Horse Racing: I. Ortiz/B. Cox/Godolphin/Into Mischief top 2023; J. Rodriguez/B. Russell win Laurel titles on final day; L. Rice sets NYRA record for wins in a year

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The LeComte is setting up to be a "test" for Echo Again who drew the rail.

Larry Best of OXO is not shy about dropping capital on his horses. He is searching for a stud and oftentimes overspends; however, in this race he sends out two under the hands of Paolo Lobo who does well with his native Brazlian-breds and will likely have one in the Pegasus later this month at Gulfstream. In the LeComte, Lobo will train $450,000 Bromley who is 2-for-2 and will ride under the wily hands of Javier Castellano and also $1.4 million Iztos who is 1-for-2 and will be piloted by the skillful Brian Hernandez. Jr.

Brad Cox sends out a pair and as always his horses factor.

Two Phils is another intriguing candidate.

The eyes of the racing world will be on New Orleans.

 

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DELAWARE PARK released its stakes schedule today.


The 86th live racing season will feature 85 days of racing beginning on Wednesday, May 24, and concluding on Saturday, Oct. 28.

2023 STAKES SCHEDULE

STAKESEX/AGEDIST/SURFPURSERUN DATE
Obeah (L)F&M 3&UP1 1/16m$100,000May 27
Delaware Oaks (G3)F 3YO1 1/16m$300,000July 1
Robert G. Dick Mem (G3)F&M 3&UP1 3/8m (T)$250,000July 1
Alapocas (BT)3&UP6 Fur$100,000July 1
Delaware Handicap (G2)F&M 3&UP1 3/16m$500,000July 8
Dashing Beauty (BT)F&M 3&UP6 Fur$100,000July 8
Battery Park (BT)3&UP1 1/16m$150,000July 8
Christiana (BT)F 3YO1 1/8m (T)$150,000July 15
Kent (L)3YO1 3/8m (T)$150,000July 15
Cape Henlopen (L)3&UP1 1/2m (T)$250,000Sept. 16
White Clay Creek (BT)F 2YO1m$100,000Oct. 13
Rocky Run (BT)2YO1m$100,000Oct. 14
 
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DELAWARE PARK released its stakes schedule today.


The 86th live racing season will feature 85 days of racing beginning on Wednesday, May 24, and concluding on Saturday, Oct. 28.

2023 STAKES SCHEDULE

STAKESEX/AGEDIST/SURFPURSERUN DATE
Obeah (L)F&M 3&UP1 1/16m$100,000May 27
Delaware Oaks (G3)F 3YO1 1/16m$300,000July 1
Robert G. Dick Mem (G3)F&M 3&UP1 3/8m (T)$250,000July 1
Alapocas (BT)3&UP6 Fur$100,000July 1
Delaware Handicap (G2)F&M 3&UP1 3/16m$500,000July 8
Dashing Beauty (BT)F&M 3&UP6 Fur$100,000July 8
Battery Park (BT)3&UP1 1/16m$150,000July 8
Christiana (BT)F 3YO1 1/8m (T)$150,000July 15
Kent (L)3YO1 3/8m (T)$150,000July 15
Cape Henlopen (L)3&UP1 1/2m (T)$250,000Sept. 16
White Clay Creek (BT)F 2YO1m$100,000Oct. 13
Rocky Run (BT)2YO1m$100,000Oct. 14
Haven’t been to Delaware in decades but always loved their paddock area.
Really beautiful.
 

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Have you been following Fair Grounds as much as the past? Any recent biases that could assist for Saturday's card? I may have to give it a gander.
 
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Have you been following Fair Grounds as much as the past? Any recent biases that could assist for Saturday's card? I may have to give it a gander.
Sorry. I haven’t followed Fair Grounds at all this year.
The inner 34 feet on the turf course is still looking bad.
They have been only running 1 race on the turf per day
from what I have seen. With small fields. So I haven’t bother
to follow the meet.
Good luck this weekend!
 

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Sorry. I haven’t followed Fair Grounds at all this year.
The inner 34 feet on the turf course is still looking bad.
They have been only running 1 race on the turf per day
from what I have seen. With small fields. So I haven’t bother
to follow the meet.
Good luck this weekend!

Santa Anita's Saturday card concludes with 13 entered on turf in a $67,000 MSW. That may be appealing to you.

Yeah, it is tough to focus on every track with a keen eye. I glance at FG but nothing that has maintained my presence until this weekend. I see there are a few $65,000 MSW with deep fields. That will be a primary interest. A massive card.
 

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  • Beverley Park: Make that 26-for-48 lifetime.



Friday, January 20, 2023
  • Steve Asmussen has wins at Sam Houston (TX) and Oaklawn (AR) today. He is 24 wins away from 10,000 victories.
Aqueduct (New York):
  • Race 6: Simple Sugar (Jalon Samuel/Gina Giglio) got her nose up in time and gave the trainer her first win since 2016 with her 61st lifetime start. She was absent from training until sending out a four last year. Her brief history is in the mid-Atlantic.
Laurel (Maryland):
  • Race 7: A 1-to-9 shot ran off the board in a field of five.
  • Jeiron Barbosa finished 7 2-2-2. He is 24% in his second year of riding in the US. He leads the meet with 14 wins. Whether he wins the Eclipse Award for best bug will be revealed in just a few days. He has my vote.
  • Brittany Russell (won two of the three races she entered), Anthony Farrior and Damon Dilodovico are among those with hot barns,
Gulfstream (Florida):
  • Pegasus World Cup Draw: 12:00 pm on Sunday with NBC having a broadcast window from 4:30 pm ET-6:00 pm ET. The $3,000,000 race is Saturday. While the details are not yet finalized, I assume a pre-noon start to the race day. Laurel Park (MD) announced today a 12:00 pm ET start that day.
  • Race 7: A dead-heat for win.
  • Tyler Gaffalione rode a winner for the 2,000th time and did so on his home turf. Congrats to one of North America's best. He was named Apprentice of the Year in North America in 2015 and has won numerous meet titles (mostly in Kentucky) since then. He didn't slow down with this one win, number 2,001 came later on the card.

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  • Luis Saez had a 3-win day.
  • Jockey Battle: Is it too early to state the Master of Obvious? Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Luis Saez are battling out for meet leader, already. The meet goes into Florida Derby weekend in early April.
  • Junior Alvarado has 1,999 career wins.
 
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Brittany Russell has two stakes wins today. And with her baby in arms, she guides the horse in the winner's circle.

The Spectacular Bid Stakes her latest win.
 

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Junior Alvarado won a race for the 2,000th time
Junior Alvarado won a race for the 2,000th time.
Turf course at Gulf is playing to speed.
1st and 6th races go wire to wire.
8th race was won by a Clement firster beating a Brown horse
from off the pace. Great effort. Big future.

Took Gentle Soul out of my stable after a poor race last time.
Came back today in his next start and won and paid $21 bucks.

Tough game.
 

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Turf course at Gulf is playing to speed.
1st and 6th races go wire to wire.
8th race was won by a Clement firster beating a Brown horse
from off the pace. Great effort. Big future.

Took Gentle Soul out of my stable after a poor race last time.
Came back today in his next start and won and paid $21 bucks.

Tough game.

The frustration oozes through the interweb. Take a breath and recapture some patience. Most handicappers have overwhelming heartbreaks. You will not only recover but will succeed.
 
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  • Brad Cox won four times including two stakes at Fair Grounds. He also won at Turfway (KY) and Aqueduct (NY).
  • Daniel Quintero, a 19-year-old exercise rider, died in an early morning accident at the track in which no equine or other human was injured. From what I saw, many tracks held a moment of silence as riders formed a bond from Santa Anita to Laurel and points in between.
Laurel (Maryland):
  • Card; Six of the nine races were stakes.
  • Double the Fun: Angel Cruz and Jevian Toledo rode two stakes winners. Brittany Russell and Norman "Lynn" Cash both trained two stakes winners.
Gulfstream (Florida):
  • Race 5: Broadway Force (Junior Alvarado/Jimmy Jerkens) delivered the jockey his 2,000th lifetime victory. The Ontario-bred daughter to Violence was out for the second time. Alvarado won his 2,000th race a day following Tyler Gaffalione did the same and also at Gulfstream. The photo appears to include the Ortiz brothers. I don't recall too many celebratory photos that include other riders.
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Fair Grounds (Louisiana):
  • Card: 14 races of which six were stakes including two graded.
  • Race 12: The Alys Look (Luis Saez/Brad Cox) won the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes. Cox finished 1-2 in the race but his pre-race favorite Chop Chop (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) placed as the pair separated themselves from the pack. He seemed very subdued in a post-race interview.


  • Race 13: Happy American (James Graham/Neil Pessin) won the $150,000 Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes. Pessin has been active for close to 40 years but earned a rare graded stakes win today.

  • Race 14: Instant Coffee (Luis Saez/Brad Cox) was sent off the favorite and won the Grade 3 $200,000 Lecomte Stakes. The race is part of the Kentucky Derby prep series. The $200,000 son to Bolt D'Oro is 3-for-4 lifetime with wins at Saratoga and Churchill.


Golden Gate (California):
  • Race 9: The longest shot on the board won the finale and paid $74.00. The first-time starter (there was one other) was sent off at 36-to-1.
Santa Anita (California):
  • Kazushi Kimura rode two horses and both won. He was having a tough start to his journey from Woodbine (ON) to southern Cal but today was a success.
 
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Churchill Downs (ownership group) has added a language change into Bob Baffert's suspension:


As trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension from the New York Racing Association is set to expire this week, new details have emerged about what has to happen for horses currently trained by him to be eligible to compete in this year’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.​
As Baffert is still suspended by Churchill Downs through this year’s Derby on May 6, owners who have potential Derby horses with him must transfer them to other trainers by Feb. 28 in order to be eligible to earn qualifying points in those points-scoring races designated by Churchill Downs on the Road to the Derby.​
On the nomination form for this year’s Triple Crown – the first deadline for which is Jan. 29 – it states “horses under the care of any suspended trainer or affiliates may be transferred to a non-suspended trainer and become eligible for earning points on a forward-looking basis so long as the transfer is complete by February 28, 2023.”​
“Right now, we’re not commenting on anything,” Baffert said Sunday. “We have a Feb. 2 hearing, we’re waiting until that date. Until then, there’s nothing to talk about.”​
 

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  • Texas -- It sure would be nice for us to enjoy Texas racing once again. At last check, Steve Asmussen is 23 wins shy of 10,000 victories -- the most for any trainer in No. America history. It would be shameful if he reaches that feat at a track such as Sam Houston (TX) while the battle between HISA (the feds) and the state is ongoing. I support Texas's decision but at the same time it is restricting viewership. Supposedly, though handle is down drastically, it isn't affecting the industry inside the state. Time will tell, if true, if there is a limit to that theory. But without a signal in the US except for the home state, the rest of us are being penalized.
Aqueduct (New York):
  • Madison Olver, a 10-pound bug who entered today 2-for-64 lifetime and 0-for-26 this year, won twice. Olver is from Colorado, a rarity among today's North America riders.
  • Dylan Davis was the star of the day going 8 3-2-1 including a pair of wins for Chad Brown whose only two entries not only returned victorious but were formerly ridden by Manny Franco who concluded a 3-day suspension this weekend. Franco-Brown has turned into a deadly combination.
  • Chad Brown is 11 6-2-0 (55%/73%) this meet.
  • Jorge Abreu, a long-time assistant to Chad Brown, is 6 4-0-1 (67%/84%) this meet.
  • Race 2: Though neither factored, there were horses in the race named Marvin and Hagler.
Laurel (Maryland):
  • Race 5: A 3-to-5 shot is expected to win. A 70-to-1 shot is not expected to place. For anyone who wheeled or went 4-all in exactas, run to the window because that $142.00 payout was exceptional.
Gulfstream (Florida):
  • Edgard Zayas has won four of his last seven rides after a 6 3-0-2 day.
Santa Anita (California):
  • Peter Miller sent out two horses at the track and a third at Oaklawn (AR). All three won. He entered today 3-for-25 in 2023. He is now 6-for-28. What a difference a day makes.
 
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Race #PurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
Race 1$86,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 MileTurf1610:50 AM ET
Race 2$84,000Maiden Special Weight7 FurlongsDirt911:19 AM ET
Race 3$87,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 3/8 MilesTurf1111:48 AM ET
Race 4$100,000Handicap1 Mile 70 YardsAll Weather Track912:17 PM ET
Race 5$86,000Allowance Optional Claiming1 MileTurf1612:48 PM ET
Race 6$150,000La Prevoyante S. presented by Don Julio1 1/2 MilesTurf81:19 PM ET
Race 7$100,000Handicap1 Mile 70 YardsAll Weather Track161:50 PM ET
Race 8$200,000Inside Information S. presented by Brightline7 FurlongsDirt102:27 PM ET
Race 9$200,000William L. McKnight S. presented by Davidoff Cigars1 1/2 MilesTurf133:01 PM ET
Race 10$150,000Fred W. Hooper S. presented by Whispering Angel1 MileDirt133:34 PM ET
Race 11$500,000TAA Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational S. presented by Pepsi1 1/16 MilesTurf114:06 PM ET
Race 12$1,000,000Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. presented by Qatar Racing1 1/8 MilesTurf144:40 PM ET
Race 13$3,000,000Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. presented by Baccarat1 1/8 MilesDirt145:40 PM ET
 

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The second of four Kentucky Derby preps held annually at Oaklawn is the Southwest Stakes which will be held Saturday:

Race #PurseRace TypeDistanceSurfaceStartersEst. Post
Race 1$90,000Maiden Special Weight6 FurlongsDirt1412:00 PM CT
Race 2$106,000Allowance Optional Claiming6 FurlongsDirt812:30 PM CT
Race 3$90,000Maiden Special Weight1 1/16 MilesDirt101:02 PM CT
Race 4$104,000Allowance1 MileDirt91:36 PM CT
Race 5$200,000Martha Washington S.1 1/16 MilesDirt62:10 PM CT
Race 6$104,000Allowance6 FurlongsDirt142:42 PM CT
Race 7$90,000Maiden Special Weight6 FurlongsDirt123:15 PM CT
Race 8$150,000King Cotton S.6 FurlongsDirt83:50 PM CT
Race 9$104,000Allowance1 1/16 MilesDirt124:22 PM CT
Race 10$750,000Southwest S.1 1/16 MilesDirt94:57 PM CT
Race 11$90,000Maiden Special Weight6 FurlongsDirt145:26 PM CT
 

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Upcoming Kentucky Derby preps and the points structure for the top finishers...

SouthwestOaklawn ParkJan 28, 202320-8-6-4-2
WithersAqueductFeb 4, 202320-8-6-4-2
Holy BullGulfstream ParkFeb 4, 202320-8-6-4-2
Robert B. LewisSanta Anita ParkFeb 4, 202320-8-6-4-2
Sam F. DavisTampa Bay DownsFeb 11, 202320-8-6-4-2
El Camino Real DerbyGolden Gate FieldsFeb 11, 202310-4-3-2-1
Risen StarFair GroundsFeb 18, 202350-20-15-10-5
HyacinthTokyo RacecourseFeb 19, 202330-12-9-6-3
RebelOaklawn ParkFeb 25, 202350-20-15-10-5
 

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What: 52nd annual Eclipse Awards

Where: The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL

When: Thursday, January 26, 2023

Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm ET [time could vary]

TV: FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) and Racetrack Television Network (RTN).

Awards: Seventeen.

The 2022 Eclipse Awards Finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, (in alphabetical order) are:

Two-Year-Old Male: Cave Rock, Forte, Victoria Road (IRE)

Two-Year-Old Filly: Leave No Trace, Meditate (IRE), Wonder Wheel

Three-Year-Old Male: Epicenter, Modern Games (IRE), Taiba

Three-Year-Old Filly: Nest, Secret Oath, Tuesday (IRE)

Older Dirt Male: Flightline, Life Is Good, Olympiad

Older Dirt Female: Clairiere, Goodnight Olive, Malathaat

Male Sprinter: Cody’s Wish, Elite Power, Jackie’s Warrior

Female Sprinter: Caravel, Echo Zulu, Goodnight Olive

Male Turf Horse: Modern Games (IRE), Nations Pride (IRE), Rebel’s Romance (IRE)

Female Turf Horse: In Italian (GB), Regal Glory, War Like Goddess

Steeplechase Horse: Down Royal, Hewick (IRE), Snap Decision

Owner: Peter Brant, Godolphin LLC, Klaravich Stables Inc.

Breeder: Godolphin, Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, Summer Wind Equine

Trainer: Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr., Flavien Prat, Joel Rosario

Apprentice Jockey: Jeiron Barbosa, Vicente Del-Cid, Jose Antonio Gomez

==================

Marty McGee's column mentioned some layups and other categories that are see-sawing. I would like to see Todd Pletcher win Trainer of the Year. I think he gets overlooked sometimes and perhaps too-often criticized in certain settings.

But the column didn't mention Apprentice. Most articles I read seem to favor Gomez. I am holding out hope that Barbosa receives the award. It is unrelated to 2022, but the kid is tearing up the charts this year, too.


A lack of suspense not only can be expected in the categories involving Flightline, but quite a few others, too. Forte and Wonder Wheel, as winners of their respective Breeders’ Cup events, are virtually certain to earn the Eclipse as top 2-year-old male and 2-year-old filly, respectively. Same goes for Nest (3-year-old filly), Malathaat (older dirt female), Goodnight Olive (female sprinter), and Modern Games (male turf horse). Among human participants, Irad Ortiz Jr., who set a record in 2022 with $37 million in mount earnings, seems a sure bet to be named outstanding jockey for the fourth time in five years.​
Other categories, however, aren’t as simple. There has been considerable debate as to whether Epicenter or Taiba will win the Eclipse for 3-year-old male, and the Eclipse for outstanding trainer is viewed as a tight race between Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown.​
 
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Jockey Joree Scriver, who suffered lower-limb paralysis in a one-horse accident on Jan. 1 at Sunland Park in New Mexico, was transferred from a hospital in El Paso, Texas, to the Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., a premier rehabilitation center for paralysis patients, her sister said Sunday.​
Scriver, 21, is scheduled to remain at Craig for 60 days, according to her sister, Nicole West.​
“She hasn’t had any feeling or motion in her legs,” West said. “She remains paralyzed right now.”​
West said doctors have advised Scriver that she has “zero percent” of recovering feeling in her legs.​
“It’s not impossible. Miracles happen,” West said.​
 

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Jockey Joree Scriver, who suffered lower-limb paralysis in a one-horse accident on Jan. 1 at Sunland Park in New Mexico, was transferred from a hospital in El Paso, Texas, to the Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., a premier rehabilitation center for paralysis patients, her sister said Sunday.​
Scriver, 21, is scheduled to remain at Craig for 60 days, according to her sister, Nicole West.​
“She hasn’t had any feeling or motion in her legs,” West said. “She remains paralyzed right now.”​
West said doctors have advised Scriver that she has “zero percent” of recovering feeling in her legs.​
“It’s not impossible. Miracles happen,” West said.​
Damn is right.

When you have the time.
Google. Former jockey Sydney Underwood.

Paralyzed in a spill in New Jersey a long time ago.
 

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I am estimating $40,000,000 will be bet on Saturday's card. If the Rainbow Six goes unsolved entering Sunday, the figure for that bet could be astronomical. I don't like the bet but cards and events such as Saturday's Pegasus and while on NBC, there will be the infrequent bettor adding to the day.

Also:


A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 Jackpot pool has been scheduled for Sunday's program at Gulfstream Park.

Heading into Wednesday's nine-race program, the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for 13 racing days in a row following a single-ticket jackpot hit for $533,783.63.

The Pegasus World Cup Day card will offer guaranteed pools for the Late Pick 5, Late Pick 4 and Late Pick 3.

There will be a $750,000 guaranteed pool for the Late Pick 5, which will span Races 9-13. The Late Pick 4, spanning Races 10-13, will also have a guaranteed pool of $750,000. The Late Pick 3 pool will be guaranteed at $350,000 for Races 11-13.
 
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