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

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Keeneland Yearling Sale has surpassed $420 million as the 10th of 12 sessions continues. Last year's total was $394 million through the full 12 sessions.

 

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Distressing news that Freehold (NJ) is closing operations in late December. Freehold lays claim to America's oldest horse track though exclusively standardbreds (racing began in the 1830s per AP).

 

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Irad Ortiz, Jr., Rafael Hernandez and Dylan Davis are among the riders at Presque Isle (PA) for today's card which starts at 4 pm EST.

 

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Frankie Detrori suffered a dislocated shoulder at New York. The international superstar was supposed to ride at Finger Lakes (NY) on Monday in addition to other scheduled mounts.. Status will be updated.

 

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It's Friday in Maryland. One chance to get in on the Russells and at the insurmountable odds of 3-to-5.

Win

Oh oh.

Inq./obj.

Long look by stewards.

Ruling:
No change.

The Friday magic in Maryland continues.

 

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Friday, September 20, 2024

• California Crown: A reminder that Santa Anita hosts the inaugural event with racing details to be released in the upcoming days. Tickets have been going for as much as $1,000+ a pop which includes a special seating area for music entertainment.
• Brittany Russell: Is on a tear with wins with 10 of her past 22 starters since September 11. She has hit the board 14 times in that stretch. She was a perfect 3 3-0-0 this day.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Chalk: A chalky day with favorites winning five times and placing three other occasions in a 9-race card.
• Handle: $8.9 million.
• Race 6: Boston's Phinest (Flavien Prat/Chad Brown) gave NHL player and part-owner Erik Johnson a win with his second-time-out New York foal.

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Monmouth at Meadowlands (New Jersey):

• Opening Night: The 9-night Monmouth at Meadowlands turf meet opened. Racing is scheduled for September 20, 21, 27, 28 and October 4, 5, 11, 17 and 18.
• Handle: $1.1 million.
• Trainers with Hot Starts: Brittany Russell (2-for-2) and Greg Sacco (2-for-3) among trainers.
• Race 5: Surya (Paco Lopez/Brittany Russell) surged to victory.

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• Melissa Iorio, a native of Trenton, rode winners in the opener and finale. Though in her 30s, she is in just her third year of riding T-breds.
• New Jersey: The regrettable news that Freehold (harness) is closing operations after 175 (approx.) of racing at the end of this year is another cold reminder that "nothing lasts forever even cold November Rain" as penned by Guns N' Roses.
• Far Hills: On Saturday, October 19, Far Hills -- the lively and spectacular steeplechase event that likely will be broadcast as part of NYRA's Fox Sports coverage that day -- will run its 103rd edition. Tickets range from $50 to packages in excess of $1,000.

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• Breeders' Cup Dining at Monmouth: "Enjoy a thrilling day of races from the comfort of Monmouth Park! On Saturday, November 2 watch and wager on the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships from the comfort of Monmouth Park’s Private Turf Club from 12:30pm-8:30pm. Doors open at 12pm. Your $59.95 ticket includes, a $5 betting voucher, racing program, Breeders’ Cup selection sheet and lunch buffet approximately served 2:30-5:30pm. Cash Bar. FREE Parking. FREE Track Admission," per Monmouth.
  

Presque Isle (Pennsylvania):

• Handle: $2,5 million.
• Card: 10 races of which four were stakes including one graded.
• Repeat Winners: Antonio Gallardo had a hat trick. Irad Ortiz, Jr. made a rare visit and scored with the last two races and Michael Dale Allen rode two winners. Ron Potts and Michael Trombetta led all conditioners with two wins apiece.
• Race 7: Forever Souper (Antonio Gallardo/Michael Trombetta) won the $150,000 Presque Isle Mile by a neck.

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• Race 9: Roses for Debra (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Christophe Clement) established a track record time to win the $300,000 Grade 2 Presque Isle Masters Stakes by a neck in a thriller with Pandora's Gift (Ben Curtis/Stuart Williams) almost earning an upset at 11-to-1.

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• Race 10: Spy Novel (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Nolan Ramsey) gave the Eclipse Award winning jockey a victory in a $32,000 purse and in the finale. Ramsey, the former assistant to top trainer Michael Maker, took out his license this year and is the grandson to famed owners Kenneth (listed as this owner) and Sarah. Irad doing someone a favor? Sometimes it is the details behind the facts and figures.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Bombs: A good day to find prices and a good day to get frustrated.
• Race 4: Baby Sox (Ismario Villalobos/Joanne Shankle) won at 11-to-1 while a stewards' review placed the original runner-up to third.

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• Race 5: Baby Sox and Minimo combined to return $865 for a $1 double but now the story behind the story. The lone first-time starter in a race -- a preferred personal longstanding betting angle -- the only one on this card was a frustrating finish. Andras (Horacio Karamanos/Damon Dilodovico) at 24-to-1 was on the lead in the stretch before being caught by Minimo (Inoel Beato/Antonio Machado), a 0-for-14 maiden at 44-to-1. The $1 exacta paid $470. The tough beat of the day: Grrrrr,

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• Race 6: Katie's Notion (Jorge Ruiz/Carlos Mancilla) won by a neck at 6-to-1. The $.50 Pick 3 paid a handsome $1,200.

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• Race 8: Theodora Grace (Forest Boyce/Bobby Klesaris) charged to victory at 9-to-1 with a 20-to-1 placing.
• Race 9: Prince of Jericho (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell), as mentioned in a n above post, withstood a lengthy objection/inquiry to give the happy couple another victory and their lone mount together this day. The field of four offered little value but the win was important to many in exotics.

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Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• First and last: Reylu Gutierrez and Dallas Stewart teamed to win the opener and finale on the card.

 

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The final day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale is upon us. To date, a record-setting $424.6 million has been spent on 2,674 head. The top price remains $5,000,000. The average price is $158,000+.

 

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Weather today in Philadelphia should be ideal for Penn Derby day. The giveaway caps are a vibrant red.

 

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Things are never easy in California. Various entities have until the end of business day Monday for possible dates at Pleasanton (northern Cal) including the proposed October 19 to December 15. Any scheduled dates for 2025 in the north is in hold.

Racing dates for 2025 in the south appears consistent though not specified since the one disagreement involves the month of December 2025.

 

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Irad Ortiz, Jr. has ridden winners in the first two races at Parx (PA). He has won the last four races for which he has ridden including Presque Isle (PA) last night.

 

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Parx is now off the turf due to conditions not weather related.

 

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Saturday, September 21, 2024

• Samy Camacho and his brother Samuel Camacho, Jr. both won on bombs at different tracks: the former at Gulfstream and the latter at Belmont/Aqueduct.

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: $12.1 million.
• Race 11: The $.50 Pick 5 returned in excess of $185,000.
• Race 10: Reddington (Samuel Camacho, Jr./Edward Barker) lit up tote with a $74 winner.
• Race 9: Wudhooh (Dylan Davis/Todd Pletcher) broke his maiden by a neck in his fifth attempt and at 14-to-1. The Speightstown filly ran three times at Monmouth (NJ) and once at Gulfstream (FL) before finding a win.
• Race 8: Ocean Club (Ricardo Santana, Jr./Jack Sisterson) was sent off the favorite and delivered to win the $175,000 Grade 3 Noble Damsel Stakes by a head.
• Ricardo Santana, Jr., in the past Steve Asmussen's number one call at other tracks, had a four-bagger and for trainers not named Asmussen. He had 10 rides and finished in the money exclusively with his four wins.
• Dylan Davis rode the card and had two winners among his 11 rides.
• Kendrick Carmouche was victorious with his final ride of 10 mounts, his lone winner, but that elevated him to the top of the jockeys' standings with nine wins this meet.
• Edward Barker sent out two horses and both returned winners.
• Chad Brown didn't hit the board with seven starters, an unthinkable 7 0-0-0 at his home track. File under: Everyone has a bad day.

Parx (Pennsylvania):

• Card: 14 races all $100,000+ in purses of which 10 were stakes including four graded highlighted by the $1 million Cotillion and Penn Derby.
• Turf Racing: Following a breakdown in the third race, the remainder of the scheduled turf races were moved to dirt.
• Handle: $16 million which is unofficially a record-handle for the track.
• Repeat Winners: Irad Ortiz, Jr. (3 wins) and Jaime Torres (2 wins) won multiple times. The lone trainer to record multiple wins was Jose D'Angelo. Eleven different riders and 13 trainers won.
• Prior Starts: Five winning horses entered from races at Saratoga, two from the home track, Presque Isle and Charles Town, one each from Penn National and Laurel and one was a first-timer.
• Race 8: Next (Luan Machado/William Cowans) romped by 10 lengths to win the Grade 3 $200,000 Greenwood Cup. The 6-year-old gelding has won his past seven races and sports a career record of 13 wins in 23 starts. Next won this race under a hand ride.

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• Race 10: Smooth B (Mychel Sanchez/Butch Reid) won the $100,000 Turf Monster which was moved to dirt. Originally slated for turf, the Grade 3 $250,000 race had its grade removed due to the shift of courses mid-card. Smooth B, a 9-year-old PA-bred, won for the 12th time in 62 starts. The elder horse was 0-for-9 lifetime on the Parx turf course including a second-place finish in this race last year and a fifth in 2022. The race was reduced to five starters. Smooth B broke his maiden in 2017.

• Race 11: Bentornato (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Jose D'Angelo) won the Grade2 $400,000 Gallant Bob Stakes by a neck.

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• Race 12: Thorpedo Anna (Brian Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek) won the $1,000,000 at 1-to-9 in a perfectly timed finish by the jockey. The winner is 9 7-2-0 lifetime including four Grade I victories, with $2.8 million in earnings. As a reminder, she was purchased for $40,000. Gun Song (John Velazquez/Mark Hennig) nearly earned a miracle victory but was defeated by a head.

• Race 13: Seize the Grey (Jaime Torres/Wayne Lukas) dominated the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby extending a gate-to-wire win by more than three lengths. Seize the Grey is now a multiple Grade I winner adding to his Preakness victory. Lukas, who turned 89 years of age earlier this month, won the Penn Derby for the second time (also 2013).

• Race 14: Top Gunner (Flavien Prat/Brad Cox) won the $100,000 Parx Sprint, the final race on the card as nightfall played with the extended card. By the race's end and the subsequent trophy presentation, darkness had dominated since Parx has little exterior lighting.

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Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: $5.5 million.
• Race 11: The $.20 Pick 6 Jackpot paid out $345,000 in the day prior to a mandatory payout. File under: So much for that!

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• Race 10: Soul of an Angel (Drayden Van Dyke/Saffie Joseph, Jr.) was victorious in the Grade 3 $200,000 Princess Rooney Invitational. Soul of an Angel dropped down in class, entering off a Grade I 3rd place. The 5-year-old mare was out for her 40th race and won for just the fifth time. This race is part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series.

• Race 9: Rouki (Samy Camacho/Gerald Bennett) was victorious at 50-to-1. Back-to-back wins for the jockey.

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Card: Eight of the 11 races had six-figure purses including two $300,000 races.
• Race 7: Batten Down (Junior Alvarado/Bill Mott) wired the field as the favorite to win the $300,000 Bourbon Flight Stakes. The 3-year-old Tapit colt was winless in two starts since winning the Ohio Derby in June.
• Race 8: My Mane Squeeze (Luis Saez/Michael Maker) won the $300,000 Grade 3 Dogwood Stakes.

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• Luis Saez rode three winners. He is second to Tyler Gaffalione among all riders at the meet, the two have a sizeable distance ahead of all other riders.

Los Alamitos (California):

• Bob Baffert sent out three horses, two returned winners.
• Race 1: Silent Law (Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert), sent off at 1-to-9 (or lower if permitted) romped by 10 lengths in a race that ultimately was reduced to four first-timers. Silent Law was purchased for $400,000 (owners have 11 lifetime wins under the current billing) and is among the first-crop of sire Tiz the Law who won the Travers, Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes and placed in the 2020 Kentucky Derby.

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Century Downs (Alberta):

• Opening Day: The meet closes November 3.
• Race 7: The $2 exacta returned $987. The $.50 tri returned close to $3,000.

 

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Following private sales, a record $427.8 snapped the previous Keeneland September Yearling Sale mark set in 2022. The average tag of $150,548 also set a record for this sale.

Here is the full list of sires represented at the 2024 Keeneland September yearling sale, sorted by total dollars sold.

Sire	2024 fee	Crop	Sold	Total	Average	Avg.vs. fee
Gun Runner	$250,000	5	62	$32,665,000	$526,855	211%
Not This Time	$150,000	6	83	$28,169,000	$339,386	226%
Curlin	$250,000	14	44	$25,495,000	$579,432	232%
Into Mischief	$250,000	14	42	$22,490,000	$535,476	214%
Charlatan	$50,000	1	79	$20,120,000	$254,684	509%
Constitution	$110,000	7	47	$16,122,000	$343,021	312%
Nyquist	$85,000	6	45	$14,560,000	$323,556	381%
Maxfield	$35,000	1	58	$13,439,000	$231,707	662%
Yaupon	$25,000	1	71	$13,017,000	$183,338	733%
Justify	$200,000	4	38	$12,970,000	$341,316	171%
Liam's Map	$40,000	7	67	$11,932,000	$178,090	445%
Uncle Mo	$150,000	11	34	$11,865,000	$348,971	233%
Quality Road	$200,000	12	34	$10,909,000	$320,853	160%
Tapit	$185,000	18	22	$9,692,000	$440,545	238%
McKinzie	$30,000	2	56	$9,196,000	$164,214	547%
Practical Joke	$65,000	5	51	$8,735,000	$171,275	264%
Maclean's Music	$40,000	10	64	$8,326,000	$130,094	325%
Essential Quality	$65,000	1	47	$8,286,000	$176,298	271%
Good Magic	$125,000	4	35	$8,086,000	$231,029	185%
Munnings	$75,000	12	44	$7,555,500	$171,716	229%
Twirling Candy	$60,000	11	54	$7,267,500	$134,583	224%
Vekoma	$15,000	2	40	$6,043,000	$151,075	1007%
Medaglia d'Oro	$75,000	18	18	$5,540,000	$307,778	410%
American Pharoah	$50,000	7	31	$4,991,000	$161,000	322%
Authentic	$50,000	2	43	$4,857,000	$112,953	226%
City of Light	$35,000	4	35	$4,541,000	$129,743	371%
Bolt d'Oro	$60,000	4	47	$4,407,000	$93,766	156%
Street Sense	$60,000	15	30	$4,395,000	$146,500	244%
Tiz the Law	$20,000	2	52	$4,364,000	$83,923	420%
Candy Ride (ARG)	$75,000	18	27	$4,288,500	$158,833	212%
Omaha Beach	$40,000	3	46	$3,554,000	$77,261	193%
Blame	$25,000	12	34	$3,238,500	$95,250	381%
Violence	$40,000	9	31	$3,149,000	$101,581	254%
Complexity	$12,500	2	25	$3,074,500	$122,980	984%
Independence Hall	$10,000	1	41	$2,983,500	$72,768	728%
Silver State	$15,000	1	55	$2,931,500	$53,300	355%
Upstart	$30,000	6	42	$2,930,500	$69,774	233%
More Than Ready	n/a	22	18	$2,820,000	$156,667	n/a
Tacitus	$10,000	1	31	$2,490,000	$80,323	803%
Knicks Go	$15,000	1	39	$2,404,000	$61,641	411%
Volatile	$15,000	2	35	$2,202,500	$62,929	420%
Hard Spun	$35,000	15	24	$2,151,000	$89,625	256%
Cairo Prince	$15,000	8	28	$2,036,000	$72,714	485%
Connect	$15,000	5	43	$1,981,500	$46,081	307%
Ghostzapper	$75,000	17	17	$1,961,000	$115,353	154%
Speightstown	$80,000	18	13	$1,902,000	$146,308	183%
Army Mule	$25,000	4	25	$1,771,200	$70,848	283%
Oscar Performance	$25,000	4	14	$1,672,000	$119,429	478%
Midshipman	$15,000	12	22	$1,620,500	$73,659	491%
Beau Liam	$6,000	1	24	$1,615,000	$67,292	1122%
Mendelssohn	$15,000	4	36	$1,478,500	$41,069	274%
War Front	$100,000	16	10	$1,437,000	$143,700	144%
No Nay Never	$195,000	8	5	$1,365,000	$273,000	140%
Mitole	$15,000	3	26	$1,305,500	$50,212	335%
War of Will	$25,000	2	23	$1,131,000	$49,174	197%
Rock Your World	$7,500	1	33	$1,119,500	$33,924	452%
Girvin	$30,000	4	7	$1,102,000	$157,429	525%
Game Winner	$20,000	2	18	$1,072,500	$59,583	298%
Vino Rosso	$25,000	3	28	$998,000	$35,643	143%
Caravaggio	$20,800	5	21	$991,000	$47,190	227%
Improbable	$15,000	2	34	$980,000	$28,824	192%
Global Campaign	$12,500	2	17	$948,000	$55,765	446%
Daredevil	$15,000	7	15	$884,000	$58,933	393%
Raging Bull (FR)	$10,000	1	13	$870,000	$66,923	669%
Frosted	$10,000	6	17	$865,000	$50,882	509%
Audible	$15,000	3	23	$827,000	$35,957	240%
Collected	$10,000	4	18	$814,500	$45,250	453%
Kitten's Joy	n/a	17	16	$778,000	$48,625	n/a
Dialed In	$15,000	10	16	$761,700	$47,606	317%
Kantharos	$15,000	12	16	$690,000	$43,125	288%
Honor A. P.	$10,000	2	17	$684,000	$40,235	402%
Wootton Bassett	US$222,351	11	2	$650,000	$325,000	146%
Street Boss	$45,000	14	15	$646,000	$43,067	96%
Runhappy	$10,000	6	22	$644,000	$29,273	293%
Union Rags	$15,000	10	18	$614,500	$34,139	228%
Maximus Mischief	$25,000	3	20	$596,000	$29,800	119%
Dubawi	US$389,114	17	1	$500,000	$500,000	128%
Known Agenda	$7,500	1	21	$478,500	$22,786	304%
Lexitonian	$7,500	1	12	$460,000	$38,333	511%
Instagrand	$7,500	2	17	$452,000	$26,588	355%
Flatter	n/a	19	8	$425,000	$53,125	n/a
Flameaway	$25,000	3	10	$380,000	$38,000	152%
Caracaro	$6,500	2	5	$377,000	$75,400	1160%
Lord Kanaloa	US$83,500	1	1	$375,000	$375,000	449%
Uncle Chuck	$6,500	1	8	$366,500	$45,813	705%
Win Win Win	$5,000	2	6	$357,500	$59,583	1192%
Thousand Words	$5,000	2	11	$337,000	$30,636	613%
Classic Empire	n/a	5	10	$315,000	$31,500	n/a
Modernist	$10,000	1	14	$275,700	$19,693	197%
Karakontie	$15,000	7	5	$272,500	$54,500	363%
Code of Honor	n/a	1	8	$256,000	$32,000	n/a
Jimmy Creed	$10,000	9	8	$251,000	$31,375	314%
Kingman	US$166,568	8	1	$250,000	$250,000	150%
Cupid	$8,000	5	7	$240,000	$34,286	429%
Goldencents	$10,000	8	11	$232,000	$21,091	211%
Mo Town	$5,000	4	12	$228,500	$19,042	381%
Tonalist	$10,000	7	9	$226,000	$25,111	251%
Spun to Run	$10,000	2	8	$216,000	$27,000	270%
Maximum Security	$7,500	2	10	$189,500	$18,950	253%
Cloud Computing	$3,500	4	10	$185,000	$18,500	529%
Country House	$7,500	2	1	$180,000	$180,000	2400%
Tom's d'Etat	$7,500	2	8	$152,500	$19,063	254%
Siyouni	US$222,459	1	1	$150,000	$150,000	67%
Enticed	$5,000	3	7	$141,000	$20,143	403%
Midnight Lute	$10,000	14	3	$130,000	$43,333	433%
Divisidero	$5,000	3	4	$124,000	$31,000	620%
First Samurai	$7,500	16	4	$120,000	$30,000	400%
Catalina Cruiser	$10,000	3	7	$116,000	$16,571	166%
Take Charge Indy	$10,000	9	8	$115,500	$14,438	144%
Catholic Boy	$10,000	3	14	$107,700	$7,693	77%
Bee Jersey	$5,000	4	5	$107,000	$21,400	428%
Preservationist	$5,000	3	5	$98,000	$19,600	392%
By My Standards	$5,000	1	5	$96,500	$19,300	386%
Echo Town	$5,000	2	4	$92,000	$23,000	460%
Ten Sovereigns	US$19,465	3	3	$92,000	$30,667	158%
Unified	$3,500	5	5	$85,000	$17,000	486%
Tapiture	$7,500	7	4	$84,000	$21,000	280%
Gormley	$2,500	5	1	$77,000	$77,000	3080%
Yoshida (JPN)	$7,500	3	4	$73,000	$18,250	243%
Mucho Macho Man	n/a	8	5	$68,000	$13,600	n/a
West Coast	$5,000	4	3	$59,000	$19,667	393%
Basin	$5,000	1	4	$55,000	$13,750	275%
Good Samaritan	$5,000	4	4	$53,000	$13,250	265%
The Factor	$10,000	10	3	$52,000	$17,333	173%
Honest Mischief	$6,500	2	3	$50,000	$16,667	256%
Tale of Ekati	$5,000	12	4	$48,000	$12,000	240%
Astern (AUS)	$11,250	6	3	$47,000	$15,667	139%
Sharp Azteca	n/a	4	2	$44,000	$22,000	n/a
Seeking the Soul	$5,000	2	8	$36,500	$4,563	91%
Higher Power	$10,000	2	2	$36,000	$18,000	180%
Creative Cause	$6,000	10	2	$33,000	$16,500	275%
Lookin At Lucky	n/a	12	2	$31,000	$15,500	n/a
Demarchelier (GB)	$7,500	3	1	$30,000	$30,000	400%
Gift Box	$5,000	2	4	$29,500	$7,375	148%
Combatant	n/a	1	4	$27,700	$6,925	n/a
Temple City	$5,000	12	3	$24,500	$8,167	163%
Battalion Runner	$2,500	1	1	$20,000	$20,000	800%
Ransom the Moon	$5,000	4	2	$18,500	$9,250	185%
Honor Code	n/a	7	3	$18,000	$6,000	n/a
Will Take Charge	n/a	8	1	$16,000	$16,000	n/a
Outwork	$10,000	6	1	$15,000	$15,000	150%
Get Stormy	n/a	10	1	$12,000	$12,000	n/a
World of Trouble	$5,000	3	1	$11,000	$11,000	220%
Heart to Heart	$5,000	3	1	$10,000	$10,000	200%
Promises Fulfilled	$5,000	2	1	$10,000	$10,000	200%
Rowayton	$7,500	2	1	$10,000	$10,000	133%
Faversham	$3,000	1	2	$8,500	$4,250	142%
Coal Front	$5,000	3	1	$7,500	$7,500	150%
Cross Traffic	$10,000	8	1	$7,000	$7,000	70%
Always Dreaming	$5,000	4	1	$6,500	$6,500	130%
Paynter	$5,000	9	1	$6,000	$6,000	120%
Tapwrit	$7,500	4	1	$6,000	$6,000	80%
Hightail	$7,500	10	2	$5,500	$2,750	37%
Accelerate	n/a	4	1	$5,000	$5,000	n/a
Kobe's Back	$3,000	5	1	$5,000	$5,000	167%
Central Banker	$7,500	8	1	$5,000	$5,000	67%
Sea The Moon	$36,148	1	1	$4,500	$4,500	12%
Core Beliefs	$5,000	1	1	$4,000	$4,000	80%
Mark Valeski	$1,500	8	1	$3,000	$3,000	200%
Yorkton	$5,000	2	1	$3,000	$3,000	60%
Leofric	$7,500	3	1	$3,000	$3,000	40%
Funtastic	$5,000	4	1	$2,500	$2,500	50%
Mr. Money	$4,000	1	1	$2,000	$2,000	50%

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, September 21, 2024

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Race 1: With the Angels (Jose Ortiz/Linda Rice) won by nearly 10 lengths at 1-to-9 to win the $125,000 Joseph Gamma Stakes.
• Race 5: Bertrille (Luis Rivera, Jr./Bruce Brown) wired the field at 68-to-1 which was the second highest odds in a field of ten. Bertrille won for the second time in 10 lifetime starts. The Vino Rosso filly's other win came at the odds of 100-to-1.
• Kendrick Carmouche, won twice today, has a meet-leading 11 wins. Some of New York's bigger names occasionally head elsewhere this time of year. The meet ends November 3.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 5: Mine the Gold (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) a pricey $325,000 Upstart colt owned by a conglomerate, was supposed to win this debut race and did but the ride given by the excellent Russell should not go unnoticed. He was pressed by a bomb just after taking the lead but instead of playing the part of a dupe, Russell struck when needed. Smart ride. Additionally, the horse was foaled in June 2021 in Kentucky. Not too many horses are born in June in the US.

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• Race 7: Search Engine (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) fought and scrapped to beat Band Camp (J.G. Torrealba/Annette Eubanks) who was sent off at 3-to-5 and entered off a 5-race win streak and victories in seven of his past eight. Great race as the two separated themselves from the pack.

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Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Race 10: Senior Officer (Florient Geroux/Brad Cox) won his debut race. The Into Mischief colt was purchased at auction for $500,000.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837977341089464734

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The draw for the inaugural California Crown card was held today.

Three grades stakes will be shown as part of CNBC's coverage from 3-5 pm PT (6-8 pm ET).

Here is the full card with the feature race below.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$55,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Turf	10	12:30 PM PT
2	$54,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	6	1:00 PM PT
3	$54,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Turf	8	1:30 PM PT
4	$55,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 M	Dirt	7	2:00 PM PT
5	$100,000	Unzip Me S. presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance	About 6 1/2 F	Downhill turf	14	2:30 PM PT
6	$54,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	14	3:00 PM PT
7	$750,000	California Crown John Henry Turf Championship S. presented by 1/ST BET	1 1/4 M	Downhill turf	11	3:30 PM PT
8	$750,000	California Crown Eddie D S. presented by FanDuel	About 6 1/2 F	Downhill turf	11	4:00 PM PT
9	$1,000,000	California Crown S. presented by SirDavis American Whisky	1 1/8 M	Dirt	7	4:30 PM PT
10	$200,000	City of Hope Mile S. presented by MyRacehorse	1 M	Turf	9	5:00 PM PT

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday's card at Remington (OK) includes the Oklahoma Derby.

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$34,000	Maiden Special Weight	5 1/2 F	Dirt	11	3:03 PM CT
2	$34,000	Maiden Special Weight	5 1/2 F	Dirt	10	3:33 PM CT
3	$50,000	Flashy Lady H.	6 F	Dirt	7	4:03 PM CT
4	$75,000	Remington Green S.	1 1/8 M	Turf	9	4:33 PM CT
5	$50,000	E. L. Gaylord Memorial S.	6 1/2 F	Dirt	6	5:05 PM CT
6	$75,000	Kip Deville S.	6 F	Dirt	9	5:37 PM CT
7	$75,000	Ricks Memorial S.	1 1/16 M	Turf	6	6:09 PM CT
8	$100,000	David M. Vance S.	6 F	Dirt	6	6:41 PM CT
9	$200,000	Remington Park Oaks	1 1/16 M	Dirt	9	7:14 PM CT
10	$400,000	Oklahoma Derby	1 1/8 M	Dirt	8	7:48 PM CT

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

What a finish in the Churchill finale today. Three across the wire and at 26-to-1 Pancake House, a 1-for-14 4-year-old, had enough to hold off two challengers and give one fortunate bettor $325,000+ in a Pick 6 return.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

What a finish in the Churchill finale today. Three across the wire and at 26-to-1 Pancake House, a 1-for-14 4-year-old, had enough to hold off two challengers and give one fortunate bettor $325,000+ in a Pick 6 return.

i should have chased that trainer!! i got burned betting him earlier in the card.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

October 4-6 Highlights

• There are 29 graded stakes scheduled in North America.
• Eight Grade 1: Keeneland (5), Bel/Aqu (2) and Santa Anita (1).
• NBC Coverage: NBC will cover select races, details to come.

USA

• Keeneland: 10
• Belmont @ Aqueduct: 8
• Santa Anita: 7

CANADA

• Woodbine 3
• Hastings: 1

Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series races:

October 4:

• Keeneland: 3
• Aqueduct: 2

October 5:

• Santa Anita: 3
• Aqueduct: 2
• Keeneland: 2

2025 Kentucky Derby Preps

• Three (3) on October 5: One each at Keeneland, Santa Anita and Belmont/Aqueduct.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series races:

September 28

• Aqueduct: 2
• Churchill 1:
• Santa Anita: 1

September 29

• Aqueduct: 1

TV schedule for Sept. 27-29.

Sept. 27	"America's Day at the Races"	1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	FS2
Sept. 27	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 27	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 28	"America's Day at the Races"	12 p.m.-6 p.m.	FS2
Sept. 28	Broadcast of three California Crown races from Santa Anita Park	6 p.m.-8 p.m.	CNBC and Peacock
Sept. 28	Live coverage of horse racing including the California Crown card from Santa Anita Park	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 28	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Sept. 29	"America's Day at the Races"	1 p.m.-2 p.m. on FS1, 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	FS1 and FS2
Sept. 29	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Sept. 29	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

i should have chased that trainer!! i got burned betting him earlier in the card.

Finding young trainers who produce can be profitable for the handicapper. I don't know much about Jordan Blair other than he worked for Michael Maker and is a Kentucky born-and-bred.

At Delaware today, a trainer I follow occasionally is Kerri Raven who started at tracks in western Canada, wintered in Arizona, moved onto Minnesota, West Virginia, Tampa Bay and Delaware. Eventually, when they blossom, the cat is out of the bag. I caught her with Carol Cedeno as the winning part of a lost daily double (my lone-first-time-starter philosophy provided nothing with Cedeno riding the opening leg). It happens.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, September 27, 2024

• Weather: Tracks affected by rain were plentiful. Dayton (OH) and Red Mile (KY) harness tracks canceled cards today. Belterra (OH) ran in what appeared to be the sloppiest of conditions of the day followed by Churchill (KY).
• Jockey of the Year: Will likely be Flavien Prat or Irad Ortiz, Jr. These numbers are telling:

Belmont at Aqueduct (New York):

• Chalk: Favorites fell seven of the nine races. Yesterday, favorites won the first five races.
• Race 4: Tony O (Romero Maragh/David Donk) broke his maiden in his 15th start -- his highest prior finish was third -- at 17-to-1 to continue a non-chalky day.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839743550826725580

• Race 9: Portrait of Addie (Lane Luzzi/Roy Lerman), a first-time-starter, circled from back of the pack to win the finale by a neck. The $1 Pick 6 returned more than $41,000.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839778417392091429

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 1: Wickline (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) gave the married duo a win in the opener. There were just two chances for the pair to continue their hot Fridays in Maryland and that win came in the opener. But the barn has been sizzling as well: 8 wins from 13 starters since September 20.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839750238497845677

• Jorge Ruiz rode a hat trick among five starters. He has won five of his past nine races in Maryland.

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Closing Weekend: Final day is September 29. Onto the regal Keeneland.
• Leading Jockeys: Tyler Gaffalione (19 wins) and Luis Saez (15).
• Leading Trainers: Steve Asmussen (7), Joe Sharp (6) and Brad Cox (5).
• Race 10: The $.50 Pick 5 returned $145,000+. This is the second time this week that Churchill paid out six figures in exotics.
• Race 3: Bango (Tyler Gaffalione/Greg Foley) became the first horse to win 12 races at famed Churchill Downs in the track's 149-years of racing. Bango is 38 15-4-4 lifetime with all 15 coming inside Kentucky.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839724496351002906

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Santa Anita (California):

• Opening Day: The card is vastly different than tomorrow's inaugural California Crown Day with enormous purses and multiple graded stakes.
• Current Meet: Ends October 27. Del Mar then operates 10/31/2024-12/1/2024 which includes the Breeders' Cup.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Tracks conditions across the Eastern part of the US today are generally sloppy or muddy. Racing off the turf at Belmont (mostly), Gulfstream, Laurel, Delaware and Belterra. Churchill is under the lights. Turf players will have to rely on Woodbine or wait for Santa Anita.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Smiles all around in race 2 at Belmont/Aqueduct as Adrianne DeVaux, sister of Cherie, won with her first starter. Seems as if she could be getting some of Chad Summers' stock if and when he retires. Rain seems to be increasing in New York.

Race 2 at Laurel: Play Like a Raven (Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell) won at 7-2. I don't know how the Ravens are playing but can't be any better than the Russell's in Maryland

Sheldon is 2-for-2 today