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Month: July 2024
Dr. Venkman Upsets Arabian Knight in San Diego Handicap
Like his sire Ghostzapper did two decades before, the speedy Dr. Venkman showed he was just as capable around two turns as he was around one with a commanding victory in the San Diego Handicap (G2) July 27 at Del Mar. Source
The Chosen Vron Easily Defends His Title in Bing Crosby
California-bred gelding has won six straight and 15 of his last 16 races. Source
Paramount Prince, Time to Dazzle Romp at Woodbine
Champion 3-year-old male in Canada last year after a King’s Plate-winning campaign, Paramount Prince is putting forth another Sovereign Award-caliber season. He won the July 27 Seagram Cup (G2) at Woodbine, his third win in four starts in 2024. Source
Fierceness Rebounds in Jim Dandy, Defeats Sierra Leone
Rebounding from his 15th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Fierceness took the lead leaving the second turn of the July 27 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course and outlasted an inside-rallying Sierra Leone. Source
Daniels Re-Elected National HBPA President
Dr. Doug Daniels, a horse owner and equine veterinarian in Virginia, was re-elected by unanimous acclamation for a second three-year term as the National HBPA’s president and chairman of the board. Source
Scalable Expands Résumé in Monmouth Oaks
Repole Stable’s Scalable climbed to new heights July 27 when she notched her first graded stakes score in the $255,500 Monmouth Oaks (G3). Source
Goliath the giantkiller puts big names to the sword with a shock win after a phenomenal race in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipoc Stakes at Royal Ascot
DOMINIC KING AT ASCOT: Crowds flood to Ascot on the final Saturday in July each year with dreams of seeing a mighty performance And how those wishes came true through in a Goliath way.Source
Stakes Turf Sprinters in Action at Hawthorne July 28
A pair of $100,000 turf sprints will be taking place July 28 at Hawthorne. Source
Breeders’ Cup Winner Nobals Entered in Molaro Memorial
2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Nobals has been supplemented to the July 28 Robert S. Molaro Memorial Stakes at Hawthorne, where he has been entered along with another accomplished Larry Rivelli-trained sprint specialist in One Timer. Source