31 May 2008 8:35 AM
Busy day on Saturday May 31, as 4 horses are entered. First, Birdcaper makes his debut. Then, we find out if the third start is the charm for Curly. Finally, Renda and Aerin She Lovely square off as they both make their first starts....
30 May 2008 3:35 PM
This was not the cleanest run race, about the only horse who stayed out of trouble was Long Live Dixie who broke cleanly and went to the lead....
29 May 2008 4:30 PM
Results for Singing Rose (filly; Congaree - Dial a Song by Mining); Entry for Long Live Dixie (filly; Peace Rules - Crafty Brat by Lucky Lionel), plus 2-year old works....
28 May 2008 6:00 PM
Singing Rose has been entered in a 5 furlong race at Churchill Downs on May 29. Singing Rose's dam, Dial a Song, earned $148,855 in her stakes winning career. Dial a Song did not race as a 2-year old, but she did win her 3-year old debut. ...
27 May 2008 11:55 AM
It looked like our two horses, Medaglia d'Onore and Persian took the match race reference to heart as they finished just a head apart....
26 May 2008 9:00 AM
It's not exactly Big Brown vs. Curlin, but Monday at Churchill Downs two of our horses go head-to-head, as both Medaglia d'Onore and Persian are entered in a 5 furlong race....
25 May 2008 8:07 PM
Trifecta King (filly; Peace Rules - Mamita by Unbridled) breaks her maiden in style, taking the Cinderella Stakes at Hollywood Park in her second start, thus becoming Peace Rules' first winner....
24 May 2008 12:09 PM
Trifecta King coming off a 2nd place finish in her only start on May 15, will try stakes company in the Cinderella Stakes at 5.5 furlongs at Hollywood on May 25....
22 May 2008 8:15 PM
Results for Rachel Alexandra and Halo Beauty. Plus workouts by Curly and 2-year olds....
21 May 2008 3:46 PM
The day has finally arrived when we have two horses entered on the same day, as Rachel Alexandra and Halo Beauty are both scheduled to go to the post on May 22....
20 May 2008 9:16 PM
Birdstone joins in the fun, as Shoe Strap (Birdstone - Boot Strap by Storm Boot) becomes the first starter for that stallion. Shoe Strap is a homebred for Marylou Whitney Stables (who also bred and raced Birdstone)....
16 May 2008 6:29 PM
A promising beginning for a first-time starter especially since the track was sloppy, hard to predict how horses will react to that kind of surface. Overall, a nice debut for Pleasantly Perfect as a sire....
15 May 2008 10:00 PM
Trifecta King's results, a winner for Speightstown, Pleasantly Perfect's first starter, plus works from 2-year olds and Curly....
14 May 2008 10:59 PM
The filly Trifecta King (Peace Rules) takes to the Hollywood Cushion on Thursday. Her dam is a half-sister to Church Service who is grade II-placed and most recently (on March 29, 2008) finished 2nd in the Tokyo City Handicap. ...
13 May 2008 6:10 PM
On track at Saratoga was Smart Woman. Smart Woman is a Smarty Jones' filly out of the winning Storm Cat mare, Storming Beauty. Storming Beauty is a daughter of champion Sky Beauty who earned $1,336,000 and won or placed in 17 graded stakes. ...
09 May 2008 8:06 PM
Worthy of comment is the progeny record of Yo Joe's sire, Wertaloona. Wertaloona has 6 named 2-year olds, 2 have raced and both are winners, and they have earned a total of $85,245. Overall, in 8 crops of racing age, he's had 41 foals, 30 starters and 24 winners....
08 May 2008 7:00 PM
Katolak Cowboy who finished 7th in his debut on April 20, becomes our first return runner. He will again try 2 furlongs at Woodbine. Three of his opponents are back, Tin Pan Alley Cat who finished 5th, Player's List who was 8th, and Can'tstopthiscat who finished 3rd. ...
06 May 2008 4:55 PM
The delightfully named Doodlebopmcgowan worked at Frost Training Center, recording a time of :35.20 for 3 furlongs. I can't wait to hear a track announcer get a hold of that one....
05 May 2008 10:56 PM
Curly was pushed wide, wide, wider than Big Brown in the Derby (officially 7 wide). Amazingly, Curly kept coming and coming....
02 May 2008 11:47 PM
What are you going to do after the Derby's over? Here is the perfect solution, cheer Curly on as he makes his second start....