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Quality Road would rather take highway
David Grening, Daily Racing FormTrainer Todd Pletcher has not ruled out running Quality Road in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile here Nov. 28, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done to make that goal a reality.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009Dirt Mile it is for Bullsbay
David Grening, Daily Racing FormHad circumstances - and the race surface - been different, trainer Graham Motion would have had no reservations about running Whitney Handicap winner Bullsbay in Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009Turf ace Gio Ponti aims for Classic
David Grening, Daily Racing FormThough Gio Ponti fell short of winning his fifth consecutive Grade 1 turf race on Saturday, trainer Christophe Clement said he feels his horse has nothing left to prove on the grass.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009Summer Bird conquers Gold Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormSummer Bird stated his case for being crowned 3-year-old champion while trying to enter the conversation for Horse of the Year with an easier-than-it looked one-length victory over Quality Road in Saturday's Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2009No underrating Summer Bird now
David Grening, Daily Racing FormSummer Bird has played the underdog's role so well this summer that trainer Tim Ice wouldn't mind if his horse were to be overlooked again Saturday when he runs in the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Summer Bird, Quality Road work
David Grening, Daily Racing FormTravers first- and third-place finishers Summer Bird and Quality Road completed preparations for their rematch in next Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup here by putting in five-furlong workouts Saturday morning over Belmont Park's main track.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2009Summer Bird posts sharp work
David Grening, Daily Racing FormBelmont Stakes and Travers winner Summer Bird reaffirmed his affinity for Belmont Park's main track Saturday morning with a visually-impressive five-furlong workout in 59.99 seconds as he prepares for a start in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2009Rachel 'not likely' to run again in '09
David Grening, Daily Racing FormRachel Alexandra will most likely not run again this year.
Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009Summer Bird eyes Gold Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormSummer Bird came out of his victory in Saturday's $1 million Shadwell Travers Stakes in good order and will most likely remain in New York to run in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Oct 3., trainer Tim Ice said Sunday morning.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2009Bullsbay crashes Whitney party
David Grening, Daily Racing FormThere would be no fairytale ending for Commentator in his bid to win a third Whitney Handicap.
Story | Conversation | August 08, 2009Stardom Bound targets Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormBefore there was Rachel Alexandra, there was Stardom Bound.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009Solar Flare healed, prepped for Stuyvesant 'Cap
David Grening, Daily Racing FormSolar Flare had been impressive enough in his first two North American starts that bettors sent him off as the favorite against 10 others in the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga.
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2008Curlin sets career earnings mark with win at Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormCurlin became the first horse in North America to top $10 million in career earnings, winning the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup on Saturday at sloppy Belmont Park.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2008Belmont cancels Friday card, postpones Sunday races
David Grening, Daily Racing FormWith two inches of rain having fallen overnight and with at least that much more forecasted for Friday along with high winds, Belmont Park canceled Friday's nine-race program.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008Curlin aims for history in Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening, Daily Racing FormThough he had won the Preakness four months earlier, Curlin did not truly stamp himself as something special until he upset the 4-year-old Lawyer Ron in last September's Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "gold cup" make the list?
