The Melbourne Cup: A Day at the Races
July 16, 2008
Australia’s annual thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and over, the Melbourne Cup is billed as The race that stops a nation. Held on the first Tuesday in November by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, the Melbourne Cup day has been a public holiday since 1877. It is largely known as the most prestigious “two-mile” handicap in the world and one of the world’s most challenging horse races.
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June 30, 2008
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Cowboy Cal gets best of stablemate
January 2, 2008
Following in the same path as another promising young 3-year-old named Barbaro two winters earlier, Cowboy Cal rallied to a decisive two-length victory over stablemate Why Tonto in the $100,000 Tropical Park Derby at Calder.
Cowboy Cal came into the Grade 3 Tropical Park Derby off a similarly easy victory in the Laurel Futurity. Barbaro also closed out his 2-year-old campaign winning the Laurel Futurity and began his 3-year-old season with an easy win in the 2006 Tropical Park Derby.
With regular rider John Velazquez aboard, Cowboy Cal stalked the early pace of the locally based Joey the Scholar, gained command midway on the far turn, edged clear, then was not seriously threatened down the stretch. Why Tonto raced in mid-pack down the backstretch, moved to close contention turning for home, and outfinished Cannonball by a half-length to finish second in a full field of 12 3-year-olds.
Cowboy Cal is a homebred son of Giant’s Causeway owned by the Stonerside Stable. He covered nine furlongs in 1:46.95 over a firm course and paid $3.40. The victory was his third in as many starts since trainer Todd Pletcher switched him to grass following a seventh-place finish over the main track in his career debut.
Pletcher said there was a good chance Cowboy Cal would continue in Barbaro’s footsteps and switch back to the main track for his next start.
“This was certainly a great way to start the year,” said Pletcher. “He trained well on dirt before his first start, and if he continues to train well on dirt, obviously we’ll try it one more time. Maybe in the Fountain of Youth,” on Feb. 24 at Gulfstream Park.
* Bsharpsonata became the new year’s first stakes winner when she rallied to a 1 1/2-length triumph over a fast-closing Alwajeeha in the $100,000 Tropical Park Oaks. Absolutely Cindy rallied from last to finish another length behind in third.
Bsharpsonata, a 3-year-old homebred daughter of Pulpit owned by Cloverleaf Farm II Inc., was ridden to victory by Eric Camacho for trainer Timothy Salzman and paid $7.40. Like Cowboy Cal, the Maryland invader had closed out her 2-year-old campaign with a turf victory at Laurel, in the Selima Stakes.
Salzman’s father, trainer John Salzman, said Bsharpsonata would also likely switch back to the dirt for her next start, Gulfstream’s seven-furlong Forward Gal Stakes on Feb. 9.
Hambletonian winner Donato Hanover voted trotting’s top 3-year-old colt (AP)
December 19, 2007
Hambletonian winner Donato Hanover was voted trotting’s top 3-year-old colt Tuesday, with 11 other trotters and pacers earning Dan Patch awards as divisional champions. Donato Hanover, a leading contender for harness racing’s Horse of the Year honor, received 189 of 191 votes from the U.S. Harness Writers Association.
Wow Me Free wins Big A’s Ladies Handicap (AP)
December 19, 2007
Wow Me Free closed with a rush to nip Cryptoquip by a neck Saturday in the $79,550 Ladies Handicap for fillies and mares at Aqueduct. “I knew I had a lot of horse in the stretch,” jockey Alan Garci said. “When I got her outside, I knew I had the best horse in this race.” Wow Me Free, making her first start for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, improved her record to 4-for-12.
Jockey Kieren Fallon cleared after judge throws out race-fixing case for lack of evidence (AP)
December 19, 2007
Former six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon was cleared of race-fixing charges after a judge threw out the case for lack of evidence on Friday. Trial judge Sir Thayne Forbes told the Old Bailey jury there was no case to answer following defense submissions at the end of two months of prosecution evidence.
Odds-on favorite Citronnade wins Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park (AP)
December 19, 2007
Heavy favorite Citronnade led gate-to-wire to win the $150,000 Dahlia Handicap on Sunday at Hollywood Park. Ridden by David Flores, Citronnade went from the far outside post straight to the front of the field of nine fillies and mares, then pulled away in the stretch for a 2-length win, covering 1 1-16 miles on the turf in 1:41.49.
Fallon’s positive cocaine test confirmed, jockey faces ban between 12- and 18 months (AP)
December 19, 2007
Kieren Fallon’s positive cocaine test was confirmed Tuesday, and now the jockey faces a French investigation that could lead to a 1 1/2 -year ban. The Irish rider’s lawyer said he was informed by France Galop, the governing body of flat and steeplechase horse racing in France, that Fallon’s “B” sample matched the positive “A” test.
Board May Take Over NY Race Tracks
December 18, 2007
A board appointed by former Gov. George Pataki is preparing to take over New York’s thoroughbred racing on Jan. 1 if closed-door negotiations between Gov. Eliot Spitzer and legislative leaders drag on past a Dec. 31 deadline. The Non-Profit Racing Association Oversight Board authorized its chairwoman Monday to start negotiating to continue racing at Aqueduct in January, followed potentially by the Belmont and Saratoga race tracks. If NYRA can’t or won’t continue to run racing after its franchise expires at the end of the year, then board Chairwoman Carole Stone is authorized to negotiate with others, including NYRA’s competitors. They are Capital Play, Empire Racing, and Excelsior Racing. Read more
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