Category: Horse Racing Betting
Student Council tops the field to take $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup
Student Council may not be a fluke, after all. Taking the lead in the stretch, Student Council pulled away for a 1 1/4-length victory over Jonesboro in the $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap on Saturday, nearly six weeks after his surprise win in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar at odds of 23-1. Ridden by…
Hard Spun outduels Street Sense in Kentucky Cup Classic
Hard Spun turned the tables on Street Sense, going right to the lead and then holding off the Kentucky Derby winner in a determined drive to win the $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic on Saturday at Turfway Park. Hard Spun broke from the inside post and was taken to the lead immediately by jockey Mario Pino,…
Hard Spun upsets Street Sense in Kentucky Cup
Hard Spun exacted a measure of revenge on Street Sense.
Lahudood wins Belmont’s Flower Bowl
Lahudood found an opening in the lane and squeezed through for the upset Saturday in the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational for fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Lahudood had the rail in the 1-mile race on the turf and jockey Alan Garcia never vacated the fence. He sent the 4-year-old through an inside gap in…
Ramonti takes Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot with Dettori aboard for 4th win in race
Ramonti won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot by a half-length over Excellent Art on Saturday to give jockey Frankie Dettori his fourth win in the race. The Godolphin-bred 5-1 shot passed pacesetter Duke of Marmalade with two furlongs of the 1-mile race to go and stayed clear of favorite Excellent Art for the…
Accused lawyers decide not to provide financial information
Two jailed owners of Preakness winner Curlin will not turn over detailed financial information about money they received in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen. William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. filed court papers this week saying they won’t turn the documents over to U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman because it could violate their…
Hard Spun ready for another run against Derby winner Street Sense
Trainer Larry Jones isn’t giving away any secrets when he says Hard Spun will try to lead all the way in Saturday’s Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park. But this time he hopes Hard Spun will be able to hold off Street Sense and reverse the order of finish in the Kentucky Derby. “I think…
Frazier sets single-season wins mark at Emerald Downs
Ricky Frazier is practically invincible at Emerald Downs.
Paging 007: Moneypenny wins Belmont feature
Moneypenny rallied from seventh to win the $53,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares by a neck on Thursday at Belmont Park. With Eddie Castro aboard for trainer Gary Contessa, Moneypenny ran the six furlongs on the firm turf in 1:09.16. The 4-year-old got her third win in 14 starts and paid $7.30, $3.30 and…
Owners of Praying For Cash eye Breeders’ Cup
The owners of Praying For Cash are hoping to get more than the winning share of the $500,000 purse in the Meadowlands Cup on Friday night. A good performance in one of the last major preps for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships could put the colt in the Cup’s Dirt Mile on Oct. 26 at…
Curlin outduels Lawyer Ron to take Jockey Club Gold Cup
So who’s the favorite for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in four weeks? Preakness winner Curlin stated his case Sunday, beating Lawyer Ron by a neck after a riveting stretch duel in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The victory came a day after Kentucky Derby and Travers winner Street Sense…
Curlin wins Jockey Gold Cup
ELMONT, New York (Ticker) – Curlin proved he could beat someone older.