You’ll excuse the connections of Everso Mischievous if they have stricken the memory of their colt’s last trip to Aqueduct Racetrack from their memory banks. Source
Month: July 2024
Endlessly Finally Returns to Turf in Belmont Derby
Things did not work out too well for Endlessly in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Source
Alva Starr Suffers Catastrophic Injury During Work
Alva Starr was a grade 1-winning homebred for Brett Brinkman and Dale Ladner. She had won five stakes, never finished worse than second in 10 career starts, and was a millionaire. Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, July 4
Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at Haydock, Yarmouth, Perth and Newbury.Source
Wet Paint Brushes Up in Delaware Handicap
After running Juddmonte’s Idiomatic to win the 2023 Delaware Handicap (G2), trainer Brad Cox is back, starting Godolphin’s Wet Paint in the $500,000 race July 7 at Delaware Park. Source
Night of Thunder, Too Darn Hot Offered on SH Time
Dubawi’s sons Night of Thunder and Too Darn Hot are among six European-based sires Darley will have available to breeders on Southern Hemisphere time this year at Kildangan and Dalham Hall studs in Ireland and England, respectively. Source
Play the Music Aims to Continue Hot Streak in Hendrie
Entering off consecutive graded victories, Glassman Racing’s Play the Music looks to keep her hot streak alive when she faces 11 fillies and mares in the $135,000 Hendrie Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. Source
Cox to Retire as University of Kentucky Equine Dean
Nancy Cox, the longtime dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the University of Kentucky and the first-ever vice president for land grant engagement, plans to retire in late summer. Source
Ellis Park Opens For Summer With Monday Racing on Deck
Following a spring meet at Churchill Downs with record purses and wagering, racing shifts in Kentucky to Ellis Park in Henderson beginning July 4. Source
Power Squeeze Drops In for Delaware Oaks
After chasing the leader of the 3-year-old filly division, Thorpedo Anna, Lea Farms’ Power Squeeze drops in as the high weight in a field of seven 3-year-old fillies entered for the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) July 6 at Delaware Park. Source