Category: Horse Racing Betting
Fabulous Strike headed to Breeders’ Cup Sprint after winning Vosburgh
Fabulous Strike pulled an upset in the $400,000 Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont Park on Sunday, defeating 4-5 favorite Discreet Cat and earning an automatic berth in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint next month. The 5-year-old gelding drew away from Talent Search in the stretch for a 5 3/4 -length win. Discreet Cat ran behind…
Belmont Park Backstretch Notes – Sunday, September 30
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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…
Tiago nips Awesome Gem to win $500,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita
Youth trumped experience when an aggressive Tiago showed up his elders. Taking on older horses for the first time, Tiago edged 4-year-old Awesome Gem by a nose to win the $500,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. Racing for the first time in 2 1/2 months, Tiago and Awesome Gem hooked up for a…
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…
Nashoba’s Key stays undefeated with victory in $400,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Santa Anita
Nashoba’s Key improved to 7-0 in her career with a come-from-behind, three-quarters of a length victory over favored Citronnade in the $400,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. Nashoba’s Key covered 1 miles on the turf in 1:59.73 and paid $5.40, $2.80 and $2.40. Citronnade returned $2.40 and $2.10 as the 4-5 wagering…
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…
Street Sense returns to Bluegrass state
FLORENCE, Kentucky (Ticker) – Street Sense already has fond memories of the Bluegrass state.
Arc hope Manduro retires injured
Andre Fabre hails Manduro as the best horse he has trained after the horse suffers a serious leg injury.
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…