Zenyatta arrived at Oaklawn Park on Tuesday, cheered at the airport and honored with a two-car police escort to the track where shell try to run her record to 16-0. The 6-year-old mare who created a sensation by beating the boys in last years Breeders Cup Classic flew on a charter plane in a rare [...]
Sidneys Candy led all the way in winning the Santa Anita Derby, with 4-5 wagering favorite Lookin At Lucky finishing a troubled third. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Sidneys Candy covered 1 1-8 miles in 1:48.00 to win the West Coasts major prep for the May 1 Kentucky Derby. Setsuko finished second on Saturday. A stewards [...]
Jockey Victor Espinoza has received a three-day suspension for his riding in the Santa Anita Derby, while Garrett Gomez was fined for punching Espinoza afterward. Espinozas suspension begins April 11, while Gomez was fined $750. The California Horse Racing Boards stewards handed down the penalties Sunday at Santa Anita. An incident at the five-sixteenths pole [...]
Eskendereya blew away a strong field to win the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on Saturday, making a strong case for being the favorite in the Kentucky Derby in four weeks. On the turn for home, Eskendereya (es-ken-DRAY-uh) stormed into the lead and pulled away with authority for a 9 3/4-length victory over Jackson Bend. [...]
Lookin At Lucky is staying home to prep for the Kentucky Derby. Last year’s champion 2-year-old male will run on a synthetic surface in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby instead of on dirt in next week’s Arkansas Derby. “The really good ones will run on both of them,” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday. [...]
Eskendereya is ready for a chance to show whether he’s deserving of the role as Kentucky Derby favorite. The 3-year-old colt runs in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on Saturday in a final prep race before the May 1 Derby. Eskendereya (eh-SKEN-deh-RAY-uh) is the 4-5 favorite in a six-horse field and is coming off an [...]
Eskendereya has been made the 4-5 favorite for Saturday’s Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, a final prep race before the Kentucky Derby. A field of six 3-year-olds was entered Wednesday for the 1 1/8-mile race that carries a purse of $750,000. Eskendereya comes into the Wood off a victory in the Fountain of Youth Stakes [...]
Barbaros brother Lentenor has been entered to run in the Florida Derby, a prep race for the Kentucky Derby. Lentenor is the co-third choice at 6-1 in a field of 11 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for Saturdays $750,000 race at Gulfstream Park. Rule was made the 5-2 favorite and brings a four-race winning streak into the [...]
Bambera, the Venezuelan filly who is nominated to the April 9 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park, will make her US debut Saturday in Gulfstreams Rampart Stakes, trainer Pablo Andrade said Wednesday. The $150,000 Rampart, run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares 4 years old and up, is part of [...]
Rachel Alexandras connections decided on Sunday to forgo a start in the April 9 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn and a meeting with Zenyatta. I decided today she will not be going to the Oaklawn Invitational on April 9, owner Jess Jackson said in a press release. Rachel Alexandra, Horse of the Year in 2009, [...]