Horse Racing: Horse racing (through 2021)

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Hawthorne hopefully can build a stronger more successful racing venture out of all this. As mentioned, just on aesthetics, the simulcast feed is one of the easiest on the eyes and that is a starter.

Hawthorne Opens Sportsbook with PointsBet (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the state's first off-track and non-casino sportsbook beginning Jan. 27. The newly remodeled Club Hawthorne in suburban Crestwood is part of Hawthorne's off-tracking betting (OTB) network, and is the first of three such OTB locations that will open under Illinois' sports betting law.

“Hawthorne is the only gaming company in the Chicagoland area that is able to open sportsbooks at off-track and non-casino locations, so this is an opportunity on which we focused a lot of energy and investment,” said Tim Carey, president and CEO of Hawthorne Race Course. “We completely remodeled the space to create the best sports viewing and sports betting destination in the State.”

The PointsBet Sportsbook at Club Hawthorne will also feature exclusive retail-only betting promotions and sweepstakes. Current health safety protocols provide for limited seating capacity which will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis; however bet-and-go services for cash wagering are available. The sportsbook will open from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.​

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Suffolk Downs (MA) will attempt to resume simulcasting today....

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Into Mischief broke the all-time yearly record for production as a sire as his offspring earned over $22.5 million.

The prior record was established by Tapit in 2016 at $19.9 million.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

TV schedule for the week which includes the Eclipse Awards tomorrow (Thursday):

From my post a few days ago which includes the three finalists for each category...

JOCKEY: The top two jockeys won't be universal but should be close to it. Joel Rosario deserves more respect. He has settled into a nice groove the past three years and has upped his game in 2020 perhaps more so than any year. The maturation has shown and combined with his physical strength has produced. Irad Ortiz, Jr., is the obvious pick. The accolades are not needed since his successes speak volumes. I don't agree with the selection of John Velazquez, he would barely crack my top ten but some will advance shinier objects -- he is 5th in money earned which can't be avoided but also approximately 70th in total wins. There are too many jocks who have toiled to greater extents and in the cases of my top four each nearly had double the mounts.

TRAINER: One pundit picking Brad Cox is worthy. He has been my pick though not the upset contrarian I thought. People are beginning to recognize his skillset. Chad Brown is the defending winner and is stellar on turf and layoffs. Bob Baffert on dirt and in big games is brilliant. But Cox is the worthy recipient despite maybe not having the name recognition of the others. He clinched the deal at the Breeders' Cup. Steve Asmussen led 2020 in various categories but still is a step behind the others.

APPRENTICE: As far as Apprentice of the Year, Alexander Crispin as the top bug surprises me a bit but Laurel has a competitive riders colony. The Ohio-based Yarmarie Correa is someone with whom I am not too familiar. Charlie Marquez was doing well at Laurel but in a tougher league in New York is still learning. He is 17 or 18 years of age. Luis Cardenas in New York is someone who would fill my ballot of those with whom I am familiar. While I don't have a strong preference for top bug, any Laurel jock getting nominated gets my vote.
We'll find out later this month.

For selected categories, my picks (only three can be nominated):

Jockey of the Year:

1. Irad Ortiz, Jr.
2. Joel Rosario
3. Tyler Gaffalione (by a whisker over Saez)
4. Luis Saez
5. Florent Geroux
6. Flavien Prat​

Trainer of the Year:

1. Brad Cox
2. Bob Baffert
3. Chad Brown​

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Nominees are official..

Well the voters selected Irad Ortiz, Joel Rosario and John Velazquez as the finalists. I stick to my guns on that matter.

Also, though four trainers seemed to separate themselves from the rest, Steve Asmussen did make the cut and defending winner Chad Brown was left on the outside
Winners will be announced in a ceremony beginning at 8:00 pm ET on January 28.

The 2020 Eclipse Awards Finalists (in Alphabetical Order):

• Horse of the Year: Authentic, Improbable, Monomoy Girl
• 2-Year-Old Male: Essential Quality, Fire At Will, Jackie's Warrior
• 2-Year-Old Filly: Aunt Pearl, Dayoutoftheoffice, Vequist
• 3-Year-Old Male: Authentic, Nadal, Tiz the Law
• 3-Year-Old Filly: Gamine, Shedaresthedevil, Swiss Skydiver
• Older Dirt Male: Improbable, Maximum Security, Vekoma
• Older Dirt Female: Midnight Bisou, Monomoy Girl, Serengeti Empress
• Male Sprinter: Vekoma, Volatile, Whitmore
• Female Sprinter: Gamine, Glass Slippers, Serengeti Empress
• Male Turf Horse: Channel Maker, Order of Australia, Zulu Alpha
• Female Turf Horse: Audarya, Rushing Fall, Tarnawa
• Steeplechase Horse: Moscato, Rashaan, Snap Decision
• Owner: Godolphin, Klaravich Stables, and the partnership of Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing
• Breeder: Calumet Farm, Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, WinStar Farm
• Trainer: Steve Asmussen, Bob Baffert, Brad Cox
• Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr., Joel Rosario, John Velazquez
• Apprentice Jockey: Luis Cardenas, Yarmarie Correa, Alexander Crispin

Date	Program	Time	Network/Social Media
Jan. 28	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
Jan. 28	50th annual Eclipse Awards	8 p.m.	TVG
Jan. 29	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
Jan. 29	"Always Be Racing"	4 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Jan. 30	"America's Day at the Races"	1:30-4 p.m. on FS2; 4-6 p.m. on FS1; 6-6:30 p.m. on FS2	FS1 and FS2
Jan. 30	"Santa Anita: Road to the Derby"	5 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Jan. 30	Live coverage of horse racing including the Holy Bull Stakes and the Robert B. Lewis Stakes	post time varies	TVG
Jan. 31	"America's Day at the Races"	2-6 p.m.	FS2
Jan. 31	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The latest Kentucky Derby odds:

Horses in order of the public's betting choice
(with trainer, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win will pays):

#24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (9-5, $5.80);
#12 Life Is Good (Bob Baffert, 7-1, $16.40);
#5 Essential Quality (Brad Cox, 8-1, $18.80);
#2 Caddo River (Brad Cox, 13-1, $29.60);

#4 Concert Tour (Bob Baffert, 16-1, $34.40);
#11 Keepmeinmind (Robertino Diodoro, 19-1, $40.80);
#19 Prime Factor (Todd Pletcher, 21-1, $44.20);
#10 Jackie's Warrior (Steve Asmussen, 23-1, $49.60);

#8 Highly Motivated (Chad Brown, 24-1, $51.40);
#14 Medina Spirit (Bob Baffert, 24-1, $51.40);
#15 Midnight Bourbon (Steve Asmussen, 26-1, $54);
#1 Bezos (Bob Baffert, 26-1, $55.20);

#21 Senor Buscador (Todd Fincher, 34-1, $70.80);
#7 Greatest Honour (Shug McGaughey III, 40-1, $83.20);
#9 Hot Rod Charlie (Doug O'Neill, 40-1, $83.80);
#13 Mandaloun (Brad Cox, 42-1, $86.60);

#6 Fire At Will (Mike Maker, 45-1, $92);
#22 Spielberg (Bob Baffert, 47-1, $97);
#16 Mutasaabeq (Todd Pletcher, 47-1, $97.40); INJURED: off the Derby trail
#18 Prate (Brad Cox, 48-1, $99.20);

#17 Olympiad (Bill Mott, 64-1, $131.80);
#3 Capo Kane(Harold Wyner, 66-1, $135.40);
#20 Proxy (Mike Stidham, 76-1, $154.80);
#23 Wipe the Slate (Doug O'Neill, 87-1, $176.80).

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Mahoning Valley (Ohio):

• Race 4: The winner paid $93.80.
• Race 5: The $.50 Pick 3 paid over $2,800.
• Race 9: The winner paid $72.40. The $.50 Pick 3 paid $4,870. The $.50 tri paid over $3,200. The $.10 super over $8,100.
• Chalk: The favorite won once, the opener.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Handle: $3 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: Over $7 million.
• Repeats: Junior Alvarado, Paco Lopez and Irad Ortiz, Jr. were repeat winners. Lopez became the third rider to reach 50 wins this meet. Ortiz leads all riders with 57 victories. Alvarado is the seventh rider to win 20 times this meet and his 44% ITM rate is among the best -- meaning he should be considered in exotics.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The 2020 Longines World Racing Awards

Ghaiyyath was named Horse of the Year for 2020. The Godolphin horse, purchased for the equivalent of $1.1 million in 2015, won four of five races in 2020 mostly in Europe. Authentic finished second.

Frankie Dettori was named Best Jockey of the Year. Dettori is the only four-time winner of the title.

Tonight is the North America awards show.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

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HOLY BULL STAKES

What: A Kentucky Derby prep race. The points awarded will be 10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers, respectively. The complete list is in post #4 of this thread.
Where: Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, FL
When: Saturday, January 30, 2021, Race 11
Time: 4:50 pm Eastern Time
Who: 3 year-olds
Distance: 1 1/16 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $200,000
TV: TVG (all-day coverage of racing).
Free live stream: Live Stream | World-Class Thoroughbred Horse Racing | Gulfstream Park
History: Inaugurated in 1990 for one of the greatest Florida-breds of all time. Holy Bull was 16 13-0-0 lifetime and was named the 1994 Horse of the Year in North America. Tiz the Law won this race last year.
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PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Jirafales (FL)	John R. Velazquez	118	Gustavo Delgado	-
2	Willy Boi (FL)	Junior Alvarado	120	Jeff Engler	-
3	Papetu (KY)	Leonel Reyes	120	Antonio Sano	-
4	Amount (KY)	Luis Saez	118	Todd A. Pletcher	-
5	Tarantino (KY)	Edgard J. Zayas	120	Rodolphe Brisset	-
6	Prime Factor (KY)	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	118	Todd A. Pletcher	-
7	Greatest Honour (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	118	Claude R. McGaughey III	-
8	Sittin On Go (KY)	Corey J. Lanerie	124	Dale L. Romans	-
9	Awesome Gerry (KY)	Tyler Gaffalione	120	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.	-

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CARD:
Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post ET
Race 1	$24,000	Claiming	5 Furlongs	Turf	11	11:45 AM
Race 2	$31,000	Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	8	12:13 PM
Race 3	$50,000	Maiden Special Weight	5 Furlongs	Turf	8	12:41 PM
Race 4	$100,000	Kitten's Joy S.	1 Mile	Turf	7	1:10 PM
Race 5	$19,000	Claiming	6 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	12	1:40 PM
Race 6	$100,000	Claiborne Farm Swale S.	7 Furlongs	Dirt	6	2:10 PM
Race 7	$50,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	16	2:44 PM
Race 8	$31,000	Starter Allowance	1 Mile	Turf	10	3:15 PM
Race 9	$100,000	Forward Gal S.	7 Furlongs	Dirt	8	3:46 PM
Race 10	$100,000	Sweetest Chant S.	1 Mile	Turf	8	4:18 PM
Race 11	$200,000	Holy Bull S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	9	4:50 PM
Race 12	$31,000	Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	11	5:22 PM

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[CHRDANHUTCH]

NYRA Update: Aqueduct cancels Friday card due to high wind/extreme Cold

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, January 28, 2021

• Todd Pletcher is $134,000 away from $400 million lifetime. He is the leading training in North America history in purses earned. Pletcher has two running in New York on Thursday but won't reach the feat there. He likely will cross the threshold on Saturday's large Gulfstream card. He also has two entered at Sam Houston (Texas) on Sunday.
• Danny Gargan won with his lone starter today and has won with six of his past eight entered.
• Presque Isle (Pennsylvania) plans to operate 50 racing days in 2021 beginning July 5.
• Canceled: Aqueduct (NY), Santa Anita (CA) and Los Alamitos (CA) all canceled racing for Friday due to weather concerns.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Eric Cancel rode three winners.
• Handle: $3.6 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Irad Ortiz, Jr., who is the favorite to win Jockey of the Year for 2020 tonight, won four times (8 4-1-2). His brother Jose won once. Together, they were 12 5-2-3 today.
• Danny Gargan won with his lone starter today and is 32 14-4-6 (44%/75%).
• Handle: $7.4 million.
• Replay show:

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Fair Grounds (Louisiana):

• James Graham (45 wins), Mitchell Murrill (43 wins) and Adam Beschizza (41 wins) are hooked into a tight battle for leading rider this meet.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Among the winners for best of 2020...

People:

jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.
trainer: Brad Cox
apprentice: Alexander Crispin​

Horses:

3-year-0ld male: Authentic
2-year-old male:: Essential Quality
3-year-old female: Swiss Skydiver
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And now the complete results:

The complete list of 2020 Eclipse Awards winners appears below:

• Horse Of The Year: Authentic
• Two-Year-Old Male: Essential Quality
• Two-Year-Old Filly: Vequist
• Three-Year-Old Male: Authentic
• Three-Year-Old Filly: Swiss Skydiver
• Older Dirt Male: Improbable
• Older Dirt Female: Monomoy Girl
• Male Sprinter: Whitmore
• Female Sprinter: Gamine
• Male Turf Horse: Channel Maker
• Female Turf Horse: Rushing Fall
• Steeplechase Horse: Moscato (GB)
• Owner: Godolphin, LLC
• Breeder: WinStar Farm LLC
• Jockey: Irad Ortiz,
• Apprentice Jockey: Alexander Crispin
• Trainer: Brad Cox

In voting that concluded January 4, 2021, Eclipse Awards voters cast their ballots to rank the top three horses and individuals in each Championship division on a 10-5-1 point system.
This voting established the top three finalists in each division, whose names were released on Jan. 16, 2021.

The tallies below represent only first-place votes from members of the consolidated voting entities, NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers And Broadcasters.

Voter participation rate: 238/249 = 95.58%
Two-Year-Old Male
Essential Quality, 231; Jackie's Warrior, 6; Fire At Will, 1.

Two-Year-Old Filly
Vequist, 212; Aunt Pearl (IRE), 24; Malathaat, 1; Voter Abstention, 1.

Three-Year-Old Male
Authentic, 236; Tiz the Law, 2.

Three-Year-Old Filly
Swiss Skydiver, 218; Gamine, 20.

Older Dirt Male
Improbable, 218; Knicks Go; 8, Vekoma, 5; Maximum Security, 4; Global Campaign, 1; Tom's d'Etat, 1; Whitmore, 1.

Older Dirt Female
Monomoy Girl, 234; Midnight Bisou, 4.

Male Sprinter
Whitmore, 132; Vekoma, 83; Volatile, 16; Charlatan, 4; C Z Rocket, 3.

Female Sprinter
Gamine, 219; Serengeti Empress, 13; Frank's Rockette, 4; Guarana, 1; Voter Abstention, 1.

Male Turf Horse
Channel Maker, 180; Zulu Alpha, 17; Order of Australia (IRE), 15; Factor This, 7; United, 7; Gufo, 4; Domestic Spending (GB), 3; Arklow, 2; War of Will, 1; Voter Abstentions, 2.

Female Turf Horse
Rushing Fall, 115; Tarnawa (IRE), 106; Magical (IRE), 8; Audarya (FR), 5; Starship Jubilee, 2; Newspaperofrecord (IRE) 1; Sharing, 1.

Steeplechase Horse
Moscato (GB), 155; Snap Decision, 28; Rashaan (IRE), 21; Iranistan,2; Voter Abstentions, 32.

Owner
Godolphin, LLC, 78; Spendthrift Farm, LLC, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, and Starlight Racing, 56; Klaravich Stables Inc., 47; Gary Barber, 23; Sackatoga Stables, 7; End Zone Athletics Inc., 6; Peter Callahan, 4; Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, LLC, The Elkstone Group LLC, and Bethlehem Stables, 3; Calumet Farm, 1; Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, 1; M and M Racing, 1; Maggi Moss, 1; Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey 1; Gary and Mary West, 1; Voter Abstentions, 8.

Breeder
WinStar Farm, LLC, 128; Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 52; Calumet Farm, 45; Godolphin, 6; Charles Fipke, 1; Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 1; Voter Abstentions, 5.

Trainer
Brad Cox, 106; Bob Baffert, 69; Steve Asmussen, 44; Chad Brown, 8; Christophe Clement, 1; Michael Maker, 1; Peter Miller, 1; Ron Moquett, 1; Bill Mott, 1; Barclay Tagg, 1; Wesley Ward, 1; Voter Abstentions, 4.

Jockey
Irad Ortiz, Jr., 162; Joel Rosario, 54; John Velazquez, 14; Florent Geroux, 3; Tyler Gaffalione, 2; Flavien Prat, 1; Luis Saez, 1; Voter Abstention, 1.

Apprentice Jockey
Alexander Crispin, 79; Yarmarie Correa, 74; Luis Cardenas, 38; Charlie Marquez, 15; Cristian Torres, 3; Sunday Diaz, Jr. 1; Voter Abstentions, 28.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES

What: A Kentucky Derby prep race. The points awarded will be 10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers, respectively. The complete list is in post #1 of this thread.
Where: Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA
When: Saturday, January 30, 2021, Race 11
Time: 3:37 pm Pacific Time
Who: 3 year-olds
Distance: 1 1/16 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $100,000
TV: TVG (all-day coverage of racing).
Free live stream: Santa Anita Live Stream - Santa Anita Park
History: Inaugurated in 1935. Bob Baffert has won this race a record eight times including four of the past six years. I'll Have Another in 2012 was the most recent winner of this race to go onto winning the Kentucky Derby.
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Santa Anita's full card for Saturday (reminder: they will not race on Friday and racing on turf will be voided pulled on Saturday)

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post PACIFIC TIME
Race 1	$61,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	Dirt	7	12:30 PM
Race 2	$31,000	Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	6	1:00 PM
Race 3	$22,000	Maiden Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	7	1:30 PM
Race 4	$35,000	Maiden Optional Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	6	2:01 PM
Race 5	$200,000	San Pasqual S.	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	5	2:33 PM
Race 6	$65,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	5	3:05 PM
Race 7	$100,000	Robert B. Lewis S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	8	3:37 PM
Race 8	$35,000	Maiden Claiming	6 Furlongs	Dirt	12	4:09 PM

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, January 29, 2021

• Laurel: Sunday's card has been canceled due to snow forecasted. The card will be run on Thursday.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Canceled: Winds and excessive cold.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Handle: Over $4 million bet.
• Antonio Gallardo served the second day of a 2-day suspension but he is expected to ride a high volume of horses today. He is three wins shy of 2,000 in his career.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Irad Ortiz, Jr. won four more times. He was 6 4-1-0 today and went 14 8-2-2 the past two days.
• Race 3: Sage Canyon (Luca Panici/Alfredo Velazquez) was by far the longest shot on the board and entered the stretch 6th but driving; however, he pulled ahead with a dramatic finish and paid $64 in victory.

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• Handle: $9.6 million.
• Replay show:

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Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Florent Geroux went 4 3-1-0 in a continuation and is now 22 10-2-3 (45%/68%) at the meet. He is 77 30-16-10 (39%/73%), almost unthinkable numbers, in a brilliant start to 2021.
• David Cohen is struggling with a 26 1-2-3 record this meet. He had successful numbers the past couple of years including the most wins at the meet in 2019.
• Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox have hot barns at the meet, not unexpected of course.
• Handle: Over $4 million.

Santa Anita (California):

• Canceled: Rain.

 

[GKJ]

Think it's safe to say Irad Ortiz is the best jockey in the country

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Woodbine announced part of its race schedule which includes the completion of the Canadian Triple Crown.

Canadian Triple Crown update:

• Race 1: The $1,000,000 Queen's Plate is Sunday, August 22 at Woodbine.
• Race 2: The $400,000 Prince of Wales is Tuesday, September 14 at Fort Erie.
• Race 3: The $400,000 Breeders' Stakes is Sunday, October 3 at Woodbine.

Fort Erie will run June 1 through October 19 and usually on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Woodbine will open April 17 and generally runs into December.

There will be a boost in purse money at Woodbine including $16.5 million across 87 stakes.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Aqueduct (New York):

• Manny Franco won the first three races and finished with a 4-win day.
• Race 1: Teetotaler (Manny Franco/Chad Brown), a $500,000 purchase, romped in her maiden victory.
• Handle: $7 million+

Laurel (Maryland):

• Handle: $2.2 million.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Handle: $5 million+

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: $21 million+ set an all-time high at the track for a Holy Bull Stakes card. The track has handled well over $60 million the past two Saturdays.
• Race 11: Greatest Honour (Jose Ortiz/Shug McGaughey) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes and romped to victory with a widening stretch run. The win earned the connections 10 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby. The colt is 5 2-1-2 lifetime.
• Race 10: White Frost (Junior Alvarado/Bill Mott) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Sweetest Chant Stakes.
• Race 9: Zaajel (Luis Saez/Todd Pletcher) won the $100,000 Grade 3 Forward Gal Stakes and with it earned 10 points towards entry into the Kentucky Oaks. Zaajal, owned by Shadwell Stable, is 2-for-2 lifetime.
• Race 6: Drain the Clock (Edgard Zayas/Saffie Joseph) won the $100,000 Grade 3 Swale Stakes
• Race 5: There was $2.7 million bet into the race including $1.1 million in the Pick 5.
• Race 4: Chess's Dream (Tyler Gaffalione/Michael Maker) won the $100,000 Grade 3 Kitten's Joy Stakes.
• Tyler Gaffalione, Junior Alvarado, Emisael Jaramillo and Paco Lopez each won four times. Jaramillo's wins were both on prices which isn't his usual output. He usually delivers when riding favorites but he starred today in a different light.
• Irad Ortiz, Jr. had one of his worst afternoons in quite some time. He was 11 0-2-1.
• Trainers: 12 races each won by a different trainer.
• Replay show:

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Fair Grounds (Louisiana):

• Miguel Mena not only won four times but he won four in succession and those were his only rides. 4 4-0-0 with 4 in a row...I don't recall that happening at a major track in recent years.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• David Cohen had a 2-win day. He was struggling with a 26 1-2-3 record this meet entering Saturday. He won the title at Oaklawn in 2019.
• Race 5: Will's Secret (Jon Court/Dallas Stewart) won the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes and with it earned 10 points towards entry into the Kentucky Oaks. The jockey is 60 years of age and is approaching 4,200 wins lifetime.

Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: $8 million+.
• Race 5: Express Train (Juan Hernandez/John Shirreffs) won the Grade 2 $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes.
• Race 7: Medina Spirit (Abel Cedillo/Bob Baffert) wired the field and held on by a neck to win the $100,000 Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. With it the connections received 10 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby. The horse was purchased for only at $35,000 and is now 3-2-1-0 lifetime.

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

And with Saturday's numbers officially processed, Todd Pletcher has now earned $400,002,310 and reached the mark during racing at Gulfstream. He is the first trainer in North America racing to pass $400 million earned lifetime.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

no Parx on 2/1 (weather)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, January 31, 2021

• Mike Luzzi (New York) and Lane Luzzi (Texas) rode in races at the same time. I hope the family had multiple viewing options. Both earned paychecks in races today. The father is 17 4-3-3 (24%/59%) in 2021 after a dismal 2020.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: $6 million.
• Race 8: Hello Hot Rod (Trevor McCarthy/Brittany Russell) wired the field in the $100,000 stakes feature. The 3-year-old colt was purchased for $10,000 in 2019 and has already earned $113,000+. Maryland connections were sent off at near-even money in a short field. Russell has hit the board 64% of the time this year. Her hotness has cooled from the staggering 2020 numbers but the ITM mark is a personal best to date.

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• Married jockeys: The issue involving recently married Trevor McCarthy and Katie Davis, jockeys normally based in Maryland, as to not being allowed to ride against each other in the same race, has been mollified in that they have to be coupled as an entry. Thus, if they do race together, it is one betting option. The New York rule seemed to specify "living under the same roof" and if accurate any other family relationship (example a son/daughter who lives with his/her parents) would be held to the same limits.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Canceled: Snow forecasted.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Hector R. Diaz won three times on four mounts.
• Antonio Gallardo won twice and has 1,999 career wins in North America. Next win: #2,000.
• Handle: $4.2 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: Over $12 million.
• Jockey repeats: Edgard Zayas had a natural hat trick as part of a 4-win day. Irad Ortiz, Jr, (3 wins) and Junior Alvarado (2) also won multiple times. The opener (Jose Ortiz) and closer (Tyler Gaffalione) were the only races in which a rider won just once today.
• Todd Pletcher added two wins to his Hall of Fame career.

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Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Handle: $4.6 million.
• Ricardo Stantana, Jr. - Steve Asmussen won consecutive races as a team.
• Walter De La Cruz-William Martin teamed to win twice on two prices including a 21-to-1 shot.

Fair Grounds (Louisiana):

• James Graham added three wins to his meet lead which stands at 51.

Sam Houston (Texas):

• Handle: Over $5.3 million which set an all-time record for any racing day since the track opened in 1994.
• Card: Six of the ten races were stakes and four of them held purses of $100,000+ in the annual Houston Racing Festival.
• Race 5: Fast Boat (Miguel Mena/Joe Sharp) won the $100,00 Pulse Power Turf Sprint Stakes. The victory gave the rider his sixth straight winning mount. He was 4 4-0-0 at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
• Race 7: Palazzi (Declan Carroll/Mark Casse) won the $200,000 Texas Turf Mile Stakes.
• Race 8: Letruska (Jesus Castenon/Fausto Gutierrez) won the $300,000 Grade 3 Houston Ladies' Classic. Letruska is 16 12-0-1 lifetime which includes a perfect 6 6-0-0 mark in Mexico where she began her career.
• Race 9: Spooky Channel (Julien Leparoux/Brian Lynch) won the $200,000 Grade 3 John B. Connally Turf.

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Golden Gate (California):

• Favorites up: Six wins in eight races.
• Handle: $1.8 million.

Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: Over $7 million.
• Riders: Juan Hernandez (25 wins) and Umberto Rispoli (21 wins) both won today and are 1-2 in the riders' standings.
• Trainers: Doug O'Neill (12 wins), Bob Baffert (11) and Peter Miller (10) are 1-2-3 in the trainers' standings.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The $20 million Saudi Cup is February 20. The world's richest race will likely have three entries from the US including Knicks Go, Charlatan and Tacitus.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

no racing @ Yonkers tonight (weather)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Jose Lezcano is expected to have shoulder and knee surgery which could put him out of action until April. I thought he was riding oddly if not tentatively. Perhaps the injuries were chronic, similar to Javier Castellano. Not related to a specific moment, just something that erodes joints.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Keeneland -- April 2-23, 2021
2021 Spring Meet Stakes Schedule

Date	Stakes	Division	Distance
April 2	$150,000 Kentucky Utilities Transylvania (G3T)	3YOs	1 1/16 Miles (T)
April 2	$150,000 Beaumont Presented by Keeneland Select (G3)	3YO Fillies	7 Furlongs, 184’
April 2	$100,000 Palisades Turf Sprint	3YOs	5½ Furlongs (T)
April 3	$800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2)	3YOs	1 1/8 Miles
April 3	$400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1)	3YO Fillies	1 1/16 Miles
April 3	$300,000 Madison (G1)	4YOs & Up, F&M	7 Furlongs
April 3	$200,000 Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association (G2T)	3YO Fillies	1 Mile (T)
April 3	$200,000 Shakertown (G2T)	3YOs & Up	5½ Furlongs (T)
April 3	$200,000 Commonwealth (G3)	4YO & Up	7 Furlongs
April 9	$300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile (G1T)	4YOs & Up	1 Mile (T)
April 9	$100,000 TVG Limestone Turf Sprint	3YO Fillies	5½ Furlongs (T)
April 10	$300,000 Coolmore Jenny Wiley (G1T)	4YOs & Up, F&M	1 1/16 Miles (T)
April 10	$200,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3)	3YOs	1 1/16 Miles
April 10	$150,000 Ben Ali (G3)	4YOs & Up	1 1/8 Miles
April 10	$100,000 Giant’s Causeway (L)	3YOs & Up, F&M	5½ Furlongs (T)
April 16	$100,000 Baird Doubledogdare (G3)	4YOs & Up, F&M	1 1/16 Miles
April 17	$200,000 Elkhorn (G2T)	4YOs & Up	1½ Miles (T)
April 23	$150,000 Bewitch (G3T)	4YOs & Up, F&M	1½ Miles (T)

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Jon Court, at the age of 60, was named North America Jockey of the Week.