Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday’s racing from Newcastle, Market Rasen, Lingfield and Kempton.Source
Month: March 2023
Loss in Key Prep Sours Instant Coffee’s Derby Hopes
After a sixth-place finish in the Louisiana Derby, Instant Coffee has dropped out of the NTRA Top 10 3-Year-Old Poll and, barring a wave of defections, is unlikely to amass enough qualifying points to run in the May 6 opening leg of the Triple Crown. Source
Grade 2 Winner Cross Border Kicks off NSA Career
The 9-year-old son of English Channel, Cross Border, who recently kicked off his steeplechase career, was a 4 3/4-length winner in the $15,000 G.H. Bostwick maiden starter hurdle March 25 at Aiken, S.C. Source
Smile Happy Wheels Back in Oaklawn Mile
Returning to the stakes ranks after an auspicious comeback in an allowance optional claimer March 16, graded winner Smile Happy breaks from the rail against six rivals in the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) April 1 on the Arkansas Derby (G1) undercard. Source
Crafty Money is Conquest Mo Money’s First Stakes Winner
The filly is a homebred for Tom and Sandy McKenna, who own and stand Conquest Mo Money at their McKenna Thoroughbreds in New Mexico. Source
Forte Favored in Pool 6 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
The final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set to make its three-day run March 30-April 1, with Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte tabbed as the solid 5-2 favorite. Source
Doyle Set to Return From Injury at Newcastle on Friday
Hollie Doyle will return to action at Newcastle March 31 after overcoming complications with an injury sustained earlier this year. Source
Wild On Ice Among a Dozen Late Nominees to Triple Crown
Frank Sumpter’s Sunland Park Derby (G3) winner Wild On Ice was among a dozen 3-year-olds that were made eligible to compete in the 2023 Triple Crown with a late $6,000 payment that was due March 2. Source
Texas 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale Proving Upward Trend
For evidence that HB 2463 is fulfilling its mission to boost the horse racing industry in the Lone Star State, the Texas Legislature need only look to the Texas Thoroughbred Association’s 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale at Lone Star Park on April 5. Source
Finger Lakes Meet to Offer Claiming Distance Series
Officials have released the first condition book for the 62nd consecutive year of live Thoroughbred racing at Finger Lakes, which kicks off on Monday, April 24. Source