Photo by Adam Coglianese It was another score for the team at Gulfstream Park today as KRAVITZ earned his first tick in the win column. Second in his last start at Tampa Bay Downs on February 15, the two-week turnaround suited him in today’s 1 1/8 mile maiden special weight on the turf. Jorge Ruiz […]
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Tok Tok Scores at Tampa Bay Downs
Wertheimer & Frere homebred TOK TOK earned a win for the Tampa Bay Downs squad on Friday in an 8 1/2 furlong claiming race on the turf. Jockey Charlie Marquez, who got his start in pony races here in Maryland, was aboard. “Tok Tok saved ground early on mid-pack and came four-wide on the turn […]
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 […]
Toupie “Never In Doubt” In Las Cienegas Stakes-G3
Benoit Photo It was her second spin across the downhill turf course at Santa Anita, and TOUPIE scored an authoritative win in the Las Cienegas Stakes-G3 today. She reunited with Flavien Prat, who was also aboard last September 28 when she won the listed Unzip Me Stakes Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Sent off as […]
Toupie Wins Aqueduct’s Stewart Manor Stakes
Wertheimer & Frere have yet another promising homebred youngster in TOUPIE, winner today of the Stewart Manor Stakes at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old filly by Uncle Mo out of the Tapit mare Ameritume was making her fourth career start at her fourth different track. Jockey Jorge Ruiz made the trip up to New York to ride […]
Dataman Now A Stakes Winner
The Wertheimer and Frere homebreds have been enjoying a terrific year, and DATAMAN added to the excitement this afternoon with his win in Laurel Park’s Bald Eagle Derby. From the very eloquent Equibase chart: “DATAMAN rated forwardly while saving ground, took closer order under some coaxing nearing the lane, eased out for room leaving the […]
Tok Tok – One and Done
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 […]
Ambitieuse Back In The Winner’s Circle
It had been a long time since AMBITIEUSE posed for a win photo. She broke her maiden as a 2-year-old in her second start on December 29, 2021 at Gulfstream Park. She ran three times in 2022 – all in stakes, with her best performance on February 5 in Gulfstream’s Sweetest Chant Stakes-G3 where she […]
Dataman Scores at Colonial Downs
Wertheimer & Frere’s homebred 2-year-old DATAMAN kept the ball rolling this afternoon, breaking his maiden at Colonial Downs shortly after his stablemate Hendrickson did the same at Presque Isle Downs. Paddock analyst Jessica Paquette mentioned that the big gray colt displayed “some Tapit-like behavior” when he entered the walking ring. He also displayed Tapit-like talent […]
Serifos Scores at Delaware Park
Despite jockey Victor Carrasco losing an iron late in the race, SERIFOS earned career win number two this afternoon in a one mile allowance race on the dirt at Delaware Park. Victor was back on Wertheimer and Frere’s 3-year-old homebred gelding by Into Mischief out of Soldata, by Maria’s Mon. He was aboard for the […]