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In This Issue:
Ny Traffic, Tonalist’s Breeze
Dogtag Best in Possibly Perfect
Man in the Can in Blue Grass S.
Flora Fantasy Wins Fifth Straight
Ward ‘n Jerry in San Juan Cap
Banks Island Wins at Churchill
Tiz the Law/ RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO Gulfstream Park Charts Tiz the Law Posts Final Tampa Bay Charts Breeze for Belmont Stakes Track Results & Entries BY NYRA PRESS OFFICE ______in 1:00.53 on Monday on the Belmont Florida Stallion Progeny List ELMONT, NY— Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the main, was eager to work once released Law breezed a half-mile Sunday on Big from the pony. Florida Breeders’ List Sandy in his final preparation for the $1 “When Barclay turned me loose, he got million Belmont Stakes (Grade 1), to be strong a little bit, but when we passed the Wire to Wire Business Place held without spectators, on Saturday at seven-eighths to the three-quarters he set - Belmont Park. tled down a little bit and he did it nice,” Jockey Manny Franco was aboard Tiz said Franco. “He did it really well and real - Featured Advertisers the Law who visited the Belmont main ly easy, so I’m very happy with the work.” Tiz the Law prepared for his sophomore track at 5:30 a.m. The Constitution bay, Bloodstockauction USA working solo from the half-mile pole, season at Palm Meadows Training Center breezed through splits of :26.50, :50.42 in Boynton Beach, Fla., which began at FTBOA and out in 1:03.12. Gulfstream Park with a convincing three- Florida Department of Agriculture Trainer Barclay Tagg said he was length score in the Grade 3 Holy Bull in pleased with the colt’s final prep. February which garnered a career-best 100 Berrettini Feed “He went well. We weren’t looking for Beyer Speed Figure. Last out, he romped Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply the nine-furlong Grade 1 Florida Derby by anything special today,” Tagg said. Seminole Feed Tiz the Law, who worked five-eighths See TIZ THE LAW on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Tiz the Law
Continued from COVER four-and-a-half lengths on March 28. Tiz the Law will travel the same distance on Saturday in the Belmont Stakes, which will be run at nine furlongs around one turn as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history. The probable field for the Belmont Stakes currently stands at eight horses, including Dr Post (Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz, Jr.), Farmington Road (Pletcher, Javier Castellano), Jungle Runner (Steve Asmussen, Reylu Gutierrez), Max Player (Linda Rice, Joel Rosario), Pneumatic (Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, Jr.), Sole Volante (Patrick Biancone, Luca Panici), Tap It to Win (Mark Casse, John Velazquez) and Tiz the Law (Barclay Tagg, Manny Franco). Modernist, trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, is on the bubble. Tagg said he would prefer to receive an outside post for Tiz the Law at Wednesday’s post position draw. “I’d like to be in 5, 6 or 7. I’d like him to be outside,” said Tagg. The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, rescheduled from May 2 to Sept. 5, will go as the second leg of the Classic series, with the Preakness Stakes (G1), originally slat - ed for May 16, to close out the Triple Crown on Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course. As the exclusive broadcast partner of the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown, NBC Sports will present live coverage from Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes Day beginning at 2:45 p.m. Eastern. Modernist Breezes But Belmont Stakes Still in Question Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott sent out Pam and Martin Wygod’s graded stakes-winner Modernist to the Belmont Park main track for a five-furlong breeze on Sunday morning. Under mostly sunny skies, the graded stakes-winning son of Uncle Mo, piloted by regular rider Junior Alvarado, worked in tandem with two-time graded stakes-winner Tacitus, who was piloted by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, recording a :24.40 opening quarter before finishing off their breeze in :59.20 and galloped out in 1:11.40 over a main track rated “fast.” The moves were the fastest of 16 recorded works at the distance. “He broke off in a nice rhythm and turning for home I was one length behind Tacitus,” Alvarado said. “As soon as we turned in, we got together and galloped out. I thought the work was extremely good.”
Bill Mott/ COGLIANESE PHOTO Mott did not confirm Modernist for the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 20, but said that a start in the American classic remains a possibility. The Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby, slated for June 27, also is in play for Modernist. “We’re going to have an owner conversation before too long,” Mott said. “The work looked good, nice and smooth. Modernist and Tacitus both worked together and looked great. They finished See BELMONT STAKES on page 5
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Back to Top Page 5 Belmont Stakes Continued from page 3 Churchill Downs, where he was forwardly placed along the rail, up well, galloped out nice and strong.” battled down the stretch with Ny Traffic but was passed up by Modernist is currently sixth on the Road to the Kentucky Maxfield, who won under a hand ride. Derby with a total of 70 qualifying points toward the ‘Run for the Pneumatic last appeared on the work tab on Monday, June 8, Roses’. In the Louisiana Derby, Modernist fell victim to a wide where he drilled through five furlongs in 59.80 over the Churchill trip during the mile-and-three-sixteenths journey, but still man - Downs main track. aged to come up a strong third finishing four-and-a-quarter Winchell Thoroughbreds’ racing and bloodstock manager lengths in arrears of winner Wells Bayou. David Fiske said Pneumatic had also been under consideration for Should Modernist enter the Belmont Stakes, he will attempt to the Grade 3 Ohio Derby, slated for June 27, give Mott his second win in the American Classic. He saddled Prior to his graded stakes debut in the Matt Winn, the lightly- Drosselmeyer to victory in the 2010 edition. raced Pneumatic broke his maiden at first asking over the Oaklawn Park main track defeating next-out winners Skol Factor Gutierrez Earns First Belmont Stakes Mount and Liam’s Pride en route to a victory against winners over the on Jungle Runner Hot Springs oval defeating stakes-winner Captain Bombastic by Jockey Reylu Gutierrez has maintained an even keel despite two-and-a-half lengths. the natural fluctuations in a young rider’s career. That tenacity has Jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. will have the mount aboard paid off in a big way. Pneumatic for the Belmont Stakes. Gutierrez was a finalist for the Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice in 2018, earned his first graded stakes win in 2019 and Farmington Road, Dr Post Breeze in Company has become a regular on the NYRA circuit, garnering a place in for Belmont Stakes one of the world’s most competitive jockey colonies. The Todd Pletcher-trained pair of Farmington Road and Dr Now, another milestone has come for Gutierrez: his first mount Post worked a half-mile in company in :48.87 on the Belmont Park in an American Classic, as Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen main track Saturday in preparation for the $1 million Belmont tabbed the 23-year-old to ride Jungle Runner in the 152nd Stakes (Grade 1) to be run on June 20. Belmont Stakes on June 20. Under mostly sunny skies and over a fast main track, stakes- “I’m kind of speechless. I was working the horse for the placed Farmington Road and stakes-winner Dr Post worked in tan - Belmont Stakes, but I was assuming I was working him just to get dem following the renovation break, with Hall of Fame jockey him ready,” Gutierrez said. “It’s an incredible opportunity. I’m super excited.” A native of Rochester, New York, Gutierrez took a non-tradi - tional path to his career, first attending Cortland State University, where he graduated with a degree in exercise physiology. The son of trainer Luis Gutierrez and the nephew of jockey Jose Gutierrez, Reylu started riding in 2017, winning just once in 61 starts. But in 2018, Gutierrez made 843 starts and won 109 races, earning more than $3.3 million. His wins and earnings ranked sec - ond among all apprentices in 2018. In 2019, he won his first grad - ed stakes aboard Do Share in the Grade 3 Tom Fool Handicap.
Farmington Road/ COGLIANESE PHOTO Javier Castellano and Irad Ortiz, Jr aboard, respectively. The duo reached the wire together and galloped out strongly. Pletcher said all went well with their final preparation for the Belmont Stakes, slated as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for Pneumatic/ COADY PHOTO the first time ever. “I was very pleased with the work. I was a little concerned Pneumatic Confirmed for G1 Belmont Stakes going in, working the two horses together but I felt like that was Solid training in addition to changes made to the list of proba - the best matchup for each horse,” Pletcher said. “They worked in ble entrants for the Belmont Stakes has given the connections of company together last week at Palm Beach Downs and it seemed graded stakes-placed Pneumatic enough confidence to send the to go well. sophomore son of Uncle Mo to the Empire State for the American “I thought both horses relaxed nicely in the early part of their Classic. work, finished up strongly and galloped out very, very nice. All in Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, who saddled all, it went well.” Creator to a 16-1 upset victory in the 2016 Belmont Stakes, Pneumatic was recently third in the Grade 3 Matt Winn at See BELMONT STAKES on page 7
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Back to Top Page 7 Belmont Stakes Continued from page 5 Both Farmington Road and Dr Post are sired by last year’s lead - up fourth. ing Grade 1-producer Quality Road, who coincidentally also was “Solid effort in the Arkansas Derby and I think it was a tough conditioned by Pletcher during his racing years. track to make up a lot of ground,” Pletcher said. “He’s got a good “You can see similarities in both of them to their sire,” Pletcher three-eighths mile run and we have to time it just right. The main said. “I would say that Dr Post looks more like Quality Road thing is getting a track that suits that style and an honest pace. because he’s a bit of a bigger horse, but you can definitely see a That’s what he really needs.” similarity in both of them.” Dr Post, owned by Vincent Viola’s St Elias Stable, has done no Max Player Breezes Six Furlongs in wrong in his pair of starts this year. He emerged off a nearly nine- Final Belmont Prep month layoff with a second-out graduation at Gulfstream Park on George E. Hall’s Grade 3 Withers-champ Max Player breezed March 29 going seven furlongs before stretching out to two turns six furlongs in 1:12.25 Saturday morning on Big Sandy in prepa - in winning his stakes debut in the Unbridled Stakes at the South ration for the Belmont Stakes. Florida oval. Max Player will be trainer Linda Rice’s first Belmont Stakes “Dr Post is doing great. The entrant since Supervisor finished longer we have him, the more he fifth in 2003. His owner, George reminds us of his sire Quality E. Hall, has enjoyed success in Road,” Pletcher said. “The thing the Classic, with Ruler On Ice we really liked about the capturing the 2011 edition. Unbridled was, especially lead - Rice said she was impressed ing into a race like the Belmont, with Max Player’s final Belmont it was only his second start of Stakes prep, working solo under the year and third career start, exercise rider Oscar Gomez. but he got so much out of that “He went the first three- race and so much education it eighths in :36 [and 3/5s] and I was almost like an extra start.” instructed Oscar to ask him to A $400,000 purchase from finish a little bit from the six - the Hunter Valley Farm consign - teenth pole through the wire,” ment barn at the 2018 Rice said. “We did the same Keeneland September Yearling thing 10 days ago and we just Sale, Dr Post is out of the grad - wanted to let him stretch out a lit - ed stakes-winning Hennessy tle bit on the main track. He went broodmare Mary Delaney. :59 [and 3/5s] and out in 1:12 Owned by Aron Wellman’s Max Player/ CHELSEA DURAND PHOTO [and 1/5] for three-quarters. It Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, seems fast, but the clockers told Robert LaPenta and Chrysalis Stables, Farmington Road, current - me the track is very fast today. He went very well.” ly 24th on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 15 Max Player closed to finish second on debut in November at points, will be attempting a first stakes victory. Parx in a one-mile maiden and graduated at second asking on Dec. “We felt like he could be the horse that would really enjoy the 17 over a sloppy Parx surface ahead of his Withers win. mile-and-a-half,” Pletcher said. “But since that’s not an option Rice said Max Player has matured mentally and physically we’re hoping that the mile-and-an-eighth, if he gets a good honest heading into the biggest race of his career. pace to run at, he would certainly benefit from that. He’s got a “He’s grown up a lot,” Rice said. “He’s changed tremendously patented style; he’s going to drop back and make one run. We just since he was a 2-year-old. He ran at Parx twice and was very green need a good solid pace to come back to him a little bit.” then. We used to breeze him in company to get him focused and Pletcher said he was satisfied with Farmington Road’s last out at this point he’s changed a lot mentally and physically.” run in the Arkansas Derby, where he was last early off a moderate Max Player is currently 32nd on the Kentucky Derby leader - pace, began making up ground approaching the far turn, ending board with 10 points. FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes at Gulfstream Park Date Race Name Conditions Distance Purse 8-1 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Dr. Fager 2yo* 6 fur. $100,000 8-1 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Desert Vixen 2yo fillies* 6 fur. $100,000 8-29 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Affirmed 2yo* 7 fur. $200,000 8-29 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Susan’s Girl 2yo fillies* 7 fur. $200,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes In Reality 2yo* 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes My Dear Girl 2yo fillies* 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 9-26 FTBOA Fla. Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir 3yo & older* 1 mile $150,000 * FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes eligible horses
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Back to Top Page 9 Ny Traffic, Tonalist’s Shape Breeze Sunday at Gulfstream
BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE ______Gulfstream Jan. 11. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. sent Ny Traffic Ny Traffic currently ranks seventh with 70 Kentucky Derby and Tonalist’s Shape to the Gulfstream Park racetrack Sunday qualifying points. morning to prepare for upcoming preps for the Kentucky Derby Slam Dunk Racing, Doug Branham and Legacy Racing Inc.’s presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) and Longines Kentucky Tonalist’s Shape breezed a half-mile in :46.75, the fastest of 68 Oaks (G1), respectively. recorded at the distance, follow - John Fanelli, Cash Is King ing up a three-furlong workout in LLC, LC Racing and Paul a solid :35.50 a week earlier. Braverman’s Ny Traffic returned “She was never a super work to the worktab for the first time horse, but her last two works have since finishing second in the May been really good,” Joseph said. 23 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at “We haven’t decided where we’re Churchill Downs. The son of going to go. The [Grade 1] Acorn Cross Traffic breezed three-fur - [June 20 at Belmont Park] is a longs in :37.50. possibility. Maybe the [Grade 1] “He went an easy three- Ashland [Aug. 1 at Keeneland]. eighths,” Joseph said. “We’re not There’s an outside possibility she sure where we’re going to go yet – could go in the [Grade 3] probably the [Grade 2] Blue Delaware Oaks [July 4 at Grass, [July 11 at Keeneland], the Delaware Park].” [Grade 1] Haskell [July 18 at Tonalist’s Shape is coming off Monmouth Park], the [Grade 3] a sharp, three-and-three-quarters- Indiana Derby [July 8 at Indiana length victory in the May 15 Grand] or the [Grade 3] Ohio Hollywood Wildcat Stakes, her Derby [June 27 at Thistledown]. Ny Traffic/ RYAN THOMPSON PHOTO first around two turns, rebound - We’re going to talk it over.” ing from sustaining her first Ny Traffic, who finished a length behind Maxfield in the Matt career loss in the March 28 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2). The Winn previously finished second, a length-and-a-half behind Kentucky-bred filly had won her first five starts, including victo - Wells Bayou in the Louisiana Derby (G2), and third in the Risen ries in the Forward Gal (G3) and the Davona Dale (G2) during the Star (G2) won by Modernist at Fair Grounds. In his first start for 2019-2020 Championship Meet at Gulfstream. Joseph, he scored a front-running, six-and-three-quarter-lengths Tonalist’s Shape currently ranks sixth with 60 Kentucky Oaks romp in a mile-and-one-sixteenth optional claiming allowance at qualifying points. Dogtag Much the Best in Possibly Perfect BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE ____ into, she unfurled a dazzling turn of foot ARCADIA, CA— Heavily favored Dogtag, around the turn and hit the front turning for trained by Richard Mandella, rallied from home, from where she was not seriously mid-pack to take Sunday’s $75,000 Possibly challenged. Perfect Stakes by a length-and-a-quarter, A handy, length-and-a-half second con - thus providing Santa Anita’s runaway lead - dition allowance-winner while pressing the ing rider Flavien Prat with his fourth win of pace at a flat mile at here on May 16, the day and his 79th victory through 56 rac - Dogtag, a 4-year-old filly by War Front who ing days. is owned by her breeder, LNJ Foxwoods, With a hillside start, Dogtag was allowed was off as the 4-5 favorite in a field of seven to settle into stride in the first run by the fillies and mares and paid $3.60. wire as Prat had her on a long rein, about “She was very professional and she han - three-and-a-half lengths off pacesetter dled the course beautifully,” Prat said. “The Desert Oasis heading into the far turn. mile-and-a-quarter is always a question, but Despite the fact Dogtag had moderate quar - just about everybody was trying it for the ter-mile fractions of :23.70 and :48.20 to run See DOGTAG on page 12 Dogtag/ BENOIT PHOTO
Back to Top Page 10 Man in the Can Targets Blue Grass Stakes Following Friday Victory BY CHURCHILL DOWNS PRESS OFFICE ______only 34 one-hundredths of a second off the track record after he LOUISVILLE, KY— JRita Young Thoroughbreds’ four-time winner blitzed a final time of 1:41.35 for a mile-and-one-sixteenth. Man in the Can will take his next step on the Road to the Kentucky “He’s certainly getting better at the right time,” trainer Tommy Derby in the $600,000 Blue Grass Drury said. “That is as impressive as it gets to kick clear as he did. (Grade 2) to be run July 11 at Keeneland I asked Bruce to let us enjoy this one for following his length-and-a-half a couple of days and then we’d get allowance victory Friday at Churchill together and talk about our next Downs. options.” “That sure was an impressive turn of The next stop on the Road to the foot,” trainer Ron Moquett said. “I was - Kentucky Derby is Saturday’s $1 mil - n’t expecting him to go off as that big of lion Belmont Stakes (G1), which is a favorite but he ran against some stiff expected to be headlined by Curlin Arky-bred competition in his last couple Florida Derby (G1) winner Tiz the Law. of starts at Oaklawn. I think the bettors saw that before the race and that’s why Factor This Breezes he ended up going off favorite. He defi - For Wise Dan nitely deserves a shot in the Blue Grass. Gaining Ground Racing’s multiple There have been so many top Kentucky graded stakes-winner Factor This final - Derby contenders that have gone off the ized his preparation for Saturday’s trail this week that it’s really anyone’s $200,000 Wise Dan presented by Ford game.” (G2) with a solid half-mile move in :48 The rescheduled Blue Grass will Sunday morning over the Matt Winn award the top four finishers 100-40-20- Turf Course at Churchill Downs. 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky With his regular pilot Shaun Man in the Can/ COADY PHOTO Derby. Should Man in the Can qualify Bridgmohan in the saddle, Factor This’ for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve work was the fastest of 10 horses at the distance, which included (G1), he would become the first Arkansas-bred to run in the race six of his stablemates for trainer Brad Cox. since Barbizon Streak, who finished 16th in 1971. “Each time he works he seems to get better,” Bridgmohan said. Another improving 3-year-old who won an allowance event “He looks like a more mature and filled-out horse this year than last.” this week at Churchill Downs was Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector. Among the other Cox horses to record turf works were multiple The 3-year-old son of Bernardini collected his third lifetime vic - graded stakes winners Beau Recall (Ire) (:50), Juliet Foxtrot (GB) tory with a powerful, six-and-a-half-length score on Saturday, (:49.60) and Mr. Misunderstood (:48). Flora Fantasy Wins Fifth Straight in Gulfstream Feature BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______Fillupcohensapiker, Calinas Song and Midnight Miracle. C and C Equine LLC’s Flora Fantasy extended her winning Flora Fantasy was the odds-on favorite and returned $3.60 to win. streak to five Sunday at Gulfstream Park as the Florida-bred mare By Cowtown Cat out of Kat Princess, by El Prado (Ire), Flora won the featured ninth race Sunday, a first tier, $25,000 optional Fantasy has been popular to more than just her mutuel window back - claiming race for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older going ers having been claimed in her three previous starts, all for $16,000 six furlongs for a purse of $47,000. out of first level optional claiming races, the last of which came on Jockey Joseph Trejos had Flora Fantasy racing in sixth-place May 29 when taken by current conditioner Marcial Navarro. down the backstretch as fellow Florida-bred Over Gators led the Bred in Florida by Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti field of eight through fractions of :22.87 for the first two furlongs and Alexandro Centofanti, Flora Fantasy has now won 11 of 32 and the half-mile in :45.75. career starts while earning $319,037. She is undefeated in five Flora Fantasy began to advance approaching the turn, split starts this year. horses on the bend and was up to challenge Over Gators for the Flora Fantasy began her five-race winning streak on Feb. 23 at lead as they straightened up for the stretch run. Flora Fantasy took Gulfstream Park when she took a first level, $20,000 optional over in the final eighth-mile and drew off to a four-and-three- claiming race by three-quarters-of-a-length going six furlongs. quarter-length victory ahead of Over Gators in second in a run - Her next three races all came in first level, $16,000 optional ning time of 1:10.79 on the fast track. Over Gators was second, claiming races and she was claimed out of all three. nearly three lengths ahead of Champagne Bliss in third. She was also claimed for $16,000 out of her last race of 2019 They were followed in order by Assail, Sweetly Maid, so she has now changed hands after four of her last six starts.
Back to Top Page 11 San Juan Capistrano Florida Sire Stakes Ideal for Ward ‘n Jerry BY SANTA ANITA PRESS OFFICE ___ Williams founded the Idaho Timber SERIESIn its nearly 40 yearSWEEPS history, only ARCADIA, CA— There’s an old saying in Corporation, which grew into one of the 11 horses have swept the series. top 10 private corporations in Idaho. racing about a horse that “can run all day,” 2016 2013 and it applies wholeheartedly to Ward ‘n Should Puype capture the San Juan, it Jerry, a 7-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit would still leave him in pursuit of a record whose forte is marathon turf races. that will never be broken, established by That’s why the gelding owned and bred Charlie Whittingham, who won the race a by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams is coming remarkable 14 times. back on a quick turnaround in next Snow Chief Marks Debut Sunday’s traditional closing day feature, for Margot’s Boy Three Rules Scandalous Act the Grade 3 San Juan Capistrano Stakes at Margot’s Boy goes for his fourth 2011 2010 a mile-and-three-quarters on turf. straight victory and his first stakes triumph One might say Ward ‘n Jerry tuned up in Saturday’s $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes for the race in his last start on June 6 when at a mile-and-an-eighth on turf. he made a mild rally to finish fifth in the The race is named for the Eclipse one-mile Crystal Water Stakes under 126 Award winner as champion 3-year-old pounds. male of 1986 who retired in 1987 as the “That wasn’t quite his distance,” said all-time California-bred earnings leader Fort Loudon Awesome Feather Mike Puype, who sent out Ward ‘n Jerry to with $3,383,210. 2009 2008 win the Grade 3 San Luis Rey Stakes at a He was trained by Mel Stute. mile-and-a-half on grass March 21 at Owned and bred by Alfred Pais (pro - Santa Anita. “There’s not really anything at nounced pie-EEZ), Margot’s Boy’s style is Del Mar at a distance he likes so we have one of catch me if you can. In his last three nothing to lose coming back here in just races, he went to the front and stayed there, two weeks. although at a mile-and-one-eighth the “Looking at the field, there’s not that Snow Chief will mark his longest race yet. Jackson Bend Big Drama many horses of quality that can run that “We’ll see how it develops; he doesn’t far, either. It’s a good spot. He’s going to be have to be in front,” trainer Craig Lewis said. 2004 2003 pretty tough to beat in there.” “But I prefer to be in front if nobody In 21 career races, Ward ‘n Jerry has else wants to be there and if he doesn’t won six, with two seconds and three thirds have to go too fast.” for earnings of $375,579. All but his first Drayden Van Dyke has ridden Margot’s three races—all sprints—have come on Boy in all of his races and will be aboard turf, the last 18 in a row at a mile or longer. again Saturday in the Snow Chief, one in Puype, 53, a native of Phoenix, has the lucrative Golden State Series, this Aclassysassylassy Sir Oscar been training since 1986, and has the restricted to 3-year-olds. 2000 1997 utmost respect for Mr. and Mrs. Williams. “I won’t have to tell Drayden anything,” “I’ve been with them a long time,” he said. Lewis said. “He knows the horse very well. “They’re great clients.” He’s a smart rider; I’m sure everything will They live in Boise, Id., and in 1979, be fine.
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Back to Top Page 12 Banks Island Wins Sunday Feature at Churchill BY CHURCHILL DOWNS PRESS OFFICE ______turn and grabbed the lead with a furlong to run en route to a LOUISVILLE, KY— Godolphin’s 3-year-old homebred Banks Island length-and-a-quarter win over American Butterfly in Sunday’s sat behind the leading pack, circled four-wide leaving the final $81,585 allowance feature at Churchill Downs. Ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. and trained by Brendan Walsh, Banks Island clocked six-and-a-half furlongs over a fast track in 1:16.64 to score his second win in six starts. The $46,212 winner’s share of the purse jumped his earnings to $104,562. It was the son of Tapit’s first start in 170 days since breaking his maiden in New Orleans in late December. “He’s a super tough horse,” Walsh said. “His race down at Fair Grounds was really impressive when it was taken off the turf. He had a setback in February and we really didn’t crank on him hard for this start today which made it more impressive the way he was able to win.” Banks Island was let go at 14-1 in the field of 11 three-year-olds and paid $30.20 to win. Toledo, the 7-5 favorite, finished fifth. Betting at Churchill Downs on Sunday totaled $7,838,147. Leading rider Tyler Gaffalione won four races on the 10-race card. Also, trainer Dale Romans won two races – the first with Lele ($9.20) and fourth with Clifton Park ($9.60) – to regain the crown as Churchill Downs’ all-time leading trainer from Steve Asmussen. It was the South Louisville native’s 739th and 740th wins, respectively – one more than Asmussen, who passed him for the title on Friday. Sunday’s 50-cent Late Pick 5 paid $2,690.70. A total of $1,227,201 in new money was bet into the pool, which featured a
Banks Island/ COADY PHOTO $163,012 carryover. July Sale Catalog Now Online Dogtag BY OBS PRESS OFFICE ______OCALA, FL—The catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Continued from page 9 Company’s 2020 July Sale of Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing first time and the way she relaxed, it was no problem at all. Age is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. When I asked her around the turn, she took me to the lead very Supplemental entries are being accepted until June 19. nice, it looks like she’s got a big future.” There are 988 2-year-olds and 12 older horses cataloged for Out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Diamond Necklace, the three-day sale, rescheduled from its original June dates, with Dogtag who was Grade III stakes placed last July at Saratoga all sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m. Hips 1 – 360 will sell on when trained by Chad Brown, picked up her third ungraded Tuesday, July 14; Hips 361 – 720 will be offered on Wednesday, stakes win today in her third start for Mandella and improved July 15 and Hips 721 – 1003 plus supplements will sell on her overall mark to four wins from nine starts. With the winner’s Thursday, July 16. share of $48,360, Dogtag increased her earnings to $247,511. There are six Under Tack Sessions. Hips 1 – 180 will go to the “She seems to be getting better and better,” Mandella said. track on Monday, July 6, Hips 181 – 360 will work on Tuesday, “I thought she’d break sharp and be on the lead, but Flavien got July 7, Hips 361 – 540 will breeze on Wednesday, July 8, Hips her to settle real nice, which was good. He usually does the 541 – 720 work on Thursday, July 9, Hips 721 – 900 will breeze right thing. We’ll go ahead and point to the John Mabee [G2, on Friday, July 10 and Hips 901 – 1003 plus supplements will go Sept. 5] at Del Mar.” on Saturday, July 11. All Under Tack sessions begin at 7:30 a.m. Ridden by Tiago Pereira, Don’t Blame Judy rallied from next The Under Tack Show and Sale will be streamed live via the to last to finish second, besting a late closing Pretty Point by a OBS website as well as the DRF, TDN and BloodHorse websites. head. OBS will again offer Online Bidding during the July Sale. With three days remaining in the current stand which con - Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain cludes next Sunday, Prat has built an unsurmountable 23 length bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their advantage over Abel Cedillo, 83-60. credentials. For complete information on registration and online Racing resumes on Friday with first post time for a nine- bidding please go to the OBS website at: race card at 1 p.m. https://www.obssales.com/2020/06/obs-online-bidding/
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