Horse Racing: Maryland racing down to 127 dates in 2025; Flavien Prat nearing records for most stakes and graded stakes won in a year

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I'd be surprised if Gulf races Friday. The skies opened to 20 inches of rain in the area.

Friday's Gulf card is officially canceled.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

@CHRDANHUTCH

Did something unusual happen at Bangor yesterday? One race had a horse finish second and pay $36 for place and $2.60 to show? Small purse I would imagine but no replay was immediately available.

that is unknown or nor aware of because it could be anything that's explainable, without seeing the actual video.... IDK

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Bob Baffert debuts a $1.8 million Florida-bred filly in race 6 at Santa Anita. Nooni is owned by Zedan.

Win Win Win is winless as a young sire.

There will be much written about this Florida filly. Wow. A 10-length winner. I am not sure how many Florida females cost $1.8 million, can't be too many, but this 2-year-old sizzled.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801759444490998199

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Friday Cumberland preview/post/pics:

First Tracks Cumberland – Maine Harness Racing

www.firsttrackscumberland.com

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, June 14, 2024

Gulfstream (FL):

• Canceled: Due to an exorbitant amount of rainfall and water damage. I doubt Gulf will open Sunday with the next three days scheduled to be off.

Belterra (OH):

• Race 4: Jareth (Perry Ouzts/Larry Smith) was sent off 1-to-9 in a reduced field of three and gave 69-year-old Ouzts a win with his lone mount. Ouzts turns 7on July 7. He has won with five of his past eight mounts. He has 7,443 wins which is fifth in North America.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801680375447699805

Santa Anita (CA):

• Race 6: Midland Money (Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert), a $650,000 Shancelot colt, gave the trainer his second impressive win the past two days with 2-year-olds making debuts. Shancelot, a freshman sire, has seen few (unofficially three) offspring hit the track but one has already produced a victory prior to today.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801747292543668340

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Gulf canceled Saturday's card.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

A little surprised but Gulf will race on Sunday. I thought the track would take advantage of the next few days.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, June 15, 2024

• Steve Asmussen is 18 9-0-3 the past two days at Lone Star (TX) and Churchill (KY) combined.
• Chad Brown combined at Monmouth (NJ) and Belmont/Aqueduct to go 15 5-3-0 today.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Race 10: Accede (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Chad Brown) won the $250,000 Grade 2 Bed o' Roses by a neck.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802090717424009577

Monmouth (New Jersey):

• Handle: $10.78 million which is up 31.7% from the comparable 2023 date. Attendance was noticeable as well as more than 8,000 entered. An appealing day and much success for New Jersey today.
• Card: 12 races of which three were graded stakes.
• Javier Castellano-Todd Pletcher combined to win two of the four stakes (including a non-graded).
• Race 9: Tax Implications (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) won the Grade 3 $150,000 Eatontown Stakes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802086205028442242

• Race 10: Tuscan Sky (Javier Castellano-Todd Pletcher) smacked the competition to win the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802092520827920814

• Race 11: Fort Washington (Kendrick Carmouche/Shug McGaughey) and Running Bee (Vincent Cheminaud/Chad Brown) finished in a dead-heat for victory in a three-across-the-wire thriller in the $150,000 Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes.

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• Race 12: Bright Future (Javier Castellano/Todd Pletcher) won the Grade 3 $150,000 Salvator Mile.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802109894352347331

Lone Star (Texas):

• Steve Asmussen entered four of which three won.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Santa Anita (CA) should be magnetic today for handicappers as mandatory payouts await. Today is the final day for the track until September. Onto Los Alamitos through July 7 then Del Mar opens July 20.

Southern Cal dates:

• Los Al -- June 22 - July 7.
• Del Mar -- July 20 - September 8.
• Santa Anita -- September 27 - October 27.
• Del Mar -- October 31 - December 1.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Northern California dates seem to have some cohesion in light of Golden Gate's closing. The fair meets are as follows:

• Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton -- June 14 - July 7.
• California State Fair at Sacramento -- July 12 - July 28.
• Sonoma County at Santa Rosa -- August 2 - August 18.
• Humboldt County Fair at Ferndale -- August 23 - September 8.
• Big Fresno Fair at Fresno -- September 13 - October 14.
• Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton -- October 19 - December 15.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Saturday's news/notes/photos from Cumberlanf;

First Tracks Cumberland – Maine Harness Racing

www.firsttrackscumberland.com

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, June 16, 2024

• Wesley Ward is 28 14-2-2 (50%) with 2-year-olds this year. His lifetime mark is 24% which in itself is exceptional.
• Wesley Ward is 38% with first-timers in 2024, his lifetime mark is 25%.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Sheldon Russell rode two winners for his wife Brittany. Happy Father's Day!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802438202831069353

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https://x.com/i/web/status/1802437733970813051

• Race 3: Nielson (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) was sent off 1-to-5 and as expected trounced the competition. The $850,000 Curlin colt, transferred from the barn of Bob Baffert, was entered in a $20,000 race at Laurel and broke his maiden. A 101-to-1 shot placed. That was unexpected.
• Race 4: Major Houlihan (Victor Carrasco/Hugh McMahon) was all hot lips in winning for M*A*S*H fans and anyone else who made hunch plays or legit scores.
• Race 6: Sweeterthanwhiskey (Alexander Crispin/Georgia Andreadakis) broke last but swooped from back of the pack to win at 13-to-1. There are a few rewarding pleasures in this sport but to have a longshot break last and still win is as exhilarating as it gets.

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• Race 8: Toupie (Jorge Ruiz/Graham Motion) was sent off the favorite and won the $100,000 Stormy Blues Stakes. Parola Secura (J.G. Torrealba/Joe Sharp) placed at 32-to-1. Interesting in that the horse is owned by Wertheimer and Frere who are worth something in the ballpark of $100 billion and have a reclusive reputation as leaders of the House of Chanel and I truly do not recall the most recent time they had a horse at Laurel. Separately, Sharp doesn't ship to Maryland very often. Yet, here we are.

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Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Tyler Gaffalione rode three winners for the second straight day. He won for six different trainers. He has with 11 of his past 32 mounts. He is the leading rider at the meet which ends June 30.

Santa Anita (California):

• Finale: Closing day of the meet.
• Card: 12 races.
• Leading Jockey: Juan Hernandez with 16 wins.
• Leading Trainer: Phil D'Amato with 11 wins.
• Race 12: The $1 Pick 6 returned $139,000 to three winners each.
• Southern California Racing Dates:

• Los Alamitos -- June 22 - July 7.
• Del Mar -- July 20 - September 8.
• Santa Anita -- September 27 - October 27.
• Del Mar -- October 31 - December 1.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Bangor changes post time to 11AM Wednesday DUE TO extreme heat

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Sunday Bangor recap:

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[CHRDANHUTCH]

Assistant Trainer to Asmussen suddenly passes in Greece;

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Assiniboia Downs (MB) has a solid broadcast with free live streaming that can be accessed below. With the absence of NHL hockey tonight, this is an option:

ASD Assiniboia Downs (September 20, 2023)

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Races start at 8:30 pm ET.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$10,200	Claiming	6 F	Dirt	5	7:30 PM CT
2	$13,700	Claiming	6 F	Dirt	5	8:00 PM CT
3	$16,500	Allowance Optional Claiming	7 F	Dirt	5	8:25 PM CT
4	$14,800	Claiming	6 F	Dirt	6	8:50 PM CT
5	$16,500	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	7	9:15 PM CT
6	$10,000	Claiming	6 F	Dirt	8	9:40 PM CT
7	$20,000	Maiden Special Weight	5 1/2 F	Dirt	9	10:05 PM CT

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Royal Ascot week has arrived with complete coverage on FanDuel (TVG). Cards have been revealed for two days so far.

Following is NBC Sports’ Royal Ascot coverage schedule next week:

Date	Time (ET)	Platform(s)
Tues., June 18	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
Wed., June 19	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
Thurs., June 20	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
Fri., June 21	8:30 a.m.	Peacock
Sat., June 22	9 a.m.	NBC, Peacock
	1 p.m.	Peacock

Royal Ascot
Day One -- Tuesday, June 18

Headlining Tuesday’s St. James’ Palace is a rematch between Notable Speech and Rosallion, the former having beaten the latter in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Rosallion returned with a sharp win in the Irish 2000 Guineas, while the Aidan O’Brien-trained Henry Longfellow seeks to rebound from a dud in the French 2000 Guineas, his 3-year-old bow.

Source: DRF

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$952,500	Stakes	1M	Turf	14	9:30 AM
2	$222,500	Stakes	6F	Turf	23	10:05 AM
3	$873,500	Stakes	5F	Turf	17	10:45 AM
4	$873,500	Stakes	1M	Turf	8	11:25 AM
5	$139,500	Handicap	2 1/2M	Turf	20	12:05 PM
6	$152,500	Stakes	1 1/4M	Turf	16	12:40 PM
7	$139,500	Handicap	1 3/4M	Turf	19	1:15 PM

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Royal Ascot
Day Two -- Wednesday, June 19

Wednesday brings out the first of four Wesley Ward-trained 2-year-olds scheduled to race at the meet, with Ultima Grace entered in the Queen Mary Stakes, a five-furlong straight-course dash that Ward has won four times. Ultima Grace won a Keeneland dirt sprint in her lone start and has worked forwardly on turf, Ward said.

In Wednesday’s Windsor Castle, Ward runs Honorary American, who earned a trip overseas with a strong workout last week in Kentucky. Two other Americans, Gabaldon and Cheval De Guerre, are among the early Windsor Castle entrants.

Source: DRF

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$190,500	Stakes	5F	Turf	26	9:30 AM
2	$336,500	Stakes	1 3/4M	Turf	12	10:05 AM
3	$299,000	Stakes	1M	Turf	14	10:45 AM
4	$1,270,000	Stakes	1 1/4M	Turf	10	11:25 AM
5	$222,500	Handicap	1M	Turf	33	12:05 PM
6	$139,500	Handicap	1M	Turf	25	12:40 PM
7	$139,500	Stakes	5F	Turf	28	1:15 PM

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Gulfstream will not conduct turf racing until July 5 at the earliest. Tapeta and dirt are the only surfaces until then. Gulf rests the turf with the addition of Tapeta.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Race 2 Day 1: bombs away!

$122,000 for a $1 tri (Odds: 128-1 , 25-1 and 64-1)
$4,000 for a $1 exacta.
The winner sent off at 128-to-1.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Hollywood Casino @ Bangor Raceway cancels 11 AM Card tomorrow due to 107 degree heat index predicted

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Plainridge Park (MA) Cancels Thursday card due to extreme heat; return 6/24

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Massive wildfires in Ruidoso. Horses have been relocated. With health of humans and equine animals foremost, scheduled racing is questionable at the New Mexico track. One of the nation's best for quarters.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

more heat related issues:

Delaware Park moving post time to 11:50 AM Saturday;

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[CHRDANHUTCH]

Ruidoso Downs (NM) UPDATE:

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