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

[GKJ]

Here is a shocker. The Breeders' Cup continues its Kentucky-California rotation. Back to Del Mar. Hard to argue with the selection. Great location. But it seems unless Belmont (NY) gets involved following completion of renovations, the Breeders' Cup will select between Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita and Del Mar.

It’s boring but it seems anyone else who has tried to host it lost way too much money. I don’t even know if Churchill is in it, they’ve hosted once in what will be 13 years.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

It’s boring but it seems anyone else who has tried to host it lost way too much money. I don’t even know if Churchill is in it, they’ve hosted once in what will be 13 years.

You are correct. I checked an extension to that and CD has hosted three times since 2010. BC takes the reins from the host track that weekend and perhaps CD is reluctant to submit. Gulf would be an ideal option but Stronach doesn't seem to want it there (which is why The Stronach Group offered Laurel once) and the casino is an oft-cited obstacle. CA-KY will have hosted 17 straight years -- those four tracks, two in each state -- with the ugly weather of Monmouth (NJ) the most recent host outside those two states. Size, time of the year (some tracks are dark), geography, surfaces (or lack thereof), reluctance are among issues. If NYRA decides to pursue, the only negative about New York is weather.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, February 24, 2023

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Irad Ortiz, Jr. had another wonderful afternoon going 8 5-0-0.
• Rainbow Six: The jackpot is guaranteed to be $1.1 million.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Rafael Bejarano had a 3-win day. He won twice for Ron Moquett who entered the day with just five wins in 2023.

 

[Marco 85]

You are correct. I checked an extension to that and CD has hosted three times since 2010. BC takes the reins from the host track that weekend and perhaps CD is reluctant to submit. Gulf would be an ideal option but Stronach doesn't seem to want it there (which is why The Stronach Group offered Laurel once) and the casino is an oft-cited obstacle. CA-KY will have hosted 17 straight years -- those four tracks, two in each state -- with the ugly weather of Monmouth (NJ) the most recent host outside those two states. Size, time of the year (some tracks are dark), geography, surfaces (or lack thereof), reluctance are among issues. If NYRA decides to pursue, the only negative about New York is weather.

Maybe if Belinda sells Gulf to someone
interested in the horse racing business.
Than that entity. Buries the carousel club and builds
a grandstand. So Gulf can accommodate a crowd.
Then they will be a to host the Breeders Cup.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Maybe if Belinda sells Gulf to someone
interested in the horse racing business.
Than that entity. Buries the carousel club and builds
a grandstand. So Gulf can accommodate a crowd.
Then they will be a to host the Breeders Cup.

Wasn't that part of the family lawsuit with her dad on the opposing side? She was dating a real estate magnate and the father's fear was she would sell the property to a non-racing interest? Anyway, from what I recall, she still controls real estate and racing while he controls breeding. She seems to want to glamorize, for the lack of a better word, racing with pop stars and celebs especially on the big dates. If the Breeders' Cup controls that weekend, they likely won't permit such decorations.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, February 25, 2023

• Steve Asmussen entered 17 horses at four tracks and three returned as winners. He now has 10,006 lifetime wins.

King Abdulaziz Racetrack (Saudi Arabia):

• Handle: Now confirmed that $25.2 million was bet on the card and more than $6 million on the feature race.
• Japan's Day: Four winners, repeat from 2022.
• Race 8: Panthalassa (Yoshida Yutaka/Yahagi Yoshito) was the upset winner at 16-to-1 in the $20,000,000 Saudi Cup, the world's largest purse.

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Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: $16.5 million.
• Javier Castellano and Jose Ortiz both scored hat tricks.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Handle: An exceptional day of racing with the track handling over $21 million.
• Conditions: Sloppy.
• Race 10: Wet Paint (Flavien Prat/Brad Cox) won the Grade 3 $300,000 Honeybee Stakes as the favorite in a field of 12. She received 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Oaks.

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• Race 11: Confidence Game (James Graham/Keith Desormeaux) earned 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby following an upset win at 18-to-1 in the $1,000,000 Grade 2 Rebel Stakes. Confidence Game broke his maiden at Churchill. He was purchased as a yearling for $25,000. An interview with the "other" Desormeaux who looks and sounds like his brother Kent.

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• Irad Ortiz, Jr. had a rough day going seven mounts without a win in a rare visit to Oaklawn.

 

[Orr Fourever]

I cashed a win ticket on the 7 horse in the Rebel S. Only race I played all day.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

One of the biggest Kentucky Derby prep days is on the horizon Saturday will have four Derby preps with three of the winners receiving 50 points towards entry into the Run for the Roses. The sport's four most invested states will be front-and-center.

And Gulfstream has a phenomenal card.

Fountain of Youth		Gulfstream Park (FL)	Mar 4, 2023	50-20-15-10-5
Gotham		Aqueduct (NY)	Mar 4, 2023	50-20-15-10-5
San Felipe		Santa Anita Park (CA)	Mar 4, 2023	50-20-15-10-5
John Battaglia Memorial		Turfway Park (KY)	Mar 4, 2023	20-8-6-4-2

GULFSTREAM PARK

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$87,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	5 Furlongs	Turf	16	11:00 AM ET
Race 2	$84,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	8	11:29 AM ET
Race 3	$87,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	12	11:58 AM ET
Race 4	$84,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	10	12:27 PM ET
Race 5	$200,000	Colonel Liam S.	1 Mile	Turf	9	12:58 PM ET
Race 6	$150,000	The Very One S.	1 3/8 Miles	Turf	10	1:27 PM ET
Race 7	$87,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	7 Furlongs	Dirt	10	1:59 PM ET
Race 8	$150,000	Canadian Turf S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	10	2:29 PM ET
Race 9	$200,000	Herecomesthebride S.	1 Mile	Turf	12	3:01 PM ET
Race 10	$200,000	WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile S.	1 Mile	Dirt	9	3:33 PM ET
Race 11	$150,000	Honey Fox S.	1 Mile	Turf	11	4:05 PM ET
Race 12	$200,000	Davona Dale S.	1 Mile	Dirt	10	4:37 PM ET
Race 13	$200,000	Mac Diarmida S.	1 3/8 Miles	Turf	13	5:09 PM ET
Race 14	$400,000	Fountain of Youth S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	10	5:43 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

SANTA ANITA PARK

Santa Anita's card has been revealed. The San Felipe is a Kentucky Derby prep. Tim Yakteen has five of the 11 runners. He has taken much of Bob Baffert's supply with the latter trainer under suspension from Churchill Downs and as such the important Derby preps are worthless to owners if Baffert trained.

Awaiting Derby prep cards from New York and Turfway.

The San Felipe field in post-position order with jockey, weight:

1. Chase the Chaos—Amando Ayuso—122
2. National Treasure—John Velazquez—120
3. Practical Move—Ramon Vazquez—124
4. Bluegrass Go Go—Edwin Maldonado—120
5. Genius Jimmy—Kazushi Kimura—120
6. Crypto Ride—Umberto Rispoli—120
7. Hejazi—Mike Smith—120 ($3,550,000 purchase)
8. Geaux Rocket Ride—Flavien Prat—120
9. Fort Bragg—Juan Hernandez—120
10. Skinner—Victor Espinoza–120
11. Mr Fisk—Frankie Dettori—120

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$67,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	12	12:00 PM PT
Race 2	$42,000	Starter Allowance	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	8	12:30 PM PT
Race 3	$40,000	Starter Allowance	6 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	8	1:00 PM PT
Race 4	$72,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	7	1:30 PM PT
Race 5	$200,000	Buena Vista S.	1 Mile	Turf	8	2:00 PM PT
Race 6	$400,000	San Felipe S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	11	2:30 PM PT
Race 7	$75,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/8 Miles	Turf	8	3:00 PM PT
Race 8	$34,000	Maiden Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	12	3:30 PM PT
Race 9	$72,000	Allowance	About 6 1/2 Furlongs	Downhill turf	11	4:00 PM PT
Race 10	$40,000	Starter Allowance	7 Furlongs	Dirt	8	4:30 PM PT
Race 11	$500,000	Frank E. Kilroe Mile S.	1 Mile	Turf	9	5:00 PM PT
Race 12	$500,000	Santa Anita H. presented by Yaamava' Resort & Casino	1 1/4 Miles	Dirt	11	5:30 PM PT

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Saratoga Harness cancels 2/28/23 card (weather)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Chad Brown is 0-for-6 in such races this year.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Monday, February 27

Parx (PA)

• Mychel Sanchez rode five winners on six mounts. He finished a healthy day going 6 5-0-1.
• Mario Pino sent out three horses and each returned victorious. All three ridden by Mychel Sanchez.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Brad Cox debuts a $1 million colt at Fair Grounds on Saturday in Race 7. Rule Breaker is a son to Into Mischief.

A wildly impressive card on Saturday at Gulf. Illustrated makes his debut but in the outside post in Race 4. Tough spot at Gulf. The $1.1 million son to Justify is next to stablemate Summonyourcourage. It is good to be Todd Pletcher these days.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

@Marco 85

I may take a dabble with the inside horse General Jim in the FOY.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This list is powerful. Just Arrogate and Songbird alone should arouse any racing fan's interest. California Chrome could stifle many naysayers with an election.

National Museum of Racing announces 2023 Hall of Fame finalists | National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

www.racingmuseum.org

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Byron King's Derby Dozen is below. Posted in order to familiarize others as the Derby preps escalate in importance.

As of today, I am going all in with Brad Cox's stable.

As an aside, Tim Yakteen has taken many of Bob Baffert's horses since the latter is prohibited from entering any of the Churchill Downs' properties through the Kentucky Derby.

Rank	Horse	Sire	Current Trainer
1	Forte	Violence	Todd Pletcher
2	Arabian Knight	Uncle Mo	Tim Yakteen
3	Instant Coffee	Bolt d'Oro	Brad Cox
4	National Treasure	Quality Road	Tim Yakteen
5	Blazing Sevens	Good Magic	Chad Brown
6	Tapit Trice	Tapit	Todd Pletcher
7	Reincarnate	Good Magic	Tim Yakteen
8	Verifying	Justify	Brad Cox
9	Confidence Game	Candy Ride	Keith Desormeaux
10	Angel of Empire	Classic Empire	Brad Cox
11	Rocket Can	Into Mischief	Bill Mott
12	Hejazi	Bernardini	Tim Yakteen

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Television for the busy weekend ahead:

TV and Livestream Schedule

Date	Program	Time	Network/Social Media
March 2	"America's Day at the Races"	3 p.m.-6 p.m.	FS2
March 2	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
March 2	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
March 2	"Big 'Cap Betting Preview"	8 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
March 2	"La Trifecta"	9 p.m.	Instagram
March 3	"America's Day at the Races"	3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on FS1, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. on FS2	FS1 and FS2
March 3	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
March 3	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
March 4	Live broadcast of the Gotham Stakes, San Felipe Stakes, and Fountain of Youth Stakes	4 p.m.-6 p.m.	CNBC
March 4	"Expert Pick 6 Preview"	5:30 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
March 4	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
March 4	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network
March 5	"America's Day at the Races"	3 p.m.-6 p.m.	FS2
March 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	FanDuel TV
March 5	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	Racetrack Television Network

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Aqueduct's card on Saturday with one of four Ky. Derby preps (Gotham) this day.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$80,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	6	12:50 PM ET
Race 2	$80,000	Maiden Special Weight	7 Furlongs	Dirt	7	1:20 PM ET
Race 3	$84,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	7	1:52 PM ET
Race 4	$200,000	Busher S.	1 Mile	Dirt	6	2:20 PM ET
Race 5	$50,000	Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	9	2:55 PM ET
Race 6	$70,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	Dirt	9	3:25 PM ET
Race 7	$82,000	Allowance	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	12	3:55 PM ET
Race 8	$150,000	Tom Fool H.	6 Furlongs	Dirt	8	4:27 PM ET
Race 9	$300,000	Gotham S.	1 Mile	Dirt	15	4:56 PM ET
Race 10	$55,000	Starter Allowance	6 Furlongs	Dirt	12	5:25 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The Gotham:


Aqueduct Racetrack, Saturday, March 04, 2023, Race 9

• Grade III
• 1m
• Dirt
• $300,000
• 3 yo
• 4:56 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Clear the Air (KY)	Jack Gilligan	118	William Walden
2	Howgreatisnate (KY)	J. D. Acosta	120	Andrew L. Simoff
3	Mr. Swagger (KY)	Carlos Olivero	118	Juan Carlos Avila
4	Uncorrelated (KY)	Manuel Franco	118	Chad C. Brown
5	Carmel Road (KY)	Eric Cancel	118	Tim Yakteen
6	General Banker (NY)	Frankie Pennington	118	James W. Ferraro
7	Transect (KY)	Joseph Talamo	118	Paulo H. Lobo
8	Fort Warren (KY)	Jevian Toledo	118	Brittany T. Russell
9	Clubhouse (KY)	Kendrick Carmouche	118	Todd A. Pletcher
10	Lugan Knight (KY)	Dylan Davis	120	Michael W. McCarthy
11	Slip Mahoney (KY)	Trevor McCarthy	118	Brad H. Cox
12	Raise Cain (KY)	Jose Lezcano	118	Ben Colebrook
13	Eyeing Clover (KY)	Florent Geroux	118	Brad H. Cox
14	Recruiter (FL)	Angel Cruz	123	Cathal A. Lynch
15	Radio Red (NY)	Jose Antonio Gomez	118	Danny Gargan

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Ortiz Brothers: Irad (4) and Jose (3) combined to win seven of the eight races. Irad is on his way to another Eclipse Award as Top Jockey in North America even though it is only early March.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wow. His brother a former rider, was recently severely injured in a car accident. Jeez. Good vet rider.

29 years of age and from Peru. Suicide, per Bloodhorse.

 

[GKJ]

Wow. His brother a former rider, was recently severely injured in a car accident. Jeez. Good vet rider.

29:years of age. From Peru. Suicide, per Bloodhorse.

Yikes that’s awful

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Rainbow Six: Tomorrow's card starts with a $1.1 million carryover. The guarantee pool is now at $1.5 million. The mandatory payout on Sunday could reach $6 million.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Race 8: Louis Cella owns Oaklawn and by all accounts, his family, which has been heavily invested in the track for decades and generations, has done a solid job in promoting the sport and producing exceptional racing. But this "inquiry" caught my eyes since he owns the winning horse.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The fourth of four cards with a Kentucky Derby prep on Saturday. This one under the lights in Kentucky but on the synth.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post
Race 1	$28,000	Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	All Weather Track	9	5:55 PM ET
Race 2	$16,000	Claiming	1 Mile	All Weather Track	13	6:25 PM ET
Race 3	$32,000	Maiden Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	All Weather Track	11	6:55 PM ET
Race 4	$22,000	Claiming	1 Mile	All Weather Track	14	7:25 PM ET
Race 5	$32,000	Claiming	1 Mile	All Weather Track	13	7:55 PM ET
Race 6	$150,000	Cincinnati Trophy S.	1 Mile	All Weather Track	9	8:25 PM ET
Race 7	$74,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 Mile	All Weather Track	11	8:55 PM ET
Race 8	$150,000	John Battaglia Memorial S.	1 1/16 Miles	All Weather Track	14	9:25 PM ET
Race 9	$19,000	Maiden Claiming	6 Furlongs	All Weather Track	14	9:55 PM ET

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, March 3, 2023

• Saffie Joseph, Jr., a hit in south Florida, was suspended by the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission 15 days for a race in September which involved a positive test (nerve pain medication). The suspension runs June 5 through June 19, 2023 but an appeal is underway.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Jaime Torres, a bug rider, won his first three rides of the day.
• James Bond began the day 0-for-21 in 2023 but the trainer won twice.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Irad Ortiz, Jr. rode three more winners.
• Pick 6 (per track website): A mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 jackpot carryover pool is scheduled for Sunday's program. Should the Rainbow 6 pool go unsolved through Saturday's card, the gross jackpot pool is expected to grow to an estimated $6 million.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 4: Crimson (Jevian Toledo/Brittany Russell) was the lone first-time starter and won at 3-to-1. But those holding tickets had to endure an excruciating painful wait time when an inquiry/objection was eventually nullified.

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Santa Anita (California):

• Race 3: Scratchemejamin (Henry Lopez/Paul Jones) gave the trainer his first T-bred win since 2018. He had sent out just six horses in that time. He trains mostly Quarters.
• Mario Gutierrez rode three winners.
• Pick 6:

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