Grade 1-winning older mares Ce Ce and Hard Not to Love, who clashed in the March 14 Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park, will meet again May 31 in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at the same track. Source
Month: May 2020
Round Two for Ce Ce, Hard Not to Love at Santa Anita
Grade 1-winning older mares Ce Ce and Hard Not to Love, who clashed in the Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park March 14, will meet again May 31 in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at the same track. Source
Tom’s d’Etat Tunes Up for Stephen Foster at Churchill
One of the nation’s top older dirt horses, Tom’s d’Etat, breezed a half-mile at Churchill Downs May 30 in :48 2/5 toward a start in the June 27 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at the Louisville track. Source
Horse racing’s return: Five viewpoints on the sport’s comeback
As racing prepares to return on Monday, BBC Sport speaks to a jockey, trainer, stable hand, bookie and racecourse official on how the sport has changed. Source
Saturday’s Graded Stakes Capsules, Entries
A one-stop guide to the May 30 graded stakes races from NTRA and BloodHorse, through capsule looks and entries. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). Source
Top Turf Mares Among 130 Entries in Belmont Park Opener
After nearly 2 ½ months, the long wait for the resumption of racing in New York is nearing an end. Source
Extravagant Kid Proves the Man in Churchill Turf Sprint
Extravagant Kid didn’t have the Breeders’ Cup experience of his rivals in the eighth race at Churchill Downs May 29, but he had the class and the determination for victory. Source
Monmouth Park Plans to Begin Season July 3
With New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announcing May 29 that horse racing will return to the Garden State, Monmouth Park continues with its plans to kick off its 75th season Friday, July 3. Source
Cazadero Sparkles in Churchill Downs Debut
Stonestreet Stables homebred Cazadero was successful in his May 29 debut at Churchill Downs, outrunning a field of 10 other 2-year-olds in a five-furlong maiden special weight. Source
Queen Arella Becomes First Winner for Speightster
J Stables’ Queen Arella overcame trouble leaving the gate before going on to score a widening four-length debut victory at Gulfstream Park May 29, providing sire Speightster with his first winner from his first crop. Source