By Bob Ehalt /BloodHorse When the 152nd Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) was finally decided late in the day June 20, the outcome was rather predictable. Twin Creeks Farm bred, Tiz the Law, lived up to every single one of his press clippings and pulled away to a decisive 3 3/4-length victory over Dr Post for jockey Manny …
IN THE EARLY 1990s, trainer Randy Gullatt and owner Steve Davison, friends since childhood, were campaigning the multiple stakes-winning mare La Paz on the Northern California circuit. When the team’s focus shifted to the breeding side of the business in 1992, La Paz began a career as a broodmare in Central Kentucky and later produced …
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, and R K V Racing’s Independence Hall, who placed fifth in the March 28 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, has likely been taken off the Triple Crown trail and returned to his Maryland home. Eclipse managing partner Aron Wellman said Independence Hall rejoined trainer Mike Trombetta’s string at the …
It may not have been a typical edition of the Curlin Florida Derby (G1) but for the winning connections of Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law there was as much of a celebration in different parts of Florida as there would have been in an overcrowded Gulfstream Park winner’s circle. With the racetrack’s doors shut to the general public due …
Steve Davison and Randy Gullatt’s Twin Creeks Farm will have heightened interest in Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Leading the charge in the 1 1/8-mile test offering 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points is Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law. Bred in New York by Twin Creeks Farm, Tiz the Law, listed as …
Independence Hall got acquainted with Gulfstream Park March 22 during a sharp half-mile breeze ahead of a scheduled start in the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 28, and Tiz the Law put in his final breeze for the race with a five-furlong move at Palm Meadows Training Center. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, and Kathleen and Robert …
Independence Hall returned to the work tab Feb. 22 for the first time since suffering his lone loss, but where he’ll resurface for his next race remains in question. He went well. It was his first breeze after his race two weeks ago,” Trombetta said. “It was just a little maintenance work, and he did well.” …
The Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale picked up the pace throughout the Feb. 11 second and final session, with the Creative Cause mare Remedy bringing $570,000 in the supplemental catalog to top the sale. Remedy hails from the prolific family of broodmare of the year Leslie’s Lady and was sent home to Twin Creeks Farm, who …
Trainer Mike Trombetta said Monday afternoon that Independence Hall will make his next start in the Feb. 8 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs, where the colt has been training for several weeks. Independence Hall, who has emerged as one of the top early contenders for the 146th Kentucky Derby after winning his first …
By Bob Ehalt BloodHorse 1/1/20 There’s only one Independence Hall, but in a sense there’s two. There’s “Paddock” Independence Hall and “Game Time” Independence Hall. “Paddock” Independence Hall is an impetuous, newly turned 3-year-old who can make quite a fuss and be a handful to saddle and control before a race. “He’s a racehorse, not a …
