STORMY CONDITIONS
PLATE TRIAL WINNER IN ACTION
PIPERS THUNDER, who won last year’s Plate Trial Stakes in only his 3rd career start, finished 6th in the Plate and then a troubled 3rd (placed 2nd) in the Prince of Wales, makes his first start since July in the 8th race at Gulfstream today.
The Chiefswood Farm homebred by Thunder Gulch – Lone Piper, by Dehere will be ridden by Rene Douglas and the colt is 10 to 1 in the morning line odds in the one-mile dirt race.
MORE TURMOIL IN STANDARDBREDS
Trainers can’t enter horses and now racehorses have to have clean tests before they are entered. The Ontario Racing Commission furious crackdown on cheating standardbred horsepeople continues:
http://torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2007/02/28/3676315-sun.html
And WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP issued a statement..
"Woodbine Entertainment Group fully supports the ORC and has taken steps to protect the integrity of our racing product. Trainers Anthony Montini, Jeff Gillis, Anthony Haughan, Kevin O'Reilly and Rick Zeron will not be allowed to participate at WEG until such time as their issues are resolved with the ORC.
"Further, horses that were trained by those individuals will not be allowed to enter to race at Woodbine for a minimum period of 30 days after which a review will be held. This same applies to horses transferred to other trainers. It is Woodbine Entertainment Group's duty to protect the interests of our customers and racing participants."
Courtesy Of Woodbine Entertainment
SUPER THURSDAY DUBAI PREVIEW
Get those horse chores donw and turn on Dubai Racing on HPI TV tomorrow morning!
10:45 The Bahri Al Bastikiya – Darley Stud’s Five Star Day colt DAY PASS, who was so impressive winning his maiden and the Nashua Stakes last year, tries for a spot in the UAE Derby in this ‘about’ 1 1/8 mile event.
11:15 (Race 4) Eclipse Award winning sprinter THOR’S ECHO, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, is in the ‘Al Simaal’ at ‘about’ 6 furlongs, a straightaway. Interesting entrant in the race is TERRIFIC CHALLENGE, who last start was at Woodbine in the Nearctic Stakes on Canadian International day last October. Terrific Challenge is an American-bred by Royal Academy. He also raced at Woodbine last April when beaten a head by Dave the Knave under the care of Mike Doyle.
12:15 – There is nothing hush-hush about DISCREET CAT (Forestry – Pretty Discreet), who has never been beaten and has looked stunning in his races. He’s 6 for 6 and his last 3 Beyer Figures from his North American starts are 116 from the Cigar Mile, 115 from the Jerome ‘Cap and 112 from an allowance/optional claiming. This race is the ‘about’ 1 mile Birj Nahaar, usually a prep for the Goldolphin Mile but the Cat's prep for the Dubai World Cup.
Race 8 is the final event of the evening and the Maktoum Challenge, the local prep for the Mar. 31 Dubai World Cup. Former California handicap horse CHOCTAW NATION is in the field.
All the info on the races is on www.emiratesracing.com (click on Next racecards).
WANDO’S FIRST ONTARIO FOAL
The first reported foal by Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year WANDO was born last week at Gus Schickedanz’s Schonberg Farm in Schomberg. The chestnut filly is out of stakes winner SILENT COURSE.
RUNAWAY GROOM PENSIONED AT 28
Gardiner Farms-bred RUNAWAY GROOM, one of Canada’s most accomplished thoroughbreds has been retired from stud duty after siring over 1,000 foals of racing age, 674 winners, 70 stakes winners and the earners of over $53 million.
Runaway Groom is best known for his stunning upset in the 1982 Travers Stakes at Saratoga when he charged past Kentucky Derby winner Gate del Sol, Preakness winner Aloma’s Rulers and Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo.
The grey son of Blushing Groom – Yonnie Girl also won two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown – the Prince of Wales and Breeders’ Stakes – and probably should have won the whole series. The colt was 2nd in the Queen’s Plate behind the lone-speed runner, Son of Briartic.
Runaway Groom is the sire dirt horses and grassers including top class runners Cherokee Run, Najran, Down the Aisle and Wekiva Springs. He stood at Vinery in Lexington since 1991.
PIPERS THUNDER, who won last year’s Plate Trial Stakes in only his 3rd career start, finished 6th in the Plate and then a troubled 3rd (placed 2nd) in the Prince of Wales, makes his first start since July in the 8th race at Gulfstream today.
The Chiefswood Farm homebred by Thunder Gulch – Lone Piper, by Dehere will be ridden by Rene Douglas and the colt is 10 to 1 in the morning line odds in the one-mile dirt race.
MORE TURMOIL IN STANDARDBREDS
Trainers can’t enter horses and now racehorses have to have clean tests before they are entered. The Ontario Racing Commission furious crackdown on cheating standardbred horsepeople continues:
http://torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2007/02/28/3676315-sun.html
And WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP issued a statement..
"Woodbine Entertainment Group fully supports the ORC and has taken steps to protect the integrity of our racing product. Trainers Anthony Montini, Jeff Gillis, Anthony Haughan, Kevin O'Reilly and Rick Zeron will not be allowed to participate at WEG until such time as their issues are resolved with the ORC.
"Further, horses that were trained by those individuals will not be allowed to enter to race at Woodbine for a minimum period of 30 days after which a review will be held. This same applies to horses transferred to other trainers. It is Woodbine Entertainment Group's duty to protect the interests of our customers and racing participants."
Courtesy Of Woodbine Entertainment
SUPER THURSDAY DUBAI PREVIEW
Get those horse chores donw and turn on Dubai Racing on HPI TV tomorrow morning!
10:45 The Bahri Al Bastikiya – Darley Stud’s Five Star Day colt DAY PASS, who was so impressive winning his maiden and the Nashua Stakes last year, tries for a spot in the UAE Derby in this ‘about’ 1 1/8 mile event.
11:15 (Race 4) Eclipse Award winning sprinter THOR’S ECHO, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, is in the ‘Al Simaal’ at ‘about’ 6 furlongs, a straightaway. Interesting entrant in the race is TERRIFIC CHALLENGE, who last start was at Woodbine in the Nearctic Stakes on Canadian International day last October. Terrific Challenge is an American-bred by Royal Academy. He also raced at Woodbine last April when beaten a head by Dave the Knave under the care of Mike Doyle.
12:15 – There is nothing hush-hush about DISCREET CAT (Forestry – Pretty Discreet), who has never been beaten and has looked stunning in his races. He’s 6 for 6 and his last 3 Beyer Figures from his North American starts are 116 from the Cigar Mile, 115 from the Jerome ‘Cap and 112 from an allowance/optional claiming. This race is the ‘about’ 1 mile Birj Nahaar, usually a prep for the Goldolphin Mile but the Cat's prep for the Dubai World Cup.
Race 8 is the final event of the evening and the Maktoum Challenge, the local prep for the Mar. 31 Dubai World Cup. Former California handicap horse CHOCTAW NATION is in the field.
All the info on the races is on www.emiratesracing.com (click on Next racecards).
WANDO’S FIRST ONTARIO FOAL
The first reported foal by Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year WANDO was born last week at Gus Schickedanz’s Schonberg Farm in Schomberg. The chestnut filly is out of stakes winner SILENT COURSE.
RUNAWAY GROOM PENSIONED AT 28
Gardiner Farms-bred RUNAWAY GROOM, one of Canada’s most accomplished thoroughbreds has been retired from stud duty after siring over 1,000 foals of racing age, 674 winners, 70 stakes winners and the earners of over $53 million.
Runaway Groom is best known for his stunning upset in the 1982 Travers Stakes at Saratoga when he charged past Kentucky Derby winner Gate del Sol, Preakness winner Aloma’s Rulers and Belmont Stakes winner Conquistador Cielo.
The grey son of Blushing Groom – Yonnie Girl also won two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown – the Prince of Wales and Breeders’ Stakes – and probably should have won the whole series. The colt was 2nd in the Queen’s Plate behind the lone-speed runner, Son of Briartic.
Runaway Groom is the sire dirt horses and grassers including top class runners Cherokee Run, Najran, Down the Aisle and Wekiva Springs. He stood at Vinery in Lexington since 1991.
posted by Jen Morrison @ 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
At 1:36 PM,
Kennedy said…
Love the new layout Jen.
The shot of Woodbine in your header makes me homesick for Toronto.
At 1:38 PM,
Kennedy said…
By the way Pipers Thunder is out of the 8th. Looks like Barbican is well spotted.
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