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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Entering off consecutive graded victories, Glassman Racing's Play the Music looks to keep her hot streak alive when she faces 11 fillies and mares in the $135,000 Hendrie Stakes (G3) at Woodbine.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Gearing up for a start at Saratoga, the fast and consistent 4-year-old filly Alva Starr (Lord Nelson) was euthanized Wednesday at Delaware Park after what was supposed to be a routine workout. “It was a regular work and everything was going fine,” said owner Dale Ladner. “There were no issues. Then, turning for home she switched leads and there was a problem with her right rear. “Obviously, it had to be pretty bad for us to make the decision to put her down. This is the first time I have ever been in a situation like this. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I feel so bad for (trainer) Brett Brinkman, her exercise rider, her groom and everyone else who worked with her. I'm completely devastated. I have a small stable and never had a horse like her before. You have to be a special animal to win a Grade I.” Bred by Ladner and Brinkman, the Kentucky-bred broke her maiden at two at Delaware Park. It was her only start of the year, but she was just getting started. Her first stakes win came in the Dashing Beauty Stakes at Delaware and she followed that up with a blowout win in the GII Raven Run Stakes for her first graded win. She was even better this year, winning the GI Madison Stakes at Keeneland, followed by a second-place showing in the GI Derby City Distaff Stakes at Churchill Downs. In what would turn out to be her final start, she won the June 5 Rehoboth Stakes at Delaware. In 10 career starts she had never finished worse than second. “We were ready to take her up to Saratoga and run in the Honorable Miss and the Ballerina,” Ladner said. “Our ultimate goal was the Breeders' Cup. She had been so good to us. She gave a 100% effort every time, she won six of 10 races and made more than $1 million. We hope the family can produce another one like her. That's just not easy to do.” The post Grade I Winner Alva Starr Euthanized After Delaware Workout appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Quarter Horse racing at Ruidoso Downs is expected to continue July 4 in the wake of wildfires and subsequent flooding from heavy rains that wiped out a portion of the track. Ruidoso's home straight and frontside chutes, and a portion of the gallop-out on the clubhouse turn, are expected to be restored to racing condition in time for the holiday weekend. But more extensive damage involving flood contamination down to the base in the area around the six-furlong chute has put Thoroughbred races on hold for the time being. At an emergency meeting of the New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC) July 2, horsemen, Ruidoso management, and other industry stakeholders discussed several contingencies for Thoroughbred racing, including transferring races for that breed to The Downs at Albuquerque, which is currently not racing and isn't supposed to start its scheduled two-month meet until Aug. 29. Concerns over costs, staffing, and the availability of training for Thoroughbreds are all issues that must be considered before a decision gets made about either relocating 195 miles northwest to Albuquerque or waiting out what could be a weeks-long repair at Ruidoso. A major unknown is a current forecast for continued rain, and the fact that a portion of a river (Ruidoso Rio) runs lengthwise through the track's infield nearest to the backside of the track. Wildfires from mid-June not only forced a temporary evacuation of horses from Ruidoso, but scars from that burn exacerbated an existing storm runoff problem in the region, because the flames consumed vegetation that might have otherwise impeded the flow of water. “It's really difficult for anything to be etched in stone because of the forecast in the region. We still have moisture in the air and potential rain on the horizon, especially [July 4],” NMRC executive director Izzy Trejo told TDN Wednesday. “It can rain a few miles from the racetrack, and still affect the racetrack significantly because of that river that runs through the Ruidoso Downs property,” Trejo said. “We're hoping it doesn't come down as hard as it did in a couple of locations this past week; hoping for some cooperation from Mother Nature so we can proceed with a game plan to keep racing going here in New Mexico,” Trejo said. In addition to restoring the cushion and repairing the base where necessary, the El Paso Times reported that crews have been using excavators to widen and deepen the river channel that runs through the track's property to help handle future flooding. As for the next steps in the process related to Thoroughbred racing, Trejo underscored that “there's nothing definitive,” and that contingency plans are a work in progress. “We had an emergency meeting [Tuesday] to allow the licensees who are very concerned about what the future holds to speak to the leaders of the industry, the commissioners,” Trejo said. “At the end of the meeting one of the plans was to possibly utilize the Downs at Albuquerque facility,” Trejo said. “But there are logistical things that need to be addressed in order to do that. The Downs at Albuquerque's management team was going to take it to the ownership to see if there's a viable avenue to do that. It's not set in stone whatsoever. It's going to take a little more dialogue.” In the meantime, Trejo said, “Ruidoso's intending to run [July 4] from what I understand, as well as this weekend. There are Thoroughbred races that are scheduled, but in a discussion with Ruidoso Downs management [Tuesday], it appears evident that they will cancel all of the Thoroughbred races throughout the holiday weekend and modify the program to just be Quarter Horses. That request for approval has not been presented to the commission yet [as of midday July 3], so I'm not saying that's what's going to happen. That's what we hear they want to do.” The July 4-7 programs at Ruidoso originally included between three and six Thoroughbred races per day. “We're tough. We're racetrackers. We'll get through it all right. Just a little setback, and we'll move forward,” Trejo said. The post QH Racing to Resume at Ruidoso; Aftermath of Flooding Leaves T’breds in Flux appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
After chasing the leader of the 3-year-old filly division, Thorpedo Anna, Lea Farms' Power Squeeze drops in as the high weight in a field of seven 3-year-old fillies entered for the $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3) July 6 at Delaware Park.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Following a spring meet at Churchill Downs with record purses and wagering, racing shifts in Kentucky to Ellis Park in Henderson beginning July 4. View the full article
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