Horse Racing: Horse racing (through 2021)

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

As we sit three months away from the Kentucky Derby, Byron King at Bloodhorse lists his "Derby Dozen." The list is placed in this thread mainly to get acclimated with some names and connections more so for those who don't follow on a regular basis.

These lists tend to fluctuate based on the most recent weekend of prep races. The "notes" are mine, the ranking is from the writer.

Ranking	Horse	Sire	Trainer	Note
1	Essential Quality	Tapit	Brad Cox	The champion juvenile male. He has not lost in three starts, all at Kentucky tracks including Churchill Downs. He was scheduled to race at Oaklawn this weekend (canceled).
2	Fire At Will	Declaration of War	Michael Maker	He could enhance his resume Feb. 27 at Gulfstream.
3	Life Is Good	Into Mischief	Bob Baffert	He is 2-for-2 lifetime and has yet to trail in either race. He has been compared to Authentic.
4	Greatest Honour	Tapit	Shug McGaughey	He had a brilliant kick in the Holy Bull Jan. 30 which impressed many viewers.
5	Medina Spirit	Protonico	Bob Baffert	He was purchased for the inexpensive sum of $35,000 last year.
6	Caddo River	Hard Spun	Brad Cox	Romped by more than 10 lengths in his most recent race.
7	Concert Tour	Street Sense	Bob Baffert	He is 2-for-2 lifetime and showed promise in handling his stablemate in his most recent race.
8	Senor Buscador	Mineshaft	Todd Fincher	Both races have come at Remington (Oklahoma) and he is unraced since December. One for the smaller guys but will race this weekend in Louisiana.
9	The Great One	Nyquist	Doug O'Neill	Owned by Erik Johnson (Colorado Avalanche) and named after Wayne Gretzky. Has just one win in five starts but is peaking.
10	Jackie's Warrior	Maclean's Music	Steve Asmussen	The early buzz going 4-for-4 was tempered with a 4th place finish in the Breeders' Cup, his most recent race.
11	Keepmeinmind	Laoban	Robertino Diodoro	Broke his maiden in November, his most recent race, after three straight losses.
12	Highly Motivated	Into Mischief	Chad Brown	The trainer excels on turf and has won many awards and titles in his young career but has just one Triple Crown win. The horse has won his last two starts.

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And the latest Kentucky Derby pool:

The 147th Kentucky Derby will be run May 1.

The field in program order, with trainer, Pool 1 odds, Pool 2 odds, and morning line for Pool 3:

1. Caddo River, B. Cox, 27-1, 13-1, 12-1

2. Candy Man Rocket, B. Mott, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 20-1

3. Concert Tour, B. Baffert, 6-5(f), 16-1, 20-1

4. Dream Shake, P.Eurton, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 20-1

5. Essential Quality, B. Cox, 8-1, 8-1, 8-1

6. Fire At Will, M. Maker, 30-1, 45-1, 50-1

7. Freedom Fighter, B. Baffert, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 20-1

8. Greatest Honour, S. McGaughey, 6-5(f), 40-1, 15-1

9. Highly Motivated, C. Brown, 18-1, 24-1, 20-1

10. Hot Rod Charlie, D. O’Neill, 34-1, 40-1, 20-1

11. Jackie’s Warrior, S. Asmussen, 18-1, 23-1, 30-1

12. Keepmeinmind, R. Diodoro, 19-1, 19-1, 20-1

13. Life Is Good, B. Baffert, 5-1, 7-1, 8-1

14. Mandaloun, B. Cox, 6-5(f), 42-1, 30-1

15. Medina Spirit, B. Baffert, 6-5(f), 24-1, 20-1

16. Midnight Bourbon, S. Asmussen, 59-1, 26-1, 30-1

17. Nova Rags, B. Mott, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 30-1

18. Prevalence, B. Walsh, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 20-1

19. Risk Taking, C. Brown, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 15-1

20. Roman Centurian, S. Callaghan, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 30-1

21. Senor Buscador, T. Fincher, 6-5(f), 34-1, 30-1

22. Swiftsure, S. Asmussen, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 30-1

23. The Great One, D. O’Neill, 6-5(f), 9-5(f), 20-1 24.

Mutuel field, n/a, 6-5, 9-5, 7-2

(f) – Mutuel field

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The 2-day Fasig-Tipton two day sale ended with 425 horses sold for $12.5 million. In 2020, 368 horses sold for $9,777,100 at the same sale.

One horse that piqued my interest at the sale was Hello Hot Rod who won a $100,000 feature race at Aqueduct 10 days ago. Trainer/owner Brittany Russell put the Maryland-bred up for sale. Originally a $10,000 purchase, the three-year-old colt was bought today for $335,000 and will be brought to Arizona for training and Turf Paradise for racing.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Inclement weather forecasted for Arkansas will put the extended weekend's cards in limbo. That includes an appearance by Essential Quality.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Inclement weather forecasted for Arkansas will put the extended weekend's cards in limbo. That includes an appearance by Essential Quality.

Oaklawn has scrapped the 2/13-15 cards

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Luca Panici has a multiple fractured vertebrae. He is out indefinetly. From what I recall, he may have had a similar injury last year depending on the area. He was having a decent meet Hopefully, he recovers quickly.

An update. Luca Panici has responded to others on his Twitter account and thanked well wishers.

Nice gesture today by the host track as Gulfstream issued a "get well" through its simulcast feed.



His recent past:

Panici fractures vertebrae in spill

Panici’s agent, Kevin Meyocks, said Wednesday morning the 46-year-old jockey was resting comfortably and was scheduled to see a specialist later that day for a further prognosis.
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This is the latest in a spate of riding-related injuries for Panici, who has ridden 724 winners in the U.S. since 2005 after moving here from his native Italy. He suffered a foot fracture in November 2019, a broken collarbone last February, then fractured ribs in April in yet another spill.

Panici hails from a renowned family of horsemen and won more than 500 races in Europe. Panici rode in his first Kentucky Derby last September when Sole Volante finished 11th.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Oaklawn has scrapped the 2/13-15 cards

Oaklawn Cancels Racing Feb. 13-15 Due to Winter Weather - BloodHorse

Due to the predicted winter weather expected in Hot Springs, Ark., over the next few days Oaklawn Park has canceled racing during its extended Presidents Day weekend, which would have included the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) and $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) Feb. 15. Brad Cox-trained champions Essential Quality and Monomoy Girl were set to make their respective 2021 debuts in those races.

Oaklawn has rescheduled three graded stakes and one listed stakes that were originally set for the canceled Feb. 13-15 cards. The Southwest, Bayakoa, and $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3)—the latter originally scheduled for this coming Saturday—will take place the following Saturday, Feb. 20. The $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes (originally on the Razorback undercard) and $150,000 Downthedustyroad Stakes (originally Feb. 20) will be run Sunday, Feb. 21.​

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Fair Grounds (Louisiana) has an extensive and perhaps even an exhaustive card to handicap on Saturday. The feature is a Kentucky Derby prep.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post CENTRAL TIME
Race 1	$60,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	Dirt	8	12:00 PM
Race 2	$60,000	Allowance	5 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	11	12:31 PM
Race 3	$60,000	Maiden Special Weight	6 Furlongs	Dirt	8	1:02 PM
Race 4	$60,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	9	1:33 PM
Race 5	$60,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	14	2:05 PM
Race 6	$60,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	9	2:37 PM
Race 7	$100,000	Colonel Power S.	5 1/2 Furlongs	Turf	9	3:11 PM
Race 8	$60,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	11	3:41 PM
Race 9	$100,000	Albert M. Stall Memorial S.	1 1/16 Miles	Turf	12	4:12 PM
Race 10	$200,000	Mineshaft S.	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	4:44 PM
Race 11	$150,000	Fair Grounds S.	1 1/8 Miles	Turf	11	5:16 PM
Race 12	$300,000	Rachel Alexandra S. presented by Fasig-Tipton (Ky. Oaks prep)	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	9	5:47 PM
Race 13	$400,000	Risen Star S. presented by Lamarque Ford (Ky. Derby prep)	1 1/8 Miles	Dirt	13	6:18 PM

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Free live streams:

Laurel Park (MD): Streaming Video | Laurel Park
Gulfstream Park (FL): Live Stream | World-Class Thoroughbred Horse Racing | Gulfstream Park
Golden Gate Fields (CA): Golden Gate Fields | Where the Bay comes to Play | Horse Racing
Santa Anita (CA): Santa Anita Live Stream - Santa Anita Park​

Notes:

Canceled: Fair Grounds (LA) and Turfway (KY) canceled their cards for Thursday, Feb. 11 due to rough weather conditions. .
Canceled: Oaklawn (AR) canceled racing from Saturday through Monday (expected rough weather).
Canceled: Delta Downs (LA) for Monday due to weather.
Fox Sports 2 will show four graded stakes from Fair Grounds on Saturday in its five-hour broadcast.
Saturday's graded stakes (9 total):

• Fair Grounds (2, 2, 3, 3);
• Gulfstream (3, 3);
• Laurel (3, 3);
• Santa Anita (2)

Date	Program	Time (ET)	Network/Social Media
THU, Feb. 11	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
FRI, Feb. 12	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
Feb. 12​	"Always Be Racing"	3 p.m.	Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
SAT, Feb. 13	"America's Day at the Races"	2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.	FS2
Feb. 13​	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
SUN, Feb. 14	"America's Day at the Races"	2 p.m.-7 p.m.	FS2
Feb. 14​	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG
MON, Feb. 15	"America's Day at the Races"	1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.	FS2
Feb. 15​	Live coverage of horse racing	post time varies	TVG

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

RISEN STAR STAKES

What: A Grade II Kentucky Derby prep race. The points awarded will be 50-20-10-5 to the top four finishers, respectively. The complete list is in post #1 of this thread.
Where: Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA
When: Saturday, February 13, 2021, Race 13
Time: 6:18 pm Central Time
Who: 3 year-olds
Distance: 1 1/8 mile
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $400,000
TV: TVG (all-day coverage of racing). Fox Sports 2
History: Inaugurated in 1973. No horse has won this race and the Kentucky Derby but in 1988, Risen Star -- for whom the race was eventually named -- won the Preakness and Belmont, 2/3rds of the Triple Crown. Run Dusty Run, in 1977, hit the board in all three legs of the Triple Crown but couldn't win any of those races for some reason. Oh, Seattle Slew.
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PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Starrininmydreams (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	122	Dallas Stewart	12/1
2	Proxy (KY)	John R. Velazquez	122	Michael Stidham	8/1
3	Beep Beep (KY)	Miguel Mena	122	Norm W. Casse	20/1
4	Carillo (KY)	James Graham	122	Thomas M. Amoss	15/1
5	Senor Buscador (KY)	Luis S. Quinonez	122	Todd W. Fincher	6/1
6	Midnight Bourbon (KY)	Joseph Talamo	122	Steven M. Asmussen	6/1
7	O Besos (KY)	Marcelino Pedroza	122	Gregory D. Foley	12/1
8	Sermononthemount (KY)	Declan Carroll	122	Tim Dixon	50/1
9	Defeater (KY)	Diego Saenz	122	Thomas M. Amoss	12/1
10	Santa Cruiser (KY)	Adam Beschizza	122	J. Keith Desormeaux	15/1
11	Mandaloun (KY)	Florent Geroux	122	Brad H. Cox	9/2
12	Keepmeinmind (KY)	David Cohen	122	Robertino Diodoro	3/1
13	Rightandjust (KY)	Mitchell Murrill	122	Shane Wilson	15/1

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

EL CAMINO REAL DERBY

What: A non-graded 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: Golden Gate Fields, Albany + Berkeley, CA
When: Saturday, February 13, 2021, Race 8
Time: 4:37 pm Pacific Time
Who: 3 year-olds
Distance: 1 1/8 mile
Surface: Synthetic
Purse: $100,000
TV: TVG (all-day coverage of racing).
History: Inaugurated in 1982. Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in North America history, has ridden a record nine winners in this race.​

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	Positivity (CA)	Julien Couton	122	Patrick Gallagher	12/1
2	Waspirant (KY)	Assael Espinoza	122	John A. Shirreffs	8/1
3	Tesoro (KY)	Catalino Martinez	122	O. J. Jauregui	20/1
4	It's My House (FL)	William Antongeorgi III	122	Jamey R. Thomas	20/1
5	Petruchio (KY)	Irving Orozco	122	Richard E. Mandella	3/1
6	Play Chicken (CA)	Evin A. Roman	122	Doug F. O'Neill	12/1
7	Javanica (KY)	Frank T. Alvarado	117	Eoin G. Harty	5/2
8	Govenor's Party (CA)	Cristobal Herrera	122	Daniel Franko	50/1
9	Rombauer (KY)	Kyle Frey	122	Michael W. McCarthy	8/5

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Two of the three finalists for 2020 Jockey of the Year:

Joel Rosario will not ride in Arkansas due to weather cancellations. He will ride at Santa Anita and then head to Saudi Arabia for the $20 million Saudi Cup which will be held Feb. 20.

John Velazquez is riding in an international tourney in Saudi Arabia and then will participate in the Feb. 20 $20 million Saudi Cup. He rides at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Tyler Gaffalione won three times. He is fifth in win total this meet.
• Luis Saez also had a 3-win day
• Race 2: The place horse paid $55.80 at 65-to-1. The runner up led in the stretch.
• Handle: $8.8 million.
• Replay show:

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Fair Grounds (Louisiana):

• Canceled: weather.

Turfway (Kentucky):

• Canceled: weather.

Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Florent Georux and Ricardo Santana, Jr. lead the meet with 15 wins apiece.
• Steve Asmussen is lead trainer with 16 wins.
• Canceled: Expected to race Friday but have already canceled Saturday, Sunday and Monday's cards due to weather concerns.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Gulfstream is guaranteeing $6 million in the Pick 6 for Saturday's card. The wager begins with race 7.

Race #	Purse	Race Type	Distance	Surface	Starters	Est. Post EASTERN TIME
Race 1	$27,000	Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	10	12:10 PM
Race 2	$39,000	Maiden Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	7	12:38 PM
Race 3	$19,000	Claiming	1 1/16 Miles	Dirt	7	1:07 PM
Race 4	$47,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 1/8 Miles	Turf	8	1:36 PM
Race 5	$19,000	Maiden Claiming	5 1/2 Furlongs	Dirt	11	2:05 PM
Race 6	$100,000	Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S.	5 Furlongs	Turf	7	2:34 PM
Race 7	$50,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 Mile	Turf	14	3:10 PM
Race 8	$47,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 Mile	Dirt	8	3:41 PM
Race 9	$28,000	Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	14	4:12 PM
Race 10	$53,000	Allowance Optional Claiming	1 Mile	Turf	9	4:44 PM
Race 11	$100,000	Gulfstream Park Sprint S.	6 Furlongs	Dirt	7	5:16 PM
Race 12	$50,000	Maiden Special Weight	1 Mile	Turf	15	5:48 PM

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Late change but Oaklawn canceled today due to weather

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, February 12, 2021

Belmont (New York):

• Schedule 2021: The spring/summer meet will run from April 22 - July 11 and consist of 59 stakes including 11 Grade I offerings. The 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes will be June 5.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: More than $4.5 million.
• Race 4: Mia Bea Star (Eric Cancel/Linda Rice) won and the young ownership group named McCourt Racing is 12-for-36 lifetime. That is a strong figure.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Race 5: The $1 Pick 4 was extravagant at over $33,000. A huge sum for any track.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Handle: Over $4 million.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Handle: $9.2 million.
• Jose Ortiz won three times. Irad Ortiz, Jr. went 7 2-3-1. A good day for the Brothers Ortiz.
• Rainbow Six carryover: Over $1 million. The guarantee for Saturday is $6 million.
  
• Replay show:

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Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Canceled: Weather. The track had already postponed racing from Saturday - Monday.

Fair Grounds (Louisiana):

• Leading jockeys: James Graham (58 wins) and Adam Beschizza (53).
• Leading trainers: Ron Faucheux (26 wins), Thomas Amoss (24) and Brad Cox (23). Steve Asmussen, with 21 wins, is the leaning money earner with $1 million+.

Santa Anita (California):

• Flavien Prat had a riding triple.
• Handle: $6.5 million.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Beholder delivered a Bolt d'Oro filly. It was her fourth foal. She was previously mated with War Front, Curlin and Uncle Mo.

Her offspring:

• 1. Q B One (Uncle Mo) is 3 years old and is supposedly close to making his debut.
• 2. Karin With an I (Curlin) is 2 years old. She is yet unraced.
• 3. Teena Ella (War Front) is a filly yearling.
• 4. unnamed (Bolt d'Oro) is a filly foal.

Beholder is an 11-year-old daughter of Henny Hughes. She retired from racing in 2016. She won 18 of 26 starts with earnings of $6,156,600. She earned Eclipse Awards as the outstanding 2-year-old filly of 2012, 3-year-old filly of 2013, and older female of 2015 and 2016. Not too bad of a resume.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Laurel canceled Saturday's card due to weather. Some races will be shifted to Feb. 20. That day will have many big races including the Saudi Cup.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

no Delta Downs card either

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Aqueduct Racetrack (New York):

• Handle: $8.2 million.
• Race 9: Apex Predator (Dylan Davis/Mitch Friedman) won the finale at 4-to-1 but more notably recorded a win for the first time in his 23 lifetime starts.
• Bill Mott is 27 1-5-4 at the meet. How is that possible? The Hall-of-Fame trainer is having a solid Gulfstream meet.

Laurel Park (Maryland):

• Canceled: weather which included freezing rain, ice and snow.

Tampa Bay Downs (Florida):

• Handle: $6 million.
• No turf: Races were off the turf due to wet weather earlier.
• Samy Camacho won the final two races on the card and took the lead in the riders' standings with 57 wins. Antonio Gallardo has 55 wins.
• Brenda McCarthy trained the winner in the finale, her first win since September at Monmouth (NJ). She has had her training license since 1982 when she won her first race at Meadowlands (NJ).
• Jon Arnett is 96 18-24-13 (19%/57%) during the meet, the first time the Iowa-based trainer has tried the track. He sent horses to New Mexico in the past, too. Good numbers.

Gulfstream Park (Florida):

• Handle: More than $20 million bet.
• Race 11: Mischevious Alex (Irad Ortiz. Jr./Saffie Joseph) won a reduced field of four in the $100,000 Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes at 2-to-5.
• Race 6: Leinster (Luis Saez/Rusty Arnold) won the Grade 3 $100,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint. Leinster was a $75,000 purchase in 2017 and has earned over $764,000.
• Rainbow 6: The total approached $7 million as the horses entered the gate. All winners collected $17,000+.
• Corey Lanerie won twice today and extended his race day winning streak to four. He is about 12% at the meet and that is better than I thought he would do at this tough meet. Good for him!
• Replay show:

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Oaklawn Park (Arkansas):

• Canceled: weather. The track will canceled into Monday's holiday card.

Fair Grounds Race Course (Louisiana):

• Card: Six of the 13 races were stakes including a Kentucky Oaks and a Derby preview.
• Turf: Only two races 9 and 11 -- were held on the turf which played soft today. Some races were switched to dirt.
• Race 7: Just Might (Colby Hernandez/Michelle Lovell) won the $100,000 Colonel Power Stakes.
• Race 9: Dalika (Miguel Mena/Albert Stall, Jr.) won the $100,000 Albert M. Stall Memorial Stakes and withstood an objection from the fourth place finisher. The winning trainer, who was understandably emotional following the win, is the son to the race's namesake. The winning jockey said of the winner “She’s a German-bred so they run over soft goings over in Europe.”
• Race 10: Maxfield (Florent Geroux/Brendan Walsh) won the $200,000 Grade 3 Mineshaft Stakes. The winning horse is 5 5-0-0 lifetime -- including 3-for-3 in graded stakes -- and was considered a strong candidate for last year's Kentucky Derby prior to a cannon bone injury. He also missed the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2019 due to a foot injury. Maxfield is owned by the powerhouse stable of Godolphin who have yet to win a Kentucky Derby.
• Race 11: Captivating Moon (Marcelino Pedroza/Chris Block) was the longest shot on the board at 43-to-1 and circled the field to win the $150,000 Grade 3 Fair Grounds Stakes on a soft turf. Pedroza won a graded stakes for the first time in his 11-year career. The 6-year-old horse paid $89 to win and topped $1 exactas for $465, $1 tris for $3,605.45 and $.10 supers for $4,095.73.
• Race 12: Clairiere (Joe Talamo/Steve Asmussen) won the $200,000 Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes and with it earned 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Oaks. The daughter to Curlin was out for the first time since November and improved to 3 2-1-0.

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• Race 13: Mandaloun (Florent Geroux/Brad Cox) was sent off the favorite and won the $400,000 Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes. With the victory, the connections earned 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby. The son to Into Mischief is 4 3-1-0 lifetime and won a graded stakes for the first time. Well over $2 million bet into the race.

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Delta Downs (Louisiana):

• Canceled: February 15th's card will be canceled due to inclement weather. The track was not scheduled to run today or Sunday.

Golden Gate Fields (California):

• Race 8: Rombauer (Kyle Frey/Michael McCarthy) won the $100,000 non-graded El Camino Real Derby and with it earned 10 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby. Rombauer won for the second time in five starts and snapped a 3-race skid.
• Handle: More than $3 million.

Santa Anita Park (California):

• Race 8: Bob Baffert finished 1-2-3 in the Grade 2 $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes... and he didn't have the favorite who finished seventh out of ninth. Merneith (Edwin Maldonado) at 9-1, Golden Principal (Mike Smith) at 5-1 and Qahira (Joel Rosario) at 3-1 completed the $.50 tri which paid $108.50.
• Race 9: Umberto Rispoli won the finale. The rider took the lead in the jockey standings at the meet with his 27th win. Juan Hernandez has won 26 times.
• The $.20 Pick 6 Jackpot: Each winner collected $32,000+.
• Doug O'Neill won twice and with the victories passed Bob Baffert as the winningest trainer -- to date -- at the meet. O'Neill has 15 wins, Baffert 14.
• Handle: $11,000,000+

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Due to space limitations, key races in the above post are here:

El Camino Real Derby

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Santa Monica Stakes:

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Oaklawn has re-scheduled previously re-scheduled dates.

The $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3), a Kentucky Derby prep, the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) and the $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) will be moved from the re-scheduled date of Saturday, Feb. 20 to Sunday Feb. 21. Weather again could be a hindrance. The 20th just got slightly less hectic with the schedules from across the globe.

Monomoy Girl is expected to race in the Bayakoa. She is 15 13-2-0 with $4.4 million earned and has won 10 of her past 11 starts.

The $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes and the $150,000 Downthedustyroad Stakes, scheduled for Feb. 21, have been moved to Feb. 20.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Laurel canceled racing today (Sunday) due to track conditions resulting from cold and ice.

Laurel is scheduled to run Monday but my guess is that could change.

Many major tracks are scheduled to operate tomorrow on holiday Monday but those who will not race are the two Florida tracks.

Aqueduct and Parx are east coast tracks that are slated to race tomorrow as of now.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Sunday, February 14, 2021

• Javier Castellano, who had hip surgery in December, returns to racing on Wednesday at Gulfstream.

Aqueduct (New York):

• Handle: About $7.7 million.
• Eric Cancel had a 4-win day including a natural hat trick midway in the card. He has the second most wins at the meet with 43.
• Race 8: Nicky the Vest (Kendrick Carmouche/Jonathan Thomas) won the $100,000 Gander Stakes by more than 11 lengths. Runhappy sired a blacktype winner for the first time.

Laurel (Maryland):

• Canceled: weather.

Tampa Bay (Florida):

• Handle: Over $5 million.
• Gerald Bennett, arguably the top trainer at the track the past few years, is 4-2-0 with his past six starters.

Gulfstream (Florida):

• Irad Ortiz, Jr. had four consecutive wins from races 5 through 8. Another powerful achievement for the nation's leading rider.
• Jose Ortiz won the opener and closer.
• Handle: Over $11.9 million. The track handled about $32 million the past two days.
• Race 10: One of the best finishes of the day in which Junior Alvarado at 5-to-1 held on a game Tyler Gaffalione at 13-to-1.

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Oaklawn (Arkansas):

• Canceled: weather.

Sam Houston (Texas):

• Announcement: Purses will increase the remainder of the meet due to a stellar handle which is 40% higher than last year. On Jan. 31, the track handled over $5 million which set a mark for one day.

Santa Anita (California):

• Handle: $11.5 million+.
• Flavien Prat won four times including a natural hat trick to end the card.
• Race 7: Going Global (Flavien Prat/Phil D'Amato) won the $100,000 Grade 3 Sweet Life Stakes at 8-to-1. The Irish-bred was out for the fifth time but first time in the USA.

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The information pertaining to the $20,000,000 Saudi Cup and cards for February 19 and 20 will be released during the week. For now:

• Per Horseracingnation

Horse [TBODY] [/TBODY] Trainer [TBODY] [/TBODY] [TBODY] [/TBODY] [TBODY] [/TBODY] Alzahzaah S. Alotalbi Tacitus W. Mott Simsir F. Nass Mishriff J. Gosden Military Law M. Mheiri Great Scot A. Al-Kahtani Global Giant J. Gosden Extra Elusive R. Charlton Bangkok A. Balding Knicks Go B. Cox Sleepy Eyes Todd M. Silva Max Player S. Asmussen Chuwa Wizard R. Okubo Charlatan B. Baffert [TBODY] [/TBODY]

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Among the riders currently based in the U.S. who are scheduled to ride in Saudi Arabia are Joel Rosario. John Velazquez and Umberto Rispoli with additional names to come.

 

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As of now, Laurel is a go for today.

Fair Grounds is scheduled to race.