Catch a Glimpse has achieved much in her brief career. Undefeated in six career outings on turf, the three-year-old filly is also the reigning Canadian Horse of the Year. The next frontier is a win over males, which the Mark Casse trainee will attempt to do Saturday in the $500,000 Penn Mile (G3)...
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Catch a Glimpse ready to take on the boys in the Penn Mile
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
Limousine Liberal, Union Jackson square off in Aristides
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
Limousine Liberal is seeking a rebound while Union Jackson makes his stakes debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Aristides (G3) at Churchill Downs. And connections are hoping to use the 6-furlong race as a springboard toward a Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) berth this fall. The Aristides drew seven horses,...
Exaggerator jogs over training track; Creator, Cherry Wine and Brody’s Cause arrive at Belmont
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
Edited Press Release Exaggerator diverged slightly from his regular routine by hitting the Belmont Park training track for the first time just after 9 a.m. (ET) Wednesday morning, jogging two miles around the surface. Julie Clark, assistant to trainer Keith Desormeux, was pleased with the effort...
Lani breezes five furlongs for Belmont Stakes
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
Edited Press Release Koji Maeda's Japanese import Lani turned in a characteristically lengthy breeze early Wednesday morning over Belmont Park’s fast main track, his penultimate work for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11. After walking a lap around the 1 1/2-mile oval, the Kentucky-...
Gift Box impressive in return; Runaway Forest, Epping Forest sharp debut winners at Belmont
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
BELMONT NOTEBOOK There was no graded racing during the Holiday weekend at Belmont Park. Track Stats A total of 47 races were held at the Elmont, New York venue, with favorites winning at a 32 percent rate and the top two betting choices combining for 53 percent of the wins during the week. From...
Churchill announces 4 percent overnight purse increase
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Posted Wednesday, June 1
Edited Press Release Effective Thursday, Churchill Downs will raise overnight race purse offerings 4 percent thanks to record Kentucky Derby (G1) week business levels. Purses for overnight races -- which include overnight stakes, allowance, maiden special weight, claiming and maiden claiming...
Wild About Deb joins Belmont Stakes mix
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Posted Tuesday, May 31
After breezing six furlongs in 1:13.20 Tuesday morning, according to Churchill Downs’ clockers, Peter Pan (G2) third-placer Wild About Deb appears likely to contest the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 11. “It was a really good breeze,” trainer Phil D’Amato told DRF. “We got him in seven...
Ellis Park purses receive boost, Juvenile revived
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Posted Tuesday, May 31
Edited Press Release Ellis Park president Ron Geary, well-versed as a horse player and handicapper, is betting that this summer will be his best meet since buying the track nestled on the Ohio River in 2006. In fact, by featuring enhanced purses for horsemen, restoration of a two-year-old...
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Ed DeRosa The Director of Marketing for Bloodstock Research Information Services (BRIS) and a lifelong Thoroughbred racing enthusiast and astute handicapper, Ed joined Churchill Downs Inc. following nine years as a writer and editor with Thoroughbred Times.
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Jill Byrne A television racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Jill has earned acclaim and a loyal audience throughout Thoroughbred racing.
