Blood-Horse Racing News

May 2008 - Posts

• Heatseeker Jets to Californian Victory
  May 31 2008, 09:45 PM

  Heatseeker established himself as the favorite for this year's Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) with a scintillating victory as the even-money choice in the $245,000 Californian (gr. II) over the Cushion Track surface May 31. The 5-year-old son of Giant's... Post Reactions

• Sudan Breaks Through in Golden Gate Turf
  May 31 2008, 08:56 PM

  Favored Sudan, a group I winner in Italy last year, got his first U.S. win for trainer Bobby Frankel when he outclassed his six rivals with a front-running victory in the $100,000 Golden Gate Fields Turf (gr. IIIT) at the Albany track. Read More... Post Reactions

• Zenyatta Remains Unbeaten in Milady 'Cap
  May 31 2008, 08:08 PM

  Undefeated Zenyatta overcame a bump at the start to record her fifth consecutive victory, winning the $183,300 Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) the way a 3-10 shot should May 31 at Hollywood Park. Read More... Post Reactions

• Indian Chant Fierce in Aristides
  May 31 2008, 06:39 PM

  Maggi Moss's Indian Chant set his sights on a victory in the $125,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs and would not be denied, holding off a bid from the late-closing Noonmark to win the May 31 event by a nose. Read More... Post Reactions

• Smooth Air Much the Best in Ohio Derby
  May 31 2008, 06:14 PM

  Manoel Cruz gave Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air a perfect stalking trip and the Smooth Jazz colt responded with authority, taking over just inside the eighth-pole and then drawing clear for a three-length victory in the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II... Post Reactions

• Raw Silk Smooth in Sands Point
  May 31 2008, 05:34 PM

  Darley Stable's Raw Silk staged a minor upset at a rainy Belmont Park May 31, when she took the $150,000 Sands Point Stakes (gr. II) in a wire-to-wire move under jockey Alan Garcia. Read More... Post Reactions

• Acoma Gets Up Late to Earn Dogwood S.
  May 31 2008, 05:24 PM

  Acoma went from maiden to graded stakes winner in less than six weeks, as the 3-year-old Empire Maker filly took over inside the sixteenth-pole in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) May 31 at Churchill Downs and went on to win by a half-length under... Post Reactions

• Callwood Dancer Wins Nassau Thriller
  May 31 2008, 04:25 PM

  Callwood Dancer was chased by two rivals through the length of the Woodbine stretch, but the Irish-bred daughter of Danehill Dancer had just enough to hold on during a thrilling finish in the $300,000 Nassau Stakes (Can-II) May 31. Read More... Post Reactions

• Greg's Gold Retired from Racing
  May 30 2008, 08:46 PM

  Greg's Gold, winner of the 2005 Bing Crosby Handicap (gr. I) and an earner of $1,067,923, has been retired from racing because of "wear and tear," according to his trainer, David Hofmans. Read More... Post Reactions

• Harlem Rocker Makes Canadian Debut
  May 30 2008, 01:32 PM

  Undefeated in three starts and considered by some as one of the most promising 3-year-olds in North America, Frank Stronach's highly-touted Harlem Rocker will face seven rivals in the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes June 1 at Woodbine. Read More... Post Reactions

• Gallant Man Distance Key for Big Booster
  May 29 2008, 07:01 PM

  Trainer Mike Mitchell says he's not worried about the unusual 1 5/8-mile distance of the first $100,000 Gallant Man Handicap June 1, and with good reason. After all, his horse, Big Booster, recently proved a convincing winner of the the even longer... Post Reactions

• Alwejeeha Too Good to Miss Sands Point
  May 29 2008, 05:13 PM

  When all other entries in a race carry 117 pounds and your filly is given 121, it's a dubious mark of distinction. But trainer Kiaran McLaughlin considers extra weight a fair assignment considering the last performance of his Alwejeeha, and he expects... Post Reactions

• Smooth Air Favored in Ohio Derby
  May 29 2008, 04:55 PM

  Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air drew the rail and was instilled as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) May 31 at Thistledown, but he will meet some pretty stiff competition, namely, graded stakes winner Z Fortune. Read... Post Reactions

• Canadian Champ Sealy Hill Heads Nassau
  May 29 2008, 04:08 PM

  Sealy Hill, Canada's reigning Horse of the Year, makes her return to Woodbine, the Toronto track where she made her reputation, for the $300,000 Nassau Stakes (gr. IIT). Read More... Post Reactions

• Del Mar Deb, Futurity Deadline is May 30
  May 28 2008, 08:41 PM

  Nominations close May 30 for Del Mar's two premier stakes for 2-year-olds -- the Del Mar Debutante for fillies and the Del Mar Futurity for all juveniles. Both are grade I events. Read More... Post Reactions