The Wertheimer and Frere homebreds have been making their marks lately, and first-time starter TOK TOK made his statement loud and clear at Colonial Downs today. He went off as the favorite in the 5 1/2 furlong turf sprint against seven rivals with Jorge Ruiz in the irons. Although “reluctant to load, (he) settled on the […]
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Miss San Gabriel Kicks Off a Three-Win Day
MISS SAN GABRIEL started off an afternoon of three Herringswell wins with her score in Saratoga’s second race, a one-mile contest on the inner turf course. It was career start number four and win number two – her second consecutive – for the 3-year-old filly by Temple City out of Here Comes Frock, by Artax. […]
Laurel Park’s Big Dreyfus Stakes to Sparkle Blue
Augustin Stable and Catherine Parke’s SPARKLE BLUE added another stakes win to her resume yesterday afternoon at Laurel Park in the Big Dreyfus Stakes. Contested at 1 1/8 miles on the turf, the listed stake saw a field of seven 3YO & up fillies and mares enter the gate. Jorge Ruiz was aboard the 4-year-old […]
Sun Bee Stings in Maiden Breaker
SUN BEE put in a sharp effort to score her first career victory on Saturday, July 8 at Delaware Park. She’d been close several times, finishing second in five of her seven lifetime starts before Saturday’s race. A field of nine fillies entered the gate for the 1 1/16 miles on the turf; Sun Bee […]
First U.S. Graded Stakes Win for Sopran Basilea (IRE)
(Photo by Allison Janezic/The Racing Biz) She’s an Irish-bred mare with an Italian name. We’re pretty certain SOPRAN BASILEA (IRE) does NOT translate to “little rocket,” but after today’s win in Delaware Park’s Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes-G3, it should! That’s a race which, since its inaugural running in 1997, has often seemed to have […]
Chulainn Does It Again
We’ve had him on the Herringswell roster since June, 2020. Now in his fourth season on the track, CHULAINN is one of those horses who goes out and does the job. The 5-year-old New York-bred by Kantharos has made all but one of his 14 lifetime starts taking advantage of that lucrative program, running – […]
First Out, First Win for Toupie
(Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club photo) Herringswell’s freshman class was beautifully represented in the third race at Laurel Park this afternoon when Wertheimer & Frere’s homebred TOUPIE (Uncle Mo – Amertume, by Tapit) made her debut an eye-catching one. Social media lit up immediately after her win in the 5-furlong maiden special on the main track. […]
Dataman “On Cruise Control” At Delaware Park
He was making his first start since January 8 at Tampa Bay Downs, and DATAMAN appeared to appreciate the freshening. Originally scheduled as a mile and 70 yards on the turf, Dataman stayed in when strong storms with heavy rain over the past few days shifted the allowance to the same distance on Delaware Park’s […]
Quite the Show from Sammy Jo
“English filly, English trainer,” NYRA’s Laffit Pincay said as NO SHOW SAMMY JO (GB) and Manny Franco galloped back after winning the second race at Belmont Park today. Most of the NYRA analysts liked her in this spot, and she went off as the deserving 8/5 favorite in the one-mile maiden special weight on the […]
Maith an bhean!
That’s how you say “Well done!” to an Irish girl….and Thegirlfromireland gets the congratulations today! We mentioned horses for courses in our last post, and the same can be said in this filly’s case. She made her first two career starts in New York last fall and then wintered at Tampa Bay Downs. But she’s […]