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 …
TIZ THE LAW was much the best in the G1 Champagne Stakes pulling away to a 4 length victory and earning him an all expenses paid spot in the $2 million Breeder’s Cup Juvenile G1 on Nov 1st at Santa Anita. TIZ THE LAW is the son of first crop sire CONSTITUTION out of the …
By Meredith Daugherty @ BH_MDaugherty May 18th, 2019 Tucked safely away in his stall, insulated from Preakness Day crowds and the reverberating bass of infield celebrations, the only sounds Catholic Boy heard before his start in the May 18 $250,000 Dixie Stakes (G2T) were the quiet snaps of rubber bands as assistant trainer Melissa Cohen …
BloodHorse Staff 4/27/19 Gray Magician got the green light April 27 to head to Kentucky after breezing five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 at San Luis Rey Training Center in preparation for the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). Racing for Wachtel Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Gary Barber, the 3-year-old son of GRAYDAR …
Gray Attempt’s win was his fourth in last five starts, including the Smarty Jones Stakes two back, and was a nice return to form after he finished a disappointing 11th most recently in the Southwest Stakes (G3). The 3-year-old son of Graydar now sports a record of 6-4-0-0 with $261,366 earned. “He did everything we thought he could …
New York-bred Espresso Shot is the 9-5 morning-line favorite after graduating from a victory over state-breds in the Dec. 29 East View Stakes to take the March 9 Busher Stakes in open company at a flat mile.
Gray Magician put himself on the RADAR when finishing a strong 2nd in the Group 2 $2.5 Million UAE Derby last Saturday. The son of GRAYDAR out of Burg Berg is a half brother to the G3 winner Lombo and was bred by Twin Creeks Farm. Trained by Peter Miller and owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred …
TDN Sunday, March 10, 2019 LARGENT (c, 3, Into Mischief–Life in Seattle, by Unbridled) went wire-to-wire and strode clear down the lane to score a 4 1/4-length debut victory. Sent off at 8-1, the striking bay broke alertly from his inside post and took the lead into the first turn. After setting fractions of :23.18 and :47.71, …
Graydar’s 3-year-old colt Gray Attempt won his 2019 debut in Friday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park in his first step on the Triple Crown. [WATCH RACE]. With the win, Gray Attempt also earned 10 points toward Kentucky Derby eligibility and is now ranked 11th on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard. The Kentucky Derby is limited …
