Joseph O'Brien-Trained Baron Samedi Headlines Friday's Belmont Gold Cup - Horse Racing News paulickreport.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from paulickreport.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At Age Seven, Arklow Picks Up Graded Win In Louisville Sponsored by: Arklow wins the G3 Louisville Grade 1 winner Arkow has aged well. The 7-year-old horse, who made his first start of the year, won Saturday s 84th running of the G3 Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs by one length over Red Knight in 2:27.13 – a stakes record for the 1 ½-mile turf marathon. Ridden by Florent Geroux, Arklow was rated in 10th during the early stages of the three-turn race as Admiralty Pier dictated the pace and led the field of 14 older horses through splits of :23.70, :48.64, 1:14.24 and 1:39.78. Nearing the final turn, Arklow made a bold four-wide move to draw into contention. He grabbed the lead at the head of the stretch and turned back the late threat from Ked Knight.
Sponsored by: Arklow and jockey Joel Rosario winning the Hollywood Gold Cup Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and the Estate of Peter Conway s Grade 1-winning turf specialist Arklow is set to return from a nearly six-month break in Saturday s 84th running of the $150,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs. Saturday s Louisville Stakes, run at 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, is the featured event on the 11-race program. First post is 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Louisville will go as the finale at 5:58 p.m. A simulcast of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) – the second leg of horse racing s Triple Crown – follows at 6:47 p.m.
Spooky Channel Holds On in Connally Turf Cup bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher sending Fighting Force to Sam Houston to contest the $200,000 Texas Turf Mile Sam Houston Race Park will host its annual Houston Racing Festival on Sunday, January 31. A special post time of 1:45 pm (CT) has been set for the marquee day of the Houston, Texas, track s 2021 Thoroughbred meet with six featured stakes. Two graded stakes will be contested, the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf. Full and highly competitive fields have been drawn for the remaining four undercard stakes, with an encouraging weather forecast for the Sunday afternoon program. Exceptional Group of 3-Year-Olds To Run in $200,000 Texas Turf Mile