He may not have been on his 'A' game but Kurbat didn't need to be in winning Friday's MGK 102.9 stakes at Philadelphia Park.
The Chilean bred came off a second in the $100,000 Fort Harrod at Keeneland and returned to his winning ways at Friday's distance of 1 1/8 miles. The Fort Harrod was ran at 1 5/8 miles, which appeared to be a tad too long for the 5-year-old.
Jen's Revenge set the pace for the field of five, in splits of 23.4, 47 and 1:10.4. Kurbat was placed just off the rail by Jeremy Rose before slipping outside the front runner entering the stretch. Jen's Revenge held strong but could not hold off Kurbat's stretch run.
The $75,000 stake finished in 1:41.66.
On Saturday, Amie's Legend tried her hand in the Shine Again Stakes at Pimlico and held up her end of the bargain. In her first stakes attempt, The Not For Love filly shot through the rail under Luis Garcia to win her second straight.
The 4-year-old captured the $50,000 stake in 1:47.45.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Three-Bagger....Count 'Em
No Use Denying wired a field of five on Thursday in Pimlico's eighth race. The 4-year-old daughter of Maria's Mon dominated the $32,000 Allowance Optional Claimer in a performance she'd been sitting on for a few races now.Her last two wins bookend a trio of runner-up finishes. Under Jeremy Rose, she set splits of 24.13, 47.85 and 1:12.71 through 3/4 of a mile over the main track.
The Pin Oak homebred is now 10-for-12 in the money during her career.
Salsa Star made her stateside debut a successful one, three races earlier in Pimlico's fifth.
The 3-year-old Giant's Causeway filly had no problem making the transition kicking clear by 5 1/2 lengths. The horse players backed her as she went off as the 4/5 choice.
The Sagamore Farm LLC filly had not raced in seven months and had never raced at a route distance. She showed Thursday those obstacles also were no problem.
Rose was again aboard for the ride.
At Presque Isle Downs, Magger Bags completed the Herringswell triple as she won her first race under Graham's care. The 4-year-old daughter of Indian Charlie came from off the pace under Dale Beckner to take the $39,800 Allowance event. She is now 2-for-6 with a third in her all-weather track starts.
Photos were taken by Maggie Kimmitt, check out her wesbite @ http://www.photosbymaggie.net/
Monday, May 11, 2009
Don't Blink, Busy Week...
Starting tomorrow, Herringswell stables will be sprinkled across the mid-Atlantic racing scene throughout the work-week.
Tuesday Cozy Cottage and Rain Date will run at Delaware Park in the fifth and eighth races respectively. Cozy Cottage is knocking on the door of a maiden-breaking performance as she has been within 2 1/4 lengths in each of her three career starts, all of which were on Gulfstream Park's turf course. She will race without a price tag for the first time. Rain Date makes her return to the races. She has not ran since October.
Wednesday at Delaware we have a full-round of ammo with Sudden Shift, Irish Blarney, Glasgow Road, and Desertstormelite. Sudden Shift will look to return to his effort exhibited in his Gulfstream win, as he returns to the claiming ranks. Irish Blarney is a 3-year-old Perfect Soul colt, who will make his first start under Graham's care. Glasgow Road has not lost by more than 4-lengths in any of her past seven starts. Over those past seven she has reached the winner's circle three time. Desertstormelite, like Rain Date, has not ran since October. In her first start with Graham, she ran very well to finish second behind the stakes-performer Mushka at Keeneland.
No Use Denying highlights Thursday's entrants and looks primed to kick her near-miss habit. She lost her last three races by a total of about one length. I imagine she'll be the favorite in Pimlico's eighth, at the 1 1/16 miles distance where she has four seconds from five starts. Salsa Star makes her first start in America in the fifth. Magger Bags will run at Presque Isle while Promulgation hopes for no rain in a turf try.
Glamorous Gal will run in Pimlico's nightcap, the Hilltop. Graham will tighten her girth for the first time Friday afternoon, her previous 5 starts were under the watch of Simon Hobson. And A Cherry Tree will give it a try in Pimlico's fifth under Rafael Bejarano.
Tuesday Cozy Cottage and Rain Date will run at Delaware Park in the fifth and eighth races respectively. Cozy Cottage is knocking on the door of a maiden-breaking performance as she has been within 2 1/4 lengths in each of her three career starts, all of which were on Gulfstream Park's turf course. She will race without a price tag for the first time. Rain Date makes her return to the races. She has not ran since October.
Wednesday at Delaware we have a full-round of ammo with Sudden Shift, Irish Blarney, Glasgow Road, and Desertstormelite. Sudden Shift will look to return to his effort exhibited in his Gulfstream win, as he returns to the claiming ranks. Irish Blarney is a 3-year-old Perfect Soul colt, who will make his first start under Graham's care. Glasgow Road has not lost by more than 4-lengths in any of her past seven starts. Over those past seven she has reached the winner's circle three time. Desertstormelite, like Rain Date, has not ran since October. In her first start with Graham, she ran very well to finish second behind the stakes-performer Mushka at Keeneland.
No Use Denying highlights Thursday's entrants and looks primed to kick her near-miss habit. She lost her last three races by a total of about one length. I imagine she'll be the favorite in Pimlico's eighth, at the 1 1/16 miles distance where she has four seconds from five starts. Salsa Star makes her first start in America in the fifth. Magger Bags will run at Presque Isle while Promulgation hopes for no rain in a turf try.
Glamorous Gal will run in Pimlico's nightcap, the Hilltop. Graham will tighten her girth for the first time Friday afternoon, her previous 5 starts were under the watch of Simon Hobson. And A Cherry Tree will give it a try in Pimlico's fifth under Rafael Bejarano.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Bullsbay workout..Pre-Herringswell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0RbXBfiaZI
I stumbled across this awesome video of Bullsbay on youtube. It's really neat, Desertstormelite (also now with Herringswell) spots him 10 lengths in the workout and Bullsbay really shows his stuff in the stretch. Funny because the guys watching the clip love it, and are raving about him. Watch until about three minutes into the clip, at that point they tape another horse breezing.
I stumbled across this awesome video of Bullsbay on youtube. It's really neat, Desertstormelite (also now with Herringswell) spots him 10 lengths in the workout and Bullsbay really shows his stuff in the stretch. Funny because the guys watching the clip love it, and are raving about him. Watch until about three minutes into the clip, at that point they tape another horse breezing.
Monday, May 4, 2009
BULL-ysheba
On the eve of the Derby, two races before the performance everyone was talking about that night-and still is-, Bullsbay made his presence felt amongst his fellow division rivals.
The son of Tiznow remained perfect at Churchill Downs, the 1 1/16 miles distance and on an off track when he scored in the G III Alysheba.
Breaking from the five-slot, the 5-year-old was placed nicely along the rail under his new best-friend Jeremy Rose as Informed and Garrett Gomez set splits of .24.55 and 48.72. Rose read the pace like a book and timed his move perfectly as the duo dug up the in mid-stretch to collar Cool Coal Man. The two met eyes and Bullsbay proved stronger.
Bullsbay now has 4 wins, 2 seconds and a third from eights starts under Graham's care. The Alysheba was Bullsbay's second straight stakes win and first career graded stakes triumph.
In a division up-for-grabs, Bullsbay beat multiple graded-stakes winner Macho Again, along with four other stakes winners including the near-miss Travers runner-up Mambo In Seattle.
After his mystifying Donn Handicap no-show, Bullsbay has been back to his consistent ways. With the exception of his fluke effort in the Donn, he has never been further than 2 2/3 lengths behind the winner in his 15 starts.
Bullsbay now looks towards a return to G I company. A shot at revenge, if you will. As he plans to run back on his favorite track in the $750,000 June 13 Stephen Foster Handicap.
Crossing the wire first in game fashion.
The son of Tiznow remained perfect at Churchill Downs, the 1 1/16 miles distance and on an off track when he scored in the G III Alysheba.
Breaking from the five-slot, the 5-year-old was placed nicely along the rail under his new best-friend Jeremy Rose as Informed and Garrett Gomez set splits of .24.55 and 48.72. Rose read the pace like a book and timed his move perfectly as the duo dug up the in mid-stretch to collar Cool Coal Man. The two met eyes and Bullsbay proved stronger.
Bullsbay now has 4 wins, 2 seconds and a third from eights starts under Graham's care. The Alysheba was Bullsbay's second straight stakes win and first career graded stakes triumph.
In a division up-for-grabs, Bullsbay beat multiple graded-stakes winner Macho Again, along with four other stakes winners including the near-miss Travers runner-up Mambo In Seattle.
After his mystifying Donn Handicap no-show, Bullsbay has been back to his consistent ways. With the exception of his fluke effort in the Donn, he has never been further than 2 2/3 lengths behind the winner in his 15 starts.
Bullsbay now looks towards a return to G I company. A shot at revenge, if you will. As he plans to run back on his favorite track in the $750,000 June 13 Stephen Foster Handicap.
Crossing the wire first in game fashion.
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