EXCLUSIVE BY OLIVER HOLT: There is a picture on the walls of the Lord Bagenal Inn that shows a group of men and women standing proudly in the main street beside a horse called Different Pace. Source
Month: February 2020
Ete Indien Leads Throughout in Fountain of Youth
Hustled away from the starting gate to secure position by Florent Geroux, Ete Indien ($8.60) went straight to the lead and was never threatened in the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) Feb. 29 at Gulfstream Park. Source
Tonalist’s Shape Shines in Davona Dale
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. might be headed to Churchill Downs for the Longines Kentucky Oaks after his trainee, 3-year-old filly Tonalist’s Shape, defeated heavily favored Spice Is Nice is the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Source
Tonalist’s Shape Transforms Into Davona Dale Winner
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. might be headed to Churchill Downs for the Longines Kentucky Oaks after his trainee, 3-year-old filly Tonalist’s Shape, defeated heavily favored Spice Is Nice is the $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Source
Castellano Guides Vitalogy to Victory in Palm Beach
Drawing post 11 in a 1 1/16-mile turf race at Gulfstream Park is an aggravating experience, but having a rider like Javier Castellano can be the perfect antidote. Source
Maximum Security Finds ‘Vindication’ in Saudi Cup
Maximum Security proved his class on the world stage Feb. 29 in the $20 million Saudi Cup, running down Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Mucho Gusto and holding off multiple grade 1 winner Midnight Bisou to prevail. Source
Three Technique, Other Rebel Hopefuls Breeze at Oaklawn
Three Technique, one of the leading local candidates for the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds March 14, recorded a sizzling Feb. 29 workout in advance of the 1 1/16-mile race at Oaklawn Park. Source
Getmotherarose Makes the Grade in Honey Fox
Getmotherarose definitely got the job done Feb. 29 at Gulfstream Park, scoring a come-from-behind victory in the $150,000 Honey Fox Stakes (G3T) over one mile on the turf. Source
Alligator Blood Lands Australian Guineas
David Vandyke opted not to label the Feb. 29 Kennedy Australian Guineas (G1) winner Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) a ‘champion’ despite a stirring victory, his 10th from just 11 starts, in Flemington’s AU$1 million feature for 3-year-olds. Source
Saudi Cup: Favourite Maximum Security wins world’s richest horse race
Favourite Maximum Security wins the world’s richest race, the inaugural $20m Saudi Cup, in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Source