Photo by Lauren Johnson/Coady Media The Road to Louisville went through New Kent, Virginia yesterday, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ FONDLY earned a berth in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 2. It was a banner day at Colonial Downs with the track hosting it’s first-ever spring boutique meet featuring the Virginia Oaks and Virginia Derby. […]
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Fondly Shines In Debut
How’s this for a Valentine? Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ FONDLY was all heart to win her first start this afternoon, a 7-furlong maiden special weight at Tampa Bay Downs. Breaking on the rail, the 3-year-old Upstart filly “tracked on the inside, moved up along the rail on the turn, then was in tight and steadied nearing […]
Pallotta Sisters Back In The Winner’s Circle
She broke her maiden at Delaware Park as a 2-year-old on October 12, 2022, and after racing just twice in 2023, PALLOTTA SISTERS made her way back to that winner’s circle at this afternoon. It was the second start of her 4-year-old season – she was third in a Keeneland allowance on April 26. She […]
Sanderson Stylish in Maiden-Breaker
It was a terrific way to kick of a busy Fall Sunday afternoon. Madaket Stables LLC’s SANDERSON was sharp and professional in Laurel Park’s opener this afternoon going 1 1/16th miles on the All Along turf course. He and jockey Kevin Gomez broke alertly had the lead first time under the wire, a position they […]
Asked and Answered
(Ask Amanda [right] breezing at Fair Hill Training Center) We began the afternoon with another debut winner when ASK AMANDA turned in a very professional first effort to take a maiden special going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Laurel Park turf. Jorge Ruiz had her settled about three-wide down the backstretch and into the turn, […]
Palotta Sisters Start to Finish at Delaware
Less than 30 minutes after Script’s Keeneland victory, PALLOTTA SISTERS broke her maiden at Delaware Park today, and she did it like a boss. The field of eleven 2-year-old fillies went 1 1/16 miles on the grass, with Victor Carrasco aboard Pallotta Sisters for the first time. “She broke well,” Victor said, “so I let […]