Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club Calumet Farm’s TURF STAR chose a big stage for his first stakes win at Laurel Park on Preakness Day in the listed James W. Murphy Stakes, run at one mile on the turf. “Patiently rated down the backstretch” by Jorge Ruiz, Turf Star “raced along the inner rail the […]
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Longhi Steals The Show at Laurel Park
Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club Jorge Ruiz was at it again today. Aboard Wertheimer & Frere’s homebred LONGHI, he found the winner’s circle in a claiming race at Laurel Park going 8 1/2 furlongs on the lawn. Jorge rode the 3-year-old Caravaggio colt in his debut at Colonial Downs last July 18. Different story […]
Turf Star Lives Up To His Name
Calumet Farm’s homebred TURF STAR has the credentials to be something special, and he demonstrated that today in his first win at Kentucky Downs. He was an impressive second in his debut at Saratoga on August 1 and reunited with Frankie Dettori today for the one-mile maiden special weight. Per the chart, “Turf Star was […]
Longhi Impresses in Debut Win
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. That certainly proved true for 2-year-0ld LONGHI, making his first start at Colonial Downs this evening. “Slammed out of the gate,” he and Jorge Ruiz settled toward the back of the pack. Saving ground into the turn, the pair had to slip through traffic before swinging […]
Saturday In The Park
Photo by Skip Dickstein And now for something just a bit different…..THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) made the trip to the New Jersey countryside for Saturday’s historic Far Hills Race Meeting. Billed as “New Jersey’s premier social and sporting event. For nearly a century, this annual gathering has attracted a large and loyal fan base who […]
The Grey Wizard (IRE) Romps in Cape Henlopen
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 […]
The Grey Wizard (IRE) Punches A Golden Ticket
Photo by Skip Dickstein Belmont Stakes weekend at Saratoga got off to a fantastic start for Team Herringswell with THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) winning an exciting renewal of the Belmont Gold Cup Stakes-G2. The two-mile turf route saw the 5-year-old gelding squaring off again with last year’s winner, Siskany, to whom he finished second in […]
The Grey Wizard (IRE) Back in the Winner’s Circle
The definition of virtuoso is “one who excels in the technique of an art.” Next to that definition, there should appear of photo of Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Johnny was in the saddle when THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) scored his first North American victory in an allowance at Santa Anita on January 20. […]
A Little California Magic
There were two magicians at work on the Santa Anita turf course this evening when John Velazquez piloted THE GREY WIZARD (IRE) to an impressive win in a 10-furlong allowance. We end up sounding like a broken record, but it’s the truth – when Johnny V is riding, you just sit back and watch the master […]