Thursday, April 11 2013

SUMMER OF FUN LEADS FIELD OF NINE IN $100,000 CALDER OAKS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 10, 2013) – Bona Venture Stables’ Summer of Fun, third when beaten less than two lengths in last year’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, tops a field of nine that will gather on the Calder Casino & Race Course turf Saturday for the 22nd running of the $100,000 Calder Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile turf test for 3-year-old fillies.

Friday, April 05 2013

Calder Barn Notes

SKY CAPTAIN LOOKING TO UPSET CALDER DERBY

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 5, 2013) – While the Eddie Plesa-trained colt Speak Logistics is likely to go favored in Saturday’s $250,000 Calder Derby, trainer Mark Casse is hoping that his promising yet puzzling colt Sky Captain will put forth the type of effort that could return the son of Sky Mesa to the top of the barn’s sophomore depth chart.

SPEAK LOGISTICS HEADLINES $250,000 CALDER DERBY

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 3, 2013) – Hardway Stables’ Speak Logistics, winner of the $300,000 In Reality Division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder in 2012 and most recently third to subsequent Florida Derby winner Orb in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, headlines a field of eight that will gather for the 41st running of the $250,000 Calder Derby, the 1 1/8-mile centerpiece event on opening day of the 2013 live racing season at Calder Casino & Race Course.

Tuesday, March 12 2013

NINE INDUCTEES NAMED TO CALDER HALL OF FAME

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 12, 2013) – Eclipse Award-winning sprinter and three-time Florida Stallion Stakes winner Big Drama, south Florida riding stalwart Eduardo Nunez, and top-five all-time Calder trainer Dan Hurtak were among the nine new members to the Calder Hall of Fame announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala in Ocala on March 11.

Monday, March 04 2013

SUMMIT OF SPEED, FESTIVAL OF THE SUN HEADLINE STAKES SCHEDULE AT CALDER

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (March 1, 2013) – The 14th annual Summit of Speed, featuring the Grade 1 Princess Rooney Handicap and Grade 2 Smile Sprint Handicap on Saturday, July 6, and the 22nd Festival of the Sun, which includes the rich finals of the Florida Stallion Stakes on Saturday, Oct. 12, highlight the 2013 stakes program at Calder Casino & Race Course.

Sunday, November 25 2012

TWILIGHT ECLIPSE OUTSHINES RIVALS IN W. L. MCKNIGHT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 24, 2012) – In a race that was filled graded stakes winners and proven graded stakes competitors, it was West Point Thoroughbreds’ Twilight Eclipse, with just two career wins in five lifetime starts, that proved 1 ¾ lengths the best in the $150,000 Grade 2 W. L. McKnight Handicap at Calder Casino & Race Course on Saturday.

Friday, November 23 2012

KYA ONE PROVES BEST IN GRADE 3 MY CHARMER

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 22, 2012) – Mackie Racing’s Kya One, who could do no better than fifth when beaten four lengths by Naples Bay in the Grade 3 Noble Damsel Stakes at Belmont Park in September, exacted revenge on that rival when proving 1 ¼-length the best in the Grade 3 My Charmer Handicap at Calder Casino & Race Course on Thursday.

OPTIONS APLENTY IN WIDE OPEN MCKNIGHT HANDICAP

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 22, 2012) – Stella Perdomo’s Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes victor Forte Dei Marmi, Team Block’s two-time 2012 graded stakes winner Ioya Bigtime, Casa Farms I, LLC’s 2010 Grade 1 Jamaica Handicap hero Prince Will I Am, and Walsh Racing, LLC’s Grade 1-placed Center Divider headline a contentious renewal of the Grade 2 W. L. McKnight Handicap to be run over 12 furlongs of Calder Casino & Race Course turf on Saturday.

Thursday, November 22 2012

Calder Barn Notes - 11/21/2012

NOMINATIONS RELEASED FOR FINAL STAKES OF 2012 MEET

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 21, 2012) – Nominations for a pair of closing day graded turf stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course have been released with 23 horses listed as potential starters for the Grade 3 Tropical Turf Handicap and 16 fillies and mares made eligible for a possible appearance in the Grade 3 La Prevoyante.

Monday, November 19 2012

NAPLES BAY LEADS FIELD OF EIGHT DRAWN FOR GRADE 3 MY CHARMER

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 18, 2012) – Edward A. Cox, Jr.’s Naples Bay, winner of the Grade 3 Noble Damsel at Belmont Park in mid-September, headlines a field of eight fillies and mares scheduled to start in the Grade 3 My Charmer Handicap, run at the distance of 1 1/8 miles on the Calder Casino & Race Course turf Thursday, Nov. 22.

Trained by Christophe Clement, who won the My Charmer in 1995 with Danish and in 2005 with Snowdrops, Naples Bay is a two-time winner in 2012, adding an allowance victory on the Monmouth Park grass course in August to her Noble Damsel triumph.

Friday, November 16 2012

CALDER BASED RAIDERS TO INVADE LOUISIANA SATURDAY

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 15, 2012) – The biggest day of racing at Delta Downs in Vinton, La., will feature several horses with Calder connections as Trilogy Stable and Laurie Plesa’s Itsmyluckyday will start in the $1 million Grade 3 Delta Jackpot; Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti’s Rose to Gold, Tanourin Stable’s Salamera, and Monsan Racing Partnership, LLC’s Touch Magic will run in the $500,000 Grade 3 Delta Downs Princess; and Just For Fun Stable’s Decisive Moment will defend his title in the $150,000 Delta Mile on Saturday.

Sunday, November 11 2012

MY PAL CHRISY AND BAD DEBT SCORE REPEAT WINS ON FLORIDA MILLION DAY

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (November 10, 2012) – Tony’s Investments, LLC’s My Pal Chrisy and Robert Leibner’s Bad Debt became the first horses since 2007 to successfully defended their Florida Million Day titles when prevailing in the $150,000 Elmer Heubeck Distaff and the $125,000 Bonnie Heath Turf Cup at Calder Casino & Race Course on Saturday.