What next for Two Step Salsa?
Two Step Salsa overcame a slow start and an inside post Sunday to win the Grade 3 Laz Barrera by three lengths at Hollywood Park. The winner’s share of $64,320 boosted Two Step Salsa’s earnings to $139,730. Next for the horse will be the Grade 3 Affirmed Handicap on June 15. Trainer Juli... read more
Sunday’s stakes races schedule
*-Tokai TV Hai Tokai S. (Jpn-G2) CYO, $1,165,456, 3&up, 11.5f. *-Boylesports Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) CUR, $614,080, 3yo, f, 8f. *-Tattersalls Gold Cup (Ire-G1) CUR, $460,560, 4&up, 10f. *-Vagrancy H. (G2) Bel, $150,000g, 3&up, f&m, 6.5f. *-Connaught Cup S. (Can-G3) WO, $1... read more
Saturday’s stakes races schedule
*-Boylesports Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) CUR, $614,080, 3yo, c&f, 8f. *-*-Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000 (Aus-G1) DOO, $608,270, 3&up, 6.5f. *-My Juliet S. Pha, $250,000g, 3&up, f&m, 6f. *-American 1000 Guineas S. AP, $200,000a, 3yo, f, 8f. *-Ridgewood Pearl S. (Ire-G3) CUR,... read more
Big Brown jogs at Belmont
Only in horse racing could a workout be news, but Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown returned to the track Wednesday morning for the first time since his victory in last Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, jogging once around Belmont Park’s sloppy 1 1/2-mile oval. Michelle Nevin, Big Brown’s ... read more
Kentucky could change steroid policy
Members of a Kentucky panel that oversees drug rules for horse racing got into a lively discussion Tuesday about whether the timing is right to tighten the reins on steroid use among thoroughbreds. The Equine Drug Research Council is trying to determine whether Kentucky should become the 11th state ... read more
Bit of Whimsy to race in Just a Game Stakes
Bit of Whimsy will skip Saturday’s Sheepshead Bay Handicap and point instead to the Grade 1, $400,000 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont on June 7. Robin Smullen, assistant to trainer Barclay Tagg, said that the faster pace scenario in the one-mile Just a Game may suit Bit of Whimsy better than the... read more
Denis of Cork pointed toward Belmont
Southwest Stakes winner Denis of Cork, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby, worked five furlongs in 1:01 on a fast track at Churchill Downs on Monday. The move, under jockey James Lopez, ranked fifth out of 31 at the distance. The horse is being pointed toward the Belmont Stakes on June 7. R... read more
Big Brown leaves for NY
Preakness and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown left the Pimlico Race Course stakes barn on Monday and headed for New York and the June 7 Belmont Stakes. “I am feeling pretty confident about things,” trainer Rick Dutrow said. “I can see that he is sharp. Yesterday he was bouncing and... read more
Racecar Rhapsody doubtful for Belmont
Trainer Kenny McPeek said Racecar Rhapsody, who ran fourth in the Preakness, ate well after the race and looked good early Sunday morning when he was shipped back to Louisville. McPeek added that he might also consider running Racecar Rhapsody in the Belmont. “We’re not going to rule it ... read more
Macho Again’s plans up in air
Macho Again, a surprising second in Saturday’s Preakness, came out of the race in good order and was shipped back to trainer Dallas Stewart’s barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning. “He looked to be fine,” Stewart said. “He ate well (Saturday) night. Of course, we didn&#... read more