Timber Reserve passes one Cup for another
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormTrainer John Kimmel scratched Timber Reserve from the Jockey Club Gold Cup last Saturday at Belmont Park when the track came up sloppy. Kimmel didn't want to risk the 4-year-old, who has battled foot issues on the wet strip.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Evening Attire seeks two in a row on road
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormEven though Evening Attire has already punched his ticket to the first running of Breeders' Cup Marathon, trainer Pat Kelly is still not sold on taking the gray 10-year-old star of his barn all the way to California
Story | Conversation | September 20, 2008Gazelle: Music Note will surely be heard from
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormMusic Note returns to her favorite track Saturday for the Grade 1, $250,000 Gazelle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008Greenwood: Evening Attire aims for first road win
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormBarcola and Evening Attire headline the return of the $250,000 Greenwood Cup at 1 1/2 miles Saturday at Philadelphia Park.
Story | Conversation | July 18, 2008Opportunity knocks in United Nations
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormThe road to the Breeders' Cup starts Saturday with the first two Breeders' Cup Challenge Win and You're In races - the United Nations Stakes and the Salvator Mile - at Monmouth Park.
Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008Matron a proving ground
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormAll of the fillies in the Grade 2, $250,000 Matron Stakes Saturday at Belmont face an important class test in the seven-furlong race for 2-year-olds.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2007Rags to Riches's slow drill of little concern to Pletcher
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormBelmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches breezed five furlongs over Belmont Park's main track Sunday morning in 1:04.01 under regular exercise rider Lauren Robson.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2007Top-rank rematch in United Nations
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormThe final jumps of the Manhattan Handicap were intensely dramatic, as Better Talk Now beat English Channel by a head on the Belmont Stakes undercard.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2007European trio challenges English Channel
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormEnglish Channel, one of the leading U.S. hopefuls for the Breeders' Cup turf, faces an intriguing trio of European horses in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational on Saturday at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2006Park Avenue Ball on a roll
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormPark Avenue Ball, fresh from a career-best victory, tops a field of eight Saturday in the Grade 3, $250,000 Philip H. Iselin Breeders' Cup Stakes, the top dirt race for older horses at Monmouth Park.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2006Last-minute diplomacy saves United Nations Handicap
Mike Farrell, Daily Raicng FormThe U.N. has attracted one of its best fields in recent years, including four Grade 1 winners: Better Talk Now, Cacique, English Channel, and Relaxed Gesture. Silverfoot, Ramazutti, and Shake the Bank complete the lineup for the 1 3/8-mile race.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2006Jamaica looks like fall rerun
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormThe Grade 2, $300,000 Jamaica Handicap on Saturday at Belmont Park will have a familiar feel.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2005Rabbit rejoins Better Talk Now
Mike Farrell, Daily Racing FormBetter Talk Now had a little help from a friend in winning the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes this summer at Monmouth Park.
Story | Conversation | September 08, 2005TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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