Horse Racing: Weekend highlights: Franco wins 7x on Sat.; I. Ortiz wins 5x on Sun.; Ky. Downs handled $34 million total; Baffert wins two Grade I at Del Mar

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Colonial Downs's first Post is now 5:30 pm.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Heads up:

Maine Fair Circuit gets into full swing on Sunday after First Tracks closes their card after tomorrow; First up is Topsham;

United States Trotting Association

The U.S. Trotting Association is a not-for-profit association of Standardbred owners, breeders, drivers, trainers, and officials, organized to provide administrative, rulemaking, licensing and breed registry services to its members.

www.ustrotting.com

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Delaware canceled its final two races today.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Heads up:

Maine Fair Circuit gets into full swing on Sunday after First Tracks closes their card after tomorrow; First up is Topsham;

United States Trotting Association

The U.S. Trotting Association is a not-for-profit association of Standardbred owners, breeders, drivers, trainers, and officials, organized to provide administrative, rulemaking, licensing and breed registry services to its members.

www.ustrotting.com

Any idea what happened to that woman trying to hold the horse for a photo after a win at Cumberland? Not good timing. The horse head-butted her right in the face, seemed to knock her glasses to the ground. Camera quickly went away. She's lucky if she didn't suffered any facial damage, or hopefully not a direct hard hit.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Any idea what happened to that woman trying to hold the horse for a photo after a win at Cumberland? Not good timing. The horse head-butted her right in the face, seemed to knock her glasses to the ground. Camera quickly went away. She's lucky if she didn't suffered any facial damage, or hopefully not a direct hard hit.

not on site but thanks for the update, any track personnel know how to handle scenarios like that just like the suspended/cancelled card from mid July..... it happens.... but that's where the respect for these athletes come in...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, August 2, 2024

Saratoga (New York):

• Handle: $19.7 million.
• Attendance: 32,000+
• Race 1: Two Sharp (Junior Alvarado/Phil Bauer) made her second career start an 11-length rout in an awesome display. Bauer, the trainer, is 20-for-55 since 2022 at Saratoga.
• Race 8: Cinderella's Dream (William Buick/Charlie Appleby) improved to 7 6-0-0 including 2-for-2 in the US after a stylish victory to win the Grade 2 $400,000 Saratoga Oaks. The Great Britain bred races five times overseas before being sent to America.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819482342383145228

• Race 9: Neat (Junior Alvarado/Rob Atras) won the Grade 2 $500,000 Hall of Fame Stakes. Neat was cold on the board and I don't see why. The colt was 2-for-2 at the distance and 5-for-7 lifetime on turf. Favorite Army Officer (Frankie Dettori/Brad Cox) was nowhere to be found and though had a win at the Spa on turf only had two races on grass lifetime.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819491667684012275

• Race 10: Evaluation (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Chad Brown) debuted to a victory in the finale. At $260,000, right around the price of a Klaravich Stables horse, the very astute ownership that has horses almost exclusively with Brown.
• Junior Alvarado's two wins put him in seventh spot at this meet. He began meekly.
• Chad Brown won twice and is comfortably ahead by seven victories in the trainers' standings.

Monmouth (New Jersey):

• Canceled: Heat.

Meadowlands harness (New Jersey):

• Canceled: Many events caused the race card to be canceled following the ninth race. A decision was made around 11:30 pm. The night originally called for 14 races

Delaware Park (Delaware):

• Final Two Races Canceled: Heat.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Jeiron Barbosa got a few paychecks finishing 7 2-2-2.

Colonial Downs (Virginia):

• Canceled: Races 5 through 9 due to power issues related to heat in the area following a delayed start time to the opener.

Belterra (Ohio):

• Race 7: Mason A.P. (Thiago Canuto/John Hill) won one for the older sect. The 9-year-old, bred in Florida, was out for the entire 2023 campaign and won today for the first time in 20 months.

Del Mar (California):

• Race 8: The $1 Pick 6 paid over $100,000.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Ellis Park has a Kentucky Downs preview day (Aug. 3).

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$71,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 M	Dirt	9	11:50 AM CT
2	$71,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	14	12:20 PM CT
3	$76,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	8	12:49 PM CT
4	$34,000	Starter Allowance	6 F	Dirt	11	1:21 PM CT
5	$73,000	Allowance	1 M	Turf	16	1:54 PM CT
6	$71,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 F	Dirt	14	2:26 PM CT
7	$250,000	KY Downs Preview Mint Ladies Turf Sprint S.	5 1/2 F	Turf	8	2:52 PM CT
8	$250,000	KY Downs Preview Nashville Derby	1 1/8 M	Turf	8	3:19 PM CT
9	$250,000	KY Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile S.	1 M	Turf	9	3:48 PM CT
10	$71,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/8 M	Dirt	9	4:17 PM CT

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday and Sunday TV info:

Aug. 3	"Saratoga Live" including broadcast of the Whitney Stakes	12 p.m.-2 p.m. on FS1, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. on FS2, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. on FOX, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. on FS1	FOX, FS1, and FS2
Aug. 3	Live coverage of horse racing including the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Aug. 3	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
Aug. 4	"Saratoga Live"	1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.	FS2
Aug. 4	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
Aug. 4	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Assiniboia Downs has an entertaining free live stream for all of its race days. Monday is Manitoba Derby day. Support the smaller tracks.

UPDATE: The Pick 5 pool could exceed $1 million.

https://asdowns.com/racing/live-racing/

Race	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
1	$10,300	Claiming	5 1/2 F	Dirt	7	7:30 PM CT
2	$16,500	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 M	Dirt	7	8:00 PM CT
3	$18,000	Allowance	1 M	Dirt	8	8:25 PM CT
4	$13,200	Claiming	7 1/2 F	Dirt	8	8:50 PM CT
5	$50,000	Escape Clause S.	1 M	Dirt	9	9:15 PM CT
6	$50,000	Harvey Warner Manitoba Mile S.	1 M	Dirt	9	9:40 PM CT
7	$125,000	Manitoba Derby	1 1/8 M	Dirt	9	10:05 PM CT
8	$16,500	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 F	Dirt	9	10:35 PM CT

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Saturday's TDN;

European Home

The European home page of the TDN is available via geolaction to our European subscribers, with all of the horse racing news and information you need.

www.thetdn.com

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Laurel, Delaware and Belterra have already announced no turf racing today

Saratoga is off for races 1, 4 and 13.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Races 7 and 10 have been canceled at Saratoga. Both stakes.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

Races 7 and 10 have been canceled at Saratoga. Both stakes.

yeah the weather sure really messed up a real nice card.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

yeah the weather sure really messed up a real nice card.

Looks like the two biggest races canceled will be rescheduled for Saturday (Aug. 10).

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

final Friday photos/recap/Saturday preview as Cumberland shutters until October or post Fryeburg and the fall/winter meet;

First Tracks Cumberland – Maine Harness Racing

www.firsttrackscumberland.com

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

That is what $1.3 million CAN do. Nice effort from the inside post in a debut. Ferocious, a 2-year-old son to Flatter and in a time that has to be considered impressive.

 

[GKJ]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Devastating news. The mare was all things Louisiana. Splendid record on a long win streak, making a national presence.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Karl won the Hambletonian, closing on a wet track in the New Jersey rain.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Jeez. Junior Alvarado has turned into a big-time rider the last handful of years. Good for him. I boxed 1-3-11, thought I had something with the Russells overlooked from Maryland at 25-to-1 but Post Time couldn't hold onto second. 1st and 3rd, that exacta would have been a monster.

 

[GKJ]

Karl won the Hambletonian, closing on a wet track in the New Jersey rain.

Beating out some storms here pretty soon

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

Jeez. Junior Alvarado has turned into a big-time rider the last handful of years. Good for him. I boxed 1-3-11, thought I had something with the Russells overlooked from Maryland at 25-to-1 but Post Time couldn't hold onto second. 1st and 3rd, that exacta would have been a monster.

you would have been disgusted with the payout if the 1 hung on for second. 11-1 exacta only would have paid $70.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

you would have been disgusted with the payout if the 1 hung on for second. 11-1 exacta only would have paid $70.

Beats ripping up a tix. $5 ex box. National Treasure is 3 0-0-0 on a wet track.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Karl won the Hambletonian, closing on a wet track in the New Jersey rain.

remember the Hambeltonian Oaks was also scheduled tonight (FS1)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

remember the Hambeltonian Oaks was also scheduled tonight (FS1)

Meadowlands did over $7 million in handle today. I think the track record is $9m, still a big day.