Posts tagged John Velazquez
Uncle Mo wins Juvenile
Nov 7th
Uncle Mo laid down his marker for the title of juvenile champion and went to the head of the market for the Kentucky Derby when he put up a truly impressive display to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. John Velazquez was looking around for dangers from halfway on Todd Pletcher’s colt and [...]
Shared Account wins Filly & Mare Turf
Nov 6th
When the Breeders’ Cup moved from Santa Anita, where the synthetic surface was so helpful for the European runners, to Churchill Downs this year’s meeting was always likely to be a harder task. Having set records in California for the past two meetings, the European challengers were hoping to avoid they fate they met when [...]
Uncle Mo wins Champagne Stakes
Oct 9th
Todd Pletcher has been around long enough to know that good news and bad news are never that far away from each other. In May he thought he had lost his chance of breaking his losing streak in the Kentucky Derby, when Eskendereya was ruled out by injury, only for Super Saver to win the [...]
Haynesfield wins Jockey Club Gold Cup
Oct 3rd
Blame took the spotlight in an all-star show at Belmont Park but was Garrett Gomez dazzled? Five Grade One races made this the most informative card of the weekend in terms of the Breeders’ Cup and Blame was supposed to make his case as a contender for the Classic with a victory in the Jockey [...]
Morning Line wins Pennsylvania Derby
Sep 26th
Morning Line won a dramatic three-way photo-finish to the Grade Two Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. Having turned up to more prestige events than a politician trying to get re-elected, First Dude had been expected to finally get the victory he deserved. The colt had made the frame in his last five starts, all in [...]
Quality Road takes Woodward Stakes win
Sep 4th
Quality Road put himself back in the picture for the Breeders’ Cup when he won the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. Four weeks previously Quality Road had just lost out to Blame in a tight finish to the Grade One Whitney Handicap, giving the winner 5lbs, and he was the heavy market leader this [...]
Afleet Express wins the Travers Stakes
Aug 28th
Afleet Express got the best of an epic last-furlong battle to win the 141st running of the Grade One Travers Stakes at Saratoga. The race was not short of quality but there was no outstanding market leader in the field of 11, although Trappe Shot having the slight edge. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Afleet-Express-wins-the-Travers-Stakes-a24182
Lookin At Lucky wins Haskell
Aug 1st
Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra may be the current marquee names of American racing but Lookin At Lucky came through as the dominant three-year-old with a victory in the Grade One Haskell Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park. The race had brought together a quality field that offered the opportunity to settle arguments that this year’s Triple [...]
Third US win for Proviso
Jul 31st
Having won the main race at Goodwood, the true scale of Prince Khalid Abdullah’s world-wide success was underlined when Proviso won the Grade One Diana Stakes at Saratoga. The green silks with the pink sash and cap that have become a constant theme of the great races in Europe and America were carried by Midday [...]
Rachel Alexandra wins Lady’s Secret Stakes
Jul 25th
Rachel Alexandra completed the formality of claiming her 13th victory in 18 starts in the Lady’s Secret Stakes at Monmouth Park. The doubts that had been expressed after Rachel Alexandra had been beaten in her first two starts of the season had been forgotten when she won the Grade Two Fleur de Lis Stakes at [...]
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