Better Talk Now to scratch from United Nations
David Grening, Daily Racing FormBetter Talk Now, the multiple Grade 1 winning 10-year-old gelding, will scratch out of Saturday's Grade 1 United Nations Handicap at Monmouth Park after injuring a splint bone in a hind leg, trainer Graham Motion said.
Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009Tom Fool: Fabulous Strike classy but vulnerable
David Grening, Daily Racing FormDespite his impressive record that includes 11 stakes wins and more than $1.1 million in earnings, Fabulous Strike could be vulnerable in Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009Dwyer: Warrior's Reward has yet to hit his peak
David Grening, Daily Racing FormOn the surface, it may seem odd for a jockey to consider giving up a Kentucky Derby winner for a horse that has yet to win a stakes race. But in Calvin Borel's case, his leap of faith in the promising 3-year-old Warrior's Reward may be justified.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Light Green leads G1 Prioress speed at Belmont
David Grening, Daily Racing FormOwner Edward Evans hopes two is better than one when he sends out the coupled entry of Light Green and Cat Moves at Belmont Park in a contentious renewal of the $300,000 Prioress, the only Grade 1, six-furlong race restricted to 3-year-old fillies.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Asiatic Boy back on short rest for G2 Suburban
David Grening, Daily Racing FormFollowing a dismal performance as the favorite in the Dubai World Cup in March, the multiple group stakes winner Asiatic Boy returned to form when he finished second in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs last month.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Rachel ships to Saratoga after latest triumph
David Grening, Daily Racing FormRachel Alexandra came out of her record-setting performance in Saturday's Grade 1 Mother Goose in good order and was shipped by van Sunday morning to Saratoga, where she will train this summer while her connections plot out their next move.
Story | Conversation | June 28, 2009Porte Bonheur by a nose in First Flight Handicap
David Grening, Daily Racing FormPorte Bonheur passed her seven-furlong test Sunday at Belmont Park using a determined rally under Ramon Dominguez to nip a stubborn Spirtely by a nose to win the Grade 2, $150,000 First Flight Handicap.
Story | Conversation | June 28, 2009Moss wants Zenyatta to face Rachel Alexandra
David Grening, Daily Racing FormDon't rule out a Zenyatta-Rachel Alexandra showdown this year just yet.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009Porte Bonheur in right form for G2 First Flight
David Grening, Daily Racing FormTrainer David Duggan doesn't believe he ran a short horse when Porte Bonheur finished second to Carolyn's Cat in last month's Grade 2 Vagrancy Handicap.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009Mother Goose Stakes: Rachel back against girls
David Grening, Daily Racing FormThe recent failures of odds-on favorites in stakes races here this month would make one think we're at Saratoga and not Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009Rachel Alexandra will pass on Breeders' Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormOwner Jess Jackson said Wednesday he would love to race his Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra against the boys again this year, but that she would not run in any race in this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009'Rachel' faces short field for Mother Goose
David Grening, Daily Racing FormIt appears as though there will be only three challengers for Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra in Saturday's Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. Justwhistledixie will not be among them.
Story | Conversation | June 22, 2009Turf may be key for Criticism in G2 New York
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormCriticism is the horse to beat Saturday in the Grade 2, $250,000 New York Stakes for fillies and mares on the rain-softened grass at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2009Poker winner Sailor's Cap dies suddenly in stall
David Grening, Daily Racing FormSailor's Cap, upset winner of Sunday's Grade 3 Poker Stakes here, died suddenly Wednesday morning in his Belmont Park stall, his connections said.
Story | Conversation | June 17, 2009Rachel Alexandra set for June 27 Mother Goose
David Grening, Daily Racing FormAs expected, Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will make her next start in the Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose at Belmont Park on June 27, her connections announced on Wednesday.
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