Horse Racing: 2020 conclusion: $323,000 (Santa Anita) and $106,000 (Aqueduct) Pick 6 hit on New Year's Eve

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

and Spectra still operates the facility and the current team today.... different logo and different affiliation

Also, the spot where Pat Quinn began his head coaching career.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Also, the spot where Pat Quinn began his head coaching career.

among others......even "Doc" Emrick frequently mentions Portland on broadcasts

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Elvis Presley was supposed to play the facility the day (or next day) he died.

I used to go to a ton of Indianapolis Checkers games at the unfortunately razed Market Square Arena. It was the site of Elvis' last concert and there were fresh flowers placed daily there 10 years after his death.

I believe that we can now definitively say that the horse racing thread has been derailed.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Forty Niner has died at the age of 35. What a long wonderful life. I didn't know he was alive.

A career mark of 19 11-2-0 and more than $2.7 million earned. Among his wins were four Grade I victories including the Travers and Haskell. He was named Champion 2-year-old as Eclipse Award winner in North America in 1987.

He placed in both the 1988 Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby, the latter to Winning Colors a filly who won for a rare time in the upset. He was in the 17-hole, the only post position never to win a Derby and ran a fantastic race in a game effort.

For those of us who remember, the Haskell and Travers and two remarkable finishes against Seeking the Gold.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I used to go to a ton of Indianapolis Checkers games at the unfortunately razed Market Square Arena. It was the site of Elvis' last concert and there were fresh flowers placed daily there 10 years after his death.

I believe that we can now definitively say that the horse racing thread has been derailed.

We are an eclectic group of varied taste.

Speaking of Elvis Presley, I brought this up a few days ago after Don Shula passed, but Elvis was in attendance in the WFL's Memphis Southmen's first home game after the franchise moved from Toronto. The Southmen was the franchise that was the recipient of Miami Dolphins' Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

We are an eclectic group of varied taste.

Speaking of Elvis Presley, I brought this up a few days ago after Don Shula passed, but Elvis was in attendance in the WFL's Memphis Southmen's first home game after the franchise moved from Toronto. The Southmen was the franchise that was the recipient of Miami Dolphins' Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick.

I didn't know Shula had passed. Those Dolphin teams in 72 and 73 were amazing. The WFL defections of Csonka, Kiick and Warfield derailed the Dolphin's quest for dynastic status.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The second post has been updated to include the following...

OREGON: Grant's Pass has been approved for two brief meets this year. Including other smaller fair meets which have been canceled this year, this is the prime racing track in the state after Portland Meadows close operations permanently last year.

TEXAS: Race tracks could open May 22 but cards have yet to be drawn through May 18. Fans will be permitted but up to 25% of capacity.

LOUISIANA: Delta Downs and Evangeline Downs both have casinos and each will open May 20.

NEW YORK: Belmont to open June 4. Finger Lakes to open July 13. The Belmont Stakes could be run June 20 or June 27 but that is not verified.

MARYLAND: It appears that while Maryland made news on Saturday for the Preakness that there is still work to be done pertaining to the schedules of all three tracks including Timonium which is the state's fair meet. Pimlico, which was supposed to be currently running, will be shifted to October with the Preakness. Which means Laurel will start to race at some point by the end of May if all things go well and maybe as early as May 22.

ONTARIO: Woodbine announced today the the Queen's Plate will be run Sept. 12. Also, the Woodbine Oaks and The Plate Trial will be held on Saturday, August 15. The track's opening date will likely be some time this month but the announcement is expected Wednesday of this week.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Runhappy has yet to have sired a horse who has run in a race. That is scheduled to change on Thursday, May 21 at Churchill Downs

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

TV Schedule (Monday is Memorial Day)

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Date	Program	Time. ET	Network
THURSDAY May 21	"America's Day at the Races"	1-6 p.m.	FS2
May 21	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
FRIDAY May 22	"America's Day at the Races"	12:30-2:20 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.	FS2
May 22	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
May 22	TVG's "Trackside Live"	4 p.m.-8 p.m.	NBCSN
SATURDAY May 23	"America's Day at the Races"	1-2:30 p.m. on FS2; 2:30-6:30 p.m. on FS1	FS1 and FS2
May 23	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
May 23	TVG's "Trackside Live"	4 p.m.-8 p.m.	NBCSN
SUNDAY May 24	"America's Day at the Races"	1-3:30 p.m on FS2; 3:30-5:30 p.m. on FS1	FS1 and FS2
May 24	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
May 24	TVG's "Trackside Live"	4 p.m.-8 p.m.	NBCSN
MONDAY May 25	"America's Day at the Races"	1-5:30 p.m.	FS2
May 25	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
May 25	TVG's "Trackside Live"	4 p.m.-8 p.m.	NBCSN

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Yup. Some are saying August 1 with the Travers is a possible date. Others June 20 if it is kept at 1 1/4 miles. Nothing but speculation of course.

@GKJ .

Just an FYI but Barclay Tagg has taken Tiz the Law to New York to train for the Belmont Stakes as his next race. There are two plans by NY that seem to be leading possibilities and one is June 20 with a shortened distance from 1 1/2 miles.

The Travers will be rescheduled to an unspecified date perhaps to Aug. 1.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Belmont has now been confirmed for 6/20 at 9 F

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

All systems go. Expect the stakes schedule to be revealed in the forthcoming days and that of the Saratoga, too.

NYRA was not going to challenge the Breeders Cup because it would have been a lose+lose for New York and any chance of hosting in the future once the arena is built.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

And now we have a Belmont Stakes stakes schedule:

Date	Race	Grade	2020 Purse	Age	Distance
June 3	Beaugay	3T	$100,000	F&M 4&Up	1 1/16 Miles
June 4	Tiller	—	$80,000	4&Up	1 3/8 Miles (Turf)
June 5	Harmony Lodge	—	$80,000	F&M 4&Up	6 Furlongs
June 6	Runhappy Carter Handicap	1	$250,000	3&Up	7 Furlongs
June 6	Fort Marcy	2T	$150,000	4&Up	1 1/8 Miles
June 6	Westchester	3	$100,000	4&Up	1 1/16 Miles
June 6	Intercontinental	3	$100,000	F&M 4&Up	7 Furlongs (Turf)
June 7	First Defense	—	$80,000	4&Up	7 Furlongs (Turf)
June 11	Flat Out	—	$80,000	4&Up	1 3/8 Miles
June 12	Commentator Handicap (NYB)	—	$125,000	3&Up	1 Mile
June 13	Ogden Phipps (BC)	1	$300,000	F&M 4&Up	1 1/16 Miles
June 14	Mike Lee (NYB)	—	$100,000	3YO	7 Furlongs
June 18	Critical Eye Handicap (NYB)	—	$125,000	F&M 3&Up	1 Mile
June 19	Sir Cat	—	$80,000	3YO	6 Furlongs (Turf)
June 20	Belmont Stakes	1	$1,000,000	3YO	1 1/8 Miles
June 20	Acorn	1	$300,000	F 3YO	1 Mile
June 20	Jaipur (BC)	1T	$250,000	3&Up	6 Furlongs
June 20	Woody Stephens	1	$250,000	3YO	7 Furlongs
June 20	Pennine Ridge	2T	$150,000	3YO	1 Mile
June 20	Wonder Again	3T	$150,000	F 3YO	1 Mile
June 21	Lady Shipman	—	$80,000	F 3YO	6 Furlongs (Turf)
June 25	Easy Goer	—	$80,000	3YO	1 1/16 Miles
June 26	Hessonite (NYB)	—	$75,000	F&M 4&Up	6 Furlongs (Turf)
June 27	Longines Just A Game	1T	$300,000	F&M 4&Up	1 Mile
June 27	New York	2T	$250,000	F&M 4&Up	1 1/4 Miles
June 27	True North	2	$150,000	4&Up	6 1/2 Furlongs
June 27	Vagrancy Handicap	3	$100,000	F&M 3&Up	6 1/2 Furlongs
June 28	Bouwerie (NYB)	—	$100,000	F 3YO	7 Furlongs
July 2	Mount Vernon (NYB)	—	$100,000	F&M 4&Up	1 Mile (Turf)
July 3	License Fee	—	$80,000	F&M 4&Up	6 Furlongs (Turf)
July 4	Runhappy Metropolitan (BC)	1	$500,000	3&Up	1 Mile
July 4	Manhattan	1T	$400,000	4&Up	1 1/4 Miles
July 4	Suburban	2	$200,000	4&Up	1 1/4 Miles
July 4	Poker	3T	$150,000	4&Up	1 Mile
July 4	Victory Ride	3	$100,000	F 3YO	6 1/2 Furlongs
July 5	Kingston (NYB)	—	$100,000	4&Up	1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
July 9	Banrock (NYB)	—	$75,000	4&Up	6 Furlongs (Turf)
July 10	Gold Fever	—	$80,000	3YO	6 Furlongs
July 11	Ruffian	2	$150,000	F&M 4&Up	1 Mile
July 11	River Memories	—	$80,000	F&M 4&Up	1 1/2 Miles

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Illinois has a heartbeat and a pulse!

Arlington Surveys Horsemen About 30-Day Meet In August And September - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report

Officials at Arlington Park in suburban Chicago have begun surveying trainers about a possible 30-day race meet in August and September.

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Arlington, which was approved for a 68-day meet and originally scheduled to open May 1, does not have a contract with the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. One of the issues is the availability and disbursement of purse money.

Arlington, which stands to gain more than $4 million from horsemen's funds because of the state's recapture law, wants to include the track's marquee Grade 1 races – the Arlington Million, Beverly D. and Secretariat Stakes – on the stakes schedule. The ITHA wants as much money as possible used for overnight purses and fears average daily purses will be under $100,000 when racing is resumed.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The Indiana Derby, which is now a Kentucky Derby prep race, will held on July 8 the same day as the Indiana Oaks which is a Kentucky Oaks prep race.

THE TRIPLE CROWN

• Belmont Stakes -- Belmont (NY) -- June 20, 2020
  • 1 1/8 mile, not the traditional 1 1/2 miles
• Kentucky Derby -- Churchill Downs (KY) -- September 5, 2020
• Preakness Stakes -- Pimlico (MD) -- October 3, 2020

Kentucky Derby preps that have been announced (incomplete schedule):

Race	Track	State	Points Distributed	Date
Matt Winn	Churchill Downs	Kentucky	50-20-10-5	May 23
Santa Anita Derby	Sanita Anita Park	California	100-40-20-10	June 6
Los Alamitos Derby	Los Alamitos Race Course	California	20-8-4-2	July 4
Indiana Derby	Indiana Grand	Indiana	20-8-4-2	July 8
Haskell Invitational	Monmouth Park	New Jersey	100-40-20-10	July 18
Pegasus	Monmouth Park	New Jersey	20-8-4-2	August 15
Blue Grass	Keeneland	Kentucky	100-40-20-10	TBA
Shared Belief	Del Mar	California	50-20-10-5	TBA
Ellis Park Derby	Ellis Park	Kentucky	50-20-10-5	TBA

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

ONTARIO: Fort Erie will run its 123rd year from June 2 to October 13. The Prince of Wales, the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, will be run August 29 at $400,000.

MARYLAND: is now looking at May 29 to open. There are many details to iron out as mentioned in a few posts above.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The Sovereign Awards winners for 2019 revealed last night (May 19). This is limited to Canada, 45th edition:

Horse of the Year:

Starship Jubilee who was bred in Florida (Pink Lloyd was a close runner up) in a 108-105 vote total. She was purchased for $16,000 and has earned over $1.4 million. She is 35 17--5-3 lifetime including 7 3-3-1 last year with Grade I and Grade 2 wins at Woodbine.
​

Champion Male 3-year-old:

Global Access won the Ontario Derby and a Grade 3 at Saratoga (NY).
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Champion Female 3-year-old:

Desert Ride won two black type races at Woodbine.
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Champion Male 2-year-old:

Mr. Hustle is 3-for-3 lifetime at Woodbine. Never factored at 7-to-1 in his last race at Gulfstream (FL).
​

Champion Female 2-year-old:

Curlin’s Voyage won three of six races, all at Woodbine, in 2019 including two black types and one Grade 3.
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Older Male:

Pink Lloyd won six of seven races last year including three graded stakes to improve his lifetime mark to 28 22-1-1. Previously won Canadian Horse of the Year in 2017.
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Older Female:

Here’s Hannah, a British Columbia-bred, owns a 14 12-1-1 lifetime record all at Hastings (Vancouver).
​

Champion Male on Turf:

El Tormenta won a Grade I at 44-to-1 with Eurico Da Silva in the saddle and a Grade II at Woodbine.​

Champion Female on Turf:

Starship Jubilee for third straight year.
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Champion Male Sprinter:

Pink Lloyd​

Champion Female Sprinter:

Summer Sunday won three consecutive races at one point including two graded stakes.​

Outstanding Trainer:

Mark Casse won for the 12th time. The Canadian Hall of Famer was inducted into the U.S. Hall of Fame a couple of weeks ago.
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Outstanding Jockey:

Eurico Da Silva who retired following the closing of Woodbine's most current meet last year. His winners earned over $7.4 million last year.
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Outstanding Apprentice:

Kazushi Kimura was also named North America's Eclipse Award winner for Apprentice of the Year in January.​

 

[GKJ]

So are they going to count the Belmont with points toward the Kentucky Derby?

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

So are they going to count the Belmont with points toward the Kentucky Derby?

that's where it's heading, yes.....

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So are they going to count the Belmont with points toward the Kentucky Derby?

Yes. It will be large at 150 points to the winner followed by 60, 30 and 15 for the runner ups.

The field will be a maximum 16 per the conditions book.

Also, Saratoga starts July 16.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Tampa Bay will get eight more days of racing from the state of Florida. All days to be in June which means nine total. They have one existing day to fulfill fiscal policy on June 30 and also July 1. Then the track is dark until perhaps November.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

King Guillermo is the first defection to the revamped Triple Crown. He will not go to New York. His owner, the ex-MLB player, made it seem the Kentucky Derby is the primary focus right now.

Ete Indien is Jersey-bound. Headed for the Haskell.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Looking at Lone Star's card, Mike Luzzi has mounts and will be in races against his son Lane. I think they squared off when the son was a bug. Mike probably isn't going to be riding for many more years. He usually doesn't ride outside NY unless it is something rare.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Woodbine opens June 6 and closes Dec. 13.

The Canadian Triple Crown starts there on Sep. 12. The second leg is at Fort Erie on Sep. 29. The third leg is back at Woodbine on October 24.

The lone Breeders Cup prep is Sep. 19.

There will be approximately $14 million in purses for the meet.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Luis Saez, who is the winningest rider in 2020, dropped his appeal for the DQ and eventual 15-day suspension from the Kentucky Derby controversy last year.

He could return June 4. However, he is under a possible suspension from New York for an unrelated race and by house rules has to serve it at Belmont.

Thus, he will not ride until June 4 at the earliest.