Monday, November 05 2012

PIERMARINI, RIGATTIERI, MONARCH STABLES TOP STANDINGS AT SUFFOLK DOWNS

EAST BOSTON, MA - Familiar names topped the 2012 standings as jockey Tammi Piermarini, trainer John Rigattieri and owner Monarch Stables once again took home year-end honors at Suffolk Downs as the track concluded its live racing season on Saturday, November 3.

GULFSTREAM ALUMNI WIN SIX BREEDERS’ CUP RACES

Shanghai Bobby, Fort Larned, Royal Delta & Little Mike Headed South

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Many of Thoroughbred racing’s biggest stars – including six Breeders’ Cup winners, the first three finishers from the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and undefeated juvenile Shanghai Bobby - are expected to slowly begin returning to Gulfstream Park and its satellite training facility Palm Meadows for the upcoming 2012-2013 meet.

RHYTHM OF LIGHT TAKES GRADE II GOLDIKOVA

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2012)—In a racing first, English-bred Rhythm of Light, who won the Group II International Istanbul Trophy in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 1, shipped to Santa Anita and won her U.S. debut on Sunday, the Grade II Goldikova Stakes for fillies and mares at one mile on turf as Santa Anita’s 24-day Autumn Meet drew to a close.

GOLDIKOVA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

GARRETT GOMEZ, RHYTHM OF LIGHT, WINNER: “She always travels really well. She did everything like a class filly should, and she proved she was today. She was absolutely perfect about everything and traveled the last six furlongs exactly the way I wanted her to. She was never too keen or too much off the bridle and raced beautiful the whole time. When I asked her to pick up, she picked up great and came home nice. I didn’t have to ask her for too much.”

Breeders’ Cup Odds & Ends

Smith Takes Lead in Breeders’ Cup Victories

With his winning ride aboard Besilu Stable’s 4-year-old filly Royal Delta for trainer Bill Mott in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Friday at Santa Anita, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith became the all-time leading rider of Breeders’ Cup winners with his 16th score, breaking out of a 15-15 tie with retired Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey.

Breeders’ Cup 2012 Winners Come From Near & Far

Stamping an exclamation point as a truly “global” event on the 15 races worth more than $25 million of the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championships Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita was the remarkable diversity of origin of the winners and their connections as they came together from major racing centers throughout North America, England, Ireland and France in Europe, Argentina in South America and Japan.

Atlantic Hurricane has a passion for the Ontario Fashion

TORONTO, November 4 – Atlantic Hurricane, a chestnut daughter of Halo’s Image, took her second consecutive Ontario Fashion Stakes crown, nosing out a gutsy Youcan’tcatchme in Sunday’s Grade 3, $155,500 feature at Woodbine.

NYRA TO DONATE $100,000 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced it will contribute to Hurricane Sandy disaster relief in New York with a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross.

“So many communities surrounding Aqueduct Racetrack and Belmont Park were devastated by Hurricane Sandy,” said NYRA President and Chief Operating Officer Ellen McClain. “We want to provide whatever support we can as these areas begin the long recovery process.”

Mike Smith Wins Bill Shoemaker Award

Mike Smith Wins Bill Shoemaker Award as
Most Outstanding Breeders’ Cup Jockey

Arcadia, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2012) – Powered by victories on Royal Delta in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and Mizdirection in the Breeders’ Cup Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith has won the Bill Shoemaker Award as the most outstanding jockey of the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championships, held November 2-3 at Santa Anita Park.

Breeders’ Cup - Odds and Ends

Ian Wilkes (Fort Larned, 1st, Classic) – Trainer Ian Wilkes had a not so surprising revelation Sunday morning, a little more than 12 hours after Fort Larned’s front-running victory in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

“I didn’t sleep a lot last night,” Wilkes said after his first Breeders’ Cup victory. “It has not really sunk in yet.”

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN - Sunday November 4, 2012

• HORSE OF THE YEAR: WISE DAN OVER ROYAL DELTA

MILE RECORD-SETTER WISE DAN FAVORED TO WIN HORSE OF THE YEAR
As the dust settled Sunday on racing’s biggest stage following the sixth presentation of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita amidst the spectacular backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains, the buzz on the backside was: Who’s going to be Horse of the Year?

CHURCHILL DOWNS BARN NOTES SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2012

• HERNANDEZ REFLECTS ON CLASSIC BIRTHDAY PRESENT
• PLENTY OF SMILES ON CHURCHILL BACKSIDE MORNING AFTER BREEDERS’ CUP
• GRADE I WINNER DAISY DEVINE TOPS LIST OF CARDINAL PROBABLES