Paul Moran at the Races

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• Sunday notes / Harlem rockin'

  From NYRA Stronach Stables’ highly-regarded Harlem Rocker posted an impressive workout this morning over the Saratoga main track for trainer Todd Pletcher in preparation for next Saturday’s 139th running the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes presented... Posted Aug 17 2008, 01:37 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Indian Blessing, Barclay Tagg, Todd Pletcher, Tale of Ekati, Harlem Rocker, Bob Baffert

• The morning after

  From NYRA On a warm and sunny Sunday morning, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito stood outside Barn 12 at Belmont Park and happily reported that Da’ Tara, upset winner of the 140th Belmont Stakes over Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown, came out of the race in... Posted Jun 08 2008, 02:58 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Nick Zito, Tale of Ekati, Big Brown, Belmont Stakes, Rick Dutrow, Michael Iavarone, Da' Tara

• Belmont Stakes / Sunday notes

  Japanese-owned Casino Drive, Spark Candle and Champagne Squall, working in company, at Belmont on Sunday with Belmont Stakes starter Casino Drive eventually overtaking his workmates. The move does appear on the work tab. “We got him in 1:10 and 3,” joked... Posted Jun 01 2008, 02:07 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Tale of Ekati, Big Brown, Belmont Stakes, Casino Drive

• Derby notes: Watching works -- on TV

  Louisville, Ky. Barclay Tagg was in good form on Tuesday at Churchill Downs. “You can’t see much of anything unless you watch it on TV,” Tagg said after watching Tale of Ekati work a half-mile in 49.40 seconds – on TV. “You go to the clockers’ stand and... Posted Apr 29 2008, 03:20 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Barclay Tagg, Tale of Ekati, Big Brown, Kentucky Oaks, Eight Belles, Rick Dutrow

• So, you got a better idea?

  In each of the last three years, full fields of 20 have contested the Kentucky Derby. Invariably, a horse or two is excluded from the starting lineup, but none comes to memory that qualifies as a miscarriage of propriety resultant from the rule that establishes... Posted Apr 23 2008, 03:43 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Kentucky Derby, Barclay Tagg, Tale of Ekati, Denis of Cork

• Tom Durkin silenced!

  Tom Durkin has been conspicuous by his sudden absence from the announcer’s booth at Aqueduct this week. Less than a month after his return from winter vacation, Durkin has been ordered by an appropriately specialized physician to rest his strained vocal... Posted Apr 17 2008, 05:25 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Tale of Ekati, First Saturday in May, Tomcito, Tom Durkin

• Sunday notes/ Tagg likes his chances

  Trainer Barclay Tagg, fresh off his second consecutive victory in the Wood Memorial, said Tale of Ekati shipped well to Keeneland and was in outstanding shape after Saturday’s win. “He came with me last night and everything is right,” said Tagg, who will... Posted Apr 06 2008, 04:16 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: War Pass, Barclay Tagg, Nick Zito, Pyro, Tale of Ekati, Wood Memorial

• Derby picture remains a muddle

  The only thing made clear by three important, nine-furlong Kentucky Derby preps run on Saturday is that the prevailing muddle will remain in place until the issue is settled or on May 3. Of the three races, the Wood Memorial was easily the most critical... Posted Apr 06 2008, 08:44 AM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Santa Anita, War Pass, Colonel John, Pyro, Tale of Ekati, Big Brown, Wood Memorial, Recapturetheclory, Illinois Derby

• Back on track after the Wood

  Two horses who began the afternoon positioned tenuously are squarely in the Kentucky Derby frame after Saturday’s Grade I Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, both reversing recent setbacks to rejuvenate their positions in the pecking order of Louisville-bound... Posted Apr 05 2008, 06:51 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: War Pass, Barclay Tagg, Nick Zito, Tale of Ekati, Wood Memorial

• Update: War Pass takes one on the chin

  Wood Memorial favorite endures rough trip on flight from Florida (But haven't we all?) War Pass, the 6-5 morning line favorite, arrived in New York on Thursday afternoon at the end of a rough flight from Florida. “We had to put three staples under... Posted Apr 04 2008, 01:15 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: War Pass, Court Vision, Tale of Ekati, Wood Memorial

• Wet track quite possible for Wood

  With a forecast for heavy rain on Friday and more on Saturday, War Pass, who attempts to rebound from an inexplicably poor effort in the Tampa Bay Derby last month, the first loss of his six-race career, may have his final Kentucky Derby prep in the Wood... Posted Apr 03 2008, 04:47 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: War Pass, Barclay Tagg, Todd Pletcher, Nick Zito, Tale of Ekati, Wood Memorial

• Searching for value in Derby futures

  Regardless of what nugget of insight might be extracted from the weekend races for three-year-old prospective starters in the Kentucky Derby – we tend to expect more than we actually find in many of these -- there is the season’s first opportunity to... Posted Mar 06 2008, 02:29 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Aqueduct, Kentucky Derby, Fair Grounds, Barclay Tagg, Pyro, gotham, Funy Cide, Louisiana Derby, Majestic Warrior, Tale of Ekati