Monthly Archives: June 2009

Both Well Armed, a 14-length winner of the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March, and the ultra-consistent Tiago were absent from the $250,000 Californian — the final major prep for the $700,000 Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup on July … Continue reading →

Co-owner Jess Jackson said a few weeks ago that his star filly’s next race might come in the Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park on June 27, the same day that Zenyatta is scheduled to run in the Vanity Handicap … Continue reading →

Chantal Sutherland, arguably the No. 2 female jockey in history behind Julie Krone, made the right decision to move her business back to Woobine Park in Toronto at the end of Santa Anita. It might not be best for her … Continue reading →

They were still talking about Einstein’s horrendous trip this morning in Saturday’s $660,000 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs. Here is an excerpt from today’s Churchill barn notes: FRUSTRATION REMAINS HIGH IN EINSTEIN CAMP AFTER FOSTER FINISH – Einstein’s bid … Continue reading →

Did you catch today’s eighth race at Hollywood Park? If you didn’t, check it out because the winner — Truest Legend — looks like he could be one of the next great sprinters on the West Coast. Truest Legend, a … Continue reading →

Here’s the press release from Churchill Downs regarding today’s $660,000 Stephen Foster Handicap. Jockey and trainer quotes follow at the end: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 13, 2009) – West Point Thoroughbreds’ Macho Again, last in the early going, made a … Continue reading →

Ouch!! Anyone see that horrendous trip that Einstein got in the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs? Ridden by Julien Leparoux, the 7-year-old Brazilian-bred checked around the first turn and then was continually shut out of racing room through the … Continue reading →

The final major prep race for the $700,000 Grade 1 Hollywood Gold up will go as the ninth race today at Hollywood Park and will be minus the two best older horses in training in California — Tiago and Well … Continue reading →

Laffit Pincay Jr., the most remarkable jockey I’ve ever seen, believes Calvin Borel would change his ride aboard Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes if he could. When I first watched the race last Saturday and heard critics were … Continue reading →

Some quick hits on the world of thoroughbred racing: * The industry got some good news for a change when it was revealed earleir this week that Belmont Stakes numbers were up from two years ago — the last time … Continue reading →