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Plesa mulls Haskell for Hey Byrn
Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. is taking a wait-and-see attitude concerning Hey Byrn and the $1 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds on Aug. 3.Winner of the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Hey Byrn is among 33 invited to the biggest race of the year at Monmouth."There are a lot of factors in play, such as who is going to be in it and how big a field," Plesa said.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. is taking a wait-and-see attitude concerning Hey Byrn and the $1 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds on Aug. 3.Winner of the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Hey Byrn is among 33 invited to the biggest race of the year at Monmouth."There are a lot of factors in play, such as who is going to be in it and how big a field," Plesa said.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Pyro tunes up for Jim Dandy
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Pyro was the first horse on the Oklahoma track Monday at 5:30 a.m, 20 minutes before Curlin. Like Curlin, he worked a half-mile on a sloppy track with Rosas. Unlike Curlin, he will be running this weekend. After traveling a half-mile in 50.56 seconds, Pyro was confirmed as a starter in the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes on Sunday."He's a lot sharper since his last race," Blasi said.Pyro was considered one of the elite 3-year-olds in the nation following victories in the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. But he finished 10th of 12 in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, then was eighth of 20 in the Kentucky Derby. In his lone start since then, Pyro won the Northern Dancer Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 14.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Pyro was the first horse on the Oklahoma track Monday at 5:30 a.m, 20 minutes before Curlin. Like Curlin, he worked a half-mile on a sloppy track with Rosas. Unlike Curlin, he will be running this weekend. After traveling a half-mile in 50.56 seconds, Pyro was confirmed as a starter in the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes on Sunday."He's a lot sharper since his last race," Blasi said.Pyro was considered one of the elite 3-year-olds in the nation following victories in the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. But he finished 10th of 12 in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, then was eighth of 20 in the Kentucky Derby. In his lone start since then, Pyro won the Northern Dancer Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 14.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Phil the Power will try marathon again
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Heading into the 1 1/2-mile Greenwood Cup last Saturday at Philadelphia Park, trainer Joe Orseno was confident Phil the Power would love a three-turn race and felt he was slightly better on dirt than grass, where he has spent most of his career.Turns out, Orseno was correct on both counts.Phil the Power was no match for Evening Attire, the 8 1/4-length winner, in the Greenwood Cup, a Breeders' Cup Win and Your In race. But Phil the Power, the longest shot in the race at 30-1, was clearly the best of the rest, finishing 2 1/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher Barcola, the 7-5 favorite.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Heading into the 1 1/2-mile Greenwood Cup last Saturday at Philadelphia Park, trainer Joe Orseno was confident Phil the Power would love a three-turn race and felt he was slightly better on dirt than grass, where he has spent most of his career.Turns out, Orseno was correct on both counts.Phil the Power was no match for Evening Attire, the 8 1/4-length winner, in the Greenwood Cup, a Breeders' Cup Win and Your In race. But Phil the Power, the longest shot in the race at 30-1, was clearly the best of the rest, finishing 2 1/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher Barcola, the 7-5 favorite.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Nice guy Garcia building on success
If nice guys finish last, then what is Alan Garcia doing as New York's leading rider this year?
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
If nice guys finish last, then what is Alan Garcia doing as New York's leading rider this year?
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Harty mapping plans for Well Armed
DEL MAR, Calif. - The easy part of the Del Mar meeting ended for Well Armed on Saturday when he led throughout the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap, his second major stakes win of the year.The more difficult part of the season will occur on Aug. 24, when he attempts to stretch his speed over 1 1/4 miles in the $1 million Pacific Classic. The result of that race is likely to determine Well Armed's path for the fall.If Well Armed wins the Pacific Classic, his main objective will be the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at the Oak Tree meeting on Oct. 25. If he runs poorly, WinStar Farm and trainer Eoin Harty can use the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on the same day as a fallback race. Well Armed earned an automatic berth in the BC Dirt Mile because the San Diego was a Win and You're In race.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DEL MAR, Calif. - The easy part of the Del Mar meeting ended for Well Armed on Saturday when he led throughout the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap, his second major stakes win of the year.The more difficult part of the season will occur on Aug. 24, when he attempts to stretch his speed over 1 1/4 miles in the $1 million Pacific Classic. The result of that race is likely to determine Well Armed's path for the fall.If Well Armed wins the Pacific Classic, his main objective will be the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at the Oak Tree meeting on Oct. 25. If he runs poorly, WinStar Farm and trainer Eoin Harty can use the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on the same day as a fallback race. Well Armed earned an automatic berth in the BC Dirt Mile because the San Diego was a Win and You're In race.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Spa has tough act to follow
Even while fighting a battle to retain its franchise, the New York Racing Association enjoyed a record 2007 Saratoga season. Now, with the franchise issue behind it - save for the finalization of some documents - NYRA has a new foe to deal with entering the 140th Saratoga stand that begins Wednesday.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Even while fighting a battle to retain its franchise, the New York Racing Association enjoyed a record 2007 Saratoga season. Now, with the franchise issue behind it - save for the finalization of some documents - NYRA has a new foe to deal with entering the 140th Saratoga stand that begins Wednesday.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 11:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Well Armed sharp in San Diego return
Well Armed led throughout Saturday's $300,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, winning his first start since finishing third in the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Well Armed led throughout Saturday's $300,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, winning his first start since finishing third in the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Big Brown works at Aqueduct
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown worked six furlongs in 1:12.48 Sunday morning at Aqueduct, his fourth work since resuming training following the Belmont Stakes in which he was pulled up.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown worked six furlongs in 1:12.48 Sunday morning at Aqueduct, his fourth work since resuming training following the Belmont Stakes in which he was pulled up.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Curlin looks sharp working in slop
The next start for Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, has yet to be decided, but he was kept on edge early Monday morning at Saratoga with an easy half-mile workout.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The next start for Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, has yet to be decided, but he was kept on edge early Monday morning at Saratoga with an easy half-mile workout.
ESPN – Jul 21, 2008 10:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Lewis Michael returns in Sea o' Erin
The feature this weekend at Arlington, the $150,000 Sea o' Erin on Saturday, is expected to mark the seasonal debut for Lewis Michael, unraced since finishing a distant fifth last October in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.Lewis Michael, an earner of nearly $625,000 for breeder-owner Frank Calabrese and trainer Wayne Catalano, shows a steady series of recent workouts, ending most recently with a seven-furlong breeze Saturday in 1:28 over the Arlington Polytrack.The Sea o' Erin will be run at a mile on the turf. Lewis Michael has not raced on turf since winning an allowance race at Gulfstream Park more than 16 months ago.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 9:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The feature this weekend at Arlington, the $150,000 Sea o' Erin on Saturday, is expected to mark the seasonal debut for Lewis Michael, unraced since finishing a distant fifth last October in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.Lewis Michael, an earner of nearly $625,000 for breeder-owner Frank Calabrese and trainer Wayne Catalano, shows a steady series of recent workouts, ending most recently with a seven-furlong breeze Saturday in 1:28 over the Arlington Polytrack.The Sea o' Erin will be run at a mile on the turf. Lewis Michael has not raced on turf since winning an allowance race at Gulfstream Park more than 16 months ago.
NTRA.com – Jul 21, 2008 9:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
