascarella’s RUE CAMBON got her first victory at Delaware Park this afternoon. She did it going 1 1/2 miles on the turf, and she did it with one of our own in the saddle. Kevin Lundie, who […]
Trikari Shines in Secretariat Stakes-G2
Photo by H. Gray Jessup There was a joyous scene in the Colonial Downs winner’s circle last evening as TRIKARI turned in another brilliant performance to win the Secretariat Stakes-G2. The New Kent, Virginia track was hosting it’s Festival of Racing featuring three marquis events formerly run at Arlington Park: the Arlington Million-G1, the Beverly […]
California Sober a Delaware Winner
Robert S. Evans’ homebred 3-year-old CALIFORNIA SOBER kicked off a special weekend for Herringswell with his first-out, first-win at Delaware Park on Saturday, August 10. With Kevin Gomez riding, the bay colt by Tonalist – New Normal (by Forestry) “broke slow and raced off the pace and off the rail around the first turn, methodically […]
Summer Girl
Photo by Adam Coglianese/NYRA On the America’s Day At The Races broadcast, Richard Migliore called her “absolutely the horse to beat.” Co-hosts Laffit Pincay and Rajiv Maragh agreed with him. And SUMMER WHIRL rewarded their faith in her with a dazzling late run under John Velazquez to break her maiden in the nightcap at Saratoga […]
Yatta Wins 3YO Debut
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners had another reason to celebrate this afternoon when YATTA scored a very professional win in her sophomore debut at Laurel Park. Her last outing was Del Mar’s Jimmy Durante Stakes-G3 on December 2; she earned upper case black type for her third-place finish that day. Today […]
First Win For Roundtop
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 […]
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 […]