Monthly Archives: July 2011

There are some in the industry who think the Horseplayers Association of North America is a group of crying bettors who should just shut up, wager and be happy with the status quo. Apparently, track management is not among them. … Continue reading →

Two quick points — (1) I’m glad there’s a quality race horse out there that was named after Bobby Frankel, one of the three or four greatest trainers I’ve ever seen; (2) the 3-year-old colt Frankel is an outstanding horse. … Continue reading →

Here are a few of the highlights concerning the opening week of Del Mar’s 72nd season: * Victor Espinoza’s spill in Sunday’s ninth race could have been a lot worse than it turned out. Espinoza was down for quite a … Continue reading →

Acclamation, who proved he’s not just a Hollywood Park wonder horse by romping to a 3 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar, has matured quite a bit since last year’s ill-fated run in the Eddie … Continue reading →

The pace will slow down as the Del Mar meet wears on, but at the current rate, there would be about 360 horses claimed this summer at the seaside oval. Yeah, it’s an absurd number that will never even be … Continue reading →

When Kayla Stra and Chantal Sutherland won races on opening day at Del Mar on Wednesday, it maked the first time in track history that two female jockeys won races on the same day. Stra won the second aboard King … Continue reading →

Jeff Platt, president of the Horseplayers Association of North America, and two other HANA officials met with Thoroughbred Owners of California president Lou Raffetto and executives from The Stronach Group on Thursday morning. Platt, Barry Meadow and Roger Way of … Continue reading →

This and that from opening day of the summer meet at Del Mar: * Joe Talamo, who’s as enthusiastic on Twitter as he is in person, won the first race of the season, rallying with 4-1 shot Price for trainer … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’m eagerly awaiting Saturday’s matchup between 2010 champion filly Blind Luck against her rival, Havre de Grace, in the $750,000 Grade II Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park. The two talented 4-year-old fillies have squared … Continue reading →

Think Sassy Image might be a candidate to win the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint on Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs after this impressive victory? The Broken Vow filly, trained by Dale Romans, was close to 20 lengths out … Continue reading →