The Handicapper's Edge: Racing Headlines

June 2008 - Posts

• 'Celebration of Barbaro' to be held at Delaware Park
  Jun 30 2008, 07:23 PM

  The second annual "Celebration of Barbaro" will be held at Delaware Park on July 12-13. Read More... Post Reactions

• Heatseeker retired due to suspensory injury
  Jun 30 2008, 07:23 PM

  HEATSEEKER (Giant's Causeway), one of the leading older horses in training through the first half of this year, was retired Monday by owner William de Burgh due to a suspensory injury. The five-year-old was the morning-line favorite for this past... Post Reactions

• Cloudy's Knight seeks elusive Stars and Stripes
  Jun 30 2008, 02:16 PM

  CLOUDY'S KNIGHT (Lord Avie), the eight-year-old gelding who peaked in Canada late last year en route to a year-end championship in the Dominion, will attempt for a third time to win the $175,000 Stars and Stripes H. (G3) over 1 1/2 miles on turf Friday... Post Reactions

• The Cliff's Edge sires first winner
  Jun 29 2008, 10:01 PM

  THE CLIFF'S EDGE (Gulch), winner of the 2004 Blue Grass S. (G1), was represented by his first winner at stud when his two-year-old son Efficient Edge captured the 1ST race at Churchill Downs on Sunday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Birdstone's first winner gets up in time
  Jun 29 2008, 10:01 PM

  Three-time Grade 1 hero BIRDSTONE (Grindstone) was represented by his first winner at stud when his juvenile colt S. S. Stone impressively captured the 9TH race at Hollywood Park on Sunday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Dagnabit! An upset in the Tremont
  Jun 29 2008, 06:57 PM

  Sunday's historic juvenile contests at Belmont Park, the $105,300 Tremont S. and the $109,500 Astoria S., were a mixed bag for the betting favorites. Read More... Post Reactions

• Da' Tara returns to worktab; Big Brown gallops
  Jun 28 2008, 05:28 PM

  On Saturday, the Nick Zito-trained DA' TARA (Tiznow) recorded his first work since his front-running upset in the June 7 Belmont S. (G1), traveling a half-mile in :51 1/5 on Saratoga's fast Oklahoma training track. Read More... Post Reactions

• Tiz Now Tiz Then captures Iowa Derby
  Jun 28 2008, 02:25 PM

  Zabeel Racing's TIZ NOW TIZ THEN (Tiznow) made his stakes debut a winning one in Friday night's $250,000 Iowa Derby, rallying to a convincing 2 1/4-length decision at Prairie Meadows. Read More... Post Reactions

• Big Brown to resume galloping
  Jun 27 2008, 05:00 PM

  Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness S. (G1) winner BIG BROWN (Boundary), who was thwarted in his bid for the Triple Crown in the June 7 Belmont S. (G1), is scheduled to resume galloping on Saturday. Read More... Post Reactions

• Heatseeker out of Gold Cup
  Jun 27 2008, 03:58 PM

  Santa Anita H. (G1) hero HEATSEEKER (Ire) (Giant's Causeway), the 7-5 favorite on the morning line for Saturday's $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), was ruled out of the contest on Friday after developing a filling in his left front ankle. Read... Post Reactions

• Evenly matched group set for Suburban
  Jun 26 2008, 08:24 PM

  Clark H. (G2) winner A. P. ARROW (A.P. Indy) will make his first start back in Saturday's $400,000 Suburban H. (G1) since finishing fourth behind Curlin (Smart Strike) in the March 29 Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), and the Todd Pletcher-trained horse won't... Post Reactions

• Proud Spell faces only three in Mother Goose
  Jun 26 2008, 07:23 PM

  Last out Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner and current division leader PROUD SPELL (Proud Citizen) will make her return to the track on Saturday against only three rivals in the Mother Goose S. (G1) at Belmont Park. The bay filly will be staying at the 1 1/8... Post Reactions

• Daytona looms large in American; Intangaroo heads A Gleam
  Jun 26 2008, 07:23 PM

  Multiple Grade 1 winners DAYTONA (Ire) (Indian Ridge) and INTANGAROO (Orientate) highlight a strong Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) undercard. Shoemaker Mile (G1) hero Daytona will meet seven rivals in the $250,000 American Invitational H. (G2) over nine grassy... Post Reactions

• TCA approves more than $1.5 million in grants
  Jun 26 2008, 03:16 PM

  The board of directors of the Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has approved grants totaling $1,592,225 to 147 non-profit organizations in 35 states involved with rescue, research, backstretch education and therapeutic riding programs. Read More... Post Reactions

• Zanjero tops Cornhusker
  Jun 25 2008, 09:31 PM

  ZANJERO (Cherokee Run) capped his sophomore season with an authoritative 3 1/2-length score in the Indiana Derby (G2), but the Steve Asmussen-trained colt has finished second in two appearances so far in 2008. The $1.3 million earner will attempt to regain... Post Reactions