Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club It was a big score on a big day at Laurel Park. There were five stakes races on today’s Preakness Preview, and the listed Henry S. Clark Stakes going a mile on the turf gave CRUISE THE NILE his first black-type win. It was his fourth straight victory from […]
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Pleasure Cruise
Photo by Adam Coglianese CRUISE THE NILE likes Gulfstream Park. He left no doubt about it this afternoon racking up his third consecutive win at the Hallandale, Florida track on stakes-laden Coolmore Fountain of Youth-G2 day. Hope Jones’ New Jersey homebred made his first start at Laurel Park on last November 22, finishing fourth. Shipped […]
Back to Back Wins for Cruise The Nile
Photo by Adam Coglianese Gulfstream Park agrees with Cruise The Nile. He followed up his maiden-breaker there on December 19 with a score in an optional allowance this afternoon, again piloted by Jorge Ruiz who has been aboard for all three starts. Today’s mile and 70 yard route was run on the Tapeta surface. Cruise […]
Holiday Cruise
Photo by Lauren King/Coglianese Photos We’re heading into this festive week with a win thanks to CRUISE THE NILE’s maiden breaker at Gulfstream Park this afternoon. Making just his second start, he captured a one-mile maiden special on the turf. With Jorge Ruiz aboard, Cruise The Nile “set a rated pace along the rail, shook […]
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 […]
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 […]