She launched her career with a win at first asking as a 2-year-old at Delaware Park on September 7, 2022. Lightly raced since then, CLASSIC VINYL hit all the right notes yesterday at Tampa Bay Downs with a big score in a one mile allowance on the turf. Sent off at odds of 21-1 with […]
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Thank You, Sir
Larry Collmus called it. Before the start of the 4th race at Gulfstream Park today, the veteran track announcer declared SIR LONDON his pick to win. Breaking from far outside in the 12 slot, Jose Ortiz kept the 5-year-old gelding just off the two frontrunners with a clear path ahead throughout the race. Advancing between […]
Five Towns (GB) Gets to Gulfstream Winner’s Circle
It was quite the productive day for offspring of former Herringswell runners yesterday. FIVE TOWNS (GB) was making her second start in the U.S. after coming to us from England last November. By Lord Kanaloa (JPN), the 4-year-old is a daughter of Guilty Twelve (Giant’s Causeway – Arkadina (IRE), by Danehill). Guilty Twelve won the […]
Trikari Gets First Stakes Win in Rushaway
In just his fourth start, Amerman Racing LLC’s TRIKARI earned his first black type in the Rushaway Stakes at Turfway Park on Saturday, March 23. This was the second win for the 3-year-old son of Mill Ridge Farm’s hot sire Oscar Performance; he broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park on December 28, 2023. Stepping up […]
A Hometown Win for the Local Girl
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 […]
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 […]