6/29/10 - Devil May Care Cruises to Mother Goose Victory

DEVIL MAY CARE (Malibu Moon) rebounded from her unsuccessful Run for the Roses against the boys in style on June 26 with a 1 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. Facing a short field of four other sophomore fillies, Devil May Care bobbled at the start, but then settled in the four path down the backstretch. Running in hand, she easily inched her way up from midpack around the turn and took command at the top of the stretch. Winning as she pleased over the fast main track, the big bay filly completed the 1 1/16-mile feature in a time of 1:42.

Biofuel (Stormin Fever), who was ... [more]

6/29/10 - Concord Point Lowers Iowa Derby Mark

Three-year-old CONCORD POINT (Tapit), who boasts Seattle Slew on both sides of his family tree, won his first stakes race on June 26 with a track record star turn in the $250,0000 Iowa Derby (G3). Stalking the early pace, the gray/roan colt took command in the second turn to clock six furlongs in 1:09 3/5 and drew away to record one mile in 1:34 before crossing under the wire 8 1/2 lengths in front. He completed 1 1/16 miles in 1:40 1/5 over the fast Prairie Meadows track.

Thiskyhasnolimit (Sky Mesa) closed from off the pace to finish second.

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6/29/10 - Golden Itiz Graduates in Affirmed

GOLDEN ITIZ (Tiznow), making just his fourth career start, secured his first graded stakes score in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (G3) at Hollywood Park on June 19. The dark bay/brown sophomore colt stalked the pace down the backstretch, came out into the drive and rallied down the stretch to catch the eventual runner-up and cross the line a half-length in front. He completed 1 1/16 miles over the fast all-weather surface in 1:42 4/5.

The Seattle Slew great-great-grandson now has three wins and one third-place effort to go along with nearly $120,000 in earnings. Golden Itiz was bred in Kentucky and was produced f... [more]

6/29/10 - Life At Ten Soars in Ogden Phipps

LIFE AT TEN (Malibu Moon) continued to reach new heights on June 12 with her first grade 1 score. Facing four other distaffers in the $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (G1), the five-year-old mare stumbled out of the gate but quickly recovered to set a fast pace of :23 1/5, :45 2/5, 1:08 2/5 and 1:34 on her way toward completing the 1 1/16 miles in 1:40 3/5 over the fast Belmont Park main oval. She crossed under the wire 2 3/4 lengths ahead of her nearest competitor.

Grade 1 winner Funny Moon (Malibu Moon) was outrun for the first half but gained steadily to finish a head behind the second-place finisher and 17 lengt... [more]

6/29/10 - Californian Victory Keeps Rail Trip Perfect in 2010

Five-year-old RAIL TRIP (Jump Start) improved on last year's showing in the Californian Stakes (G2) by taking the June 12, 2010, $150,000 edition by 2 3/4 lengths. Stalking the pace over his favored fast all-weather surface at Hollywood Park, the bay gelding took command into the stretch and drew away for the daylight victory, completing 1 1/8 miles in 1:48 2/5.

Slew's Tiznow (Tiznow) closed well to just miss second in the field of eight.

Rail Trip boasts eight wins from 11 starts and earnings of more than $960,000. Last... [more]