Wednesday, October 31 2012

FORMER BHP MARKETING EXEC CHRISTIAN DIES AT 42

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (October 30, 2012)—Claudene Christian, a former marketing executive at Betfair Hollywood Park, died Monday after the sinking of the HMS Tall Ship Bounty – as a result of Hurricane Sandy – off the coast of North Carolina.

A former Miss Teen Alaska, a graduate of USC and a song girl for the school, Christian, 42, was found unresponsive by the United States Coast Guard and was later pronounced dead at a North Carolina hospital.

CHALLENGER CHAMP FORT LARNED PRIMED FOR CLASSIC

Tampa Bay Downs trainer Ian Wilkes admits he never expected his 4-year-old colt Fort Larned to be among the favorites for the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic after his victory in the Challenger Stakes at the Oldsmar oval on March 3.

“I’d be kidding if I said I thought he would get this good,” Wilkes said. “At the beginning of the year, we weren’t talking about the Breeders’ Cup. But he showed a lot of talent early in his career, and as the year went on he got better and better.”

Tuesday, October 30 2012

Triactors added to WEG fractional betting menu

TORONTO, October 30 - Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced it was adding 20-cent triactors to its live fractional betting menu through to the end of the year.

Beginning Thursday, November 1, racing fans can wager a minimum of 20 cents on triactors during Woodbine's live Standardbred and Thoroughbred cards.

GULFSTREAM TO HOST SHOWTIME BOXING DOUBLEHEADER

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park will play host to a Showtime-televised doubleheader Friday evening, Nov. 16 featuring top prospects from the boxing stable of world-renowned promoter Don King.

Undefeated junior middleweight contender Omar “Oh!” Henry (11-0-1, 9 KOs), from Chicago, will face a stiff test from “King” James de la Rosa (21-1, 12 KOs), from San Benito, Tex., while undefeated lightweight Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (13-0, 10 KOs) from Miami, will face similarly undefeated Juan “Johnny” Garcia (13-0, 8 KOs), from Holland, Mich.

171 Horses Entered for 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships

Game On Dude, Royal Delta, Animal Kingdom, Wise Dan & Point of Entry
Lead 171 Horses Entered for 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships
ARCADIA, Calif. – Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Game On Dude, defending Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic winner Royal Delta, 2011 Kentucky Derby hero Animal Kingdom and grass course stars Wise Dan and Point of Entry lead the marquee among the 171 horses, including 26 from Europe and five also-eligibles, entered to run in the 29th Breeders’ Cup World Championship races to be held Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park.

Breeders’ Cup Draw Sheets for Classic and Ladies’ Classic

Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)
$5 million
3-year-olds & up 1 1/4 miles
Post Horse Jockey Odds
1 Pool Play Miguel Mena 30-1
2 Flat Out Joel Rosario 5-1
3 Alpha Ramon Dominguez 20-1
4 Fort Larned Brian Hernandez Jr. 5-1
5 Game On Dude Rafael Bejarano 9-5
6 Brilliant Speed Junior Alvarado 20-1
7 Handsome Mike Mario Guiterrez 30-1
8 Nonios Martin Pedroza 20-1
9 Richard's Kid Garrett Gomez 12-1
10 Ron the Greek Jose Lezcano 6-1
11 Mucho Macho Man Mike Smith 8-1
12 To Honor and Serve John Velazquez 8-1


Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1)
$2 million
3-year-olds & up, Fillies & Mares
1 1/8 Miles
Post Horse Jockey Odds
1 Grace Hall Javier Castellano 10-1
2 My Miss Aurelia Corey Nakatani 4-1
3 Class Included Russell Baze 30-1
4 Questing (GB) Irad Ortiz Jr. 4-1
5 Awesome Feather Jeffrey Sanchez 3-1
6 Royal Delta Mike Smith 9-5
7 Include Me Out Joe Talamo 15-1
8 Love and Pride John Velazquez 8-1

Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw Quotes

Breeders’ Cup Classic and Ladies’ Classic Post Position Draw Quotes

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said he was pleased with the post positions drawn by his four horses in the Breeders’ Cup.

Royal Delta, the 9-5 morning line favorite in the Ladies’ Classic drew post 6. In the Classic, Flat Out drew post 2, Ron the Greek, post 10, and To Honour and Serve, post 12.

“Perfect,” Mott said Monday evening as he boarded a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. “They’re good. The post positions are fine.”

Post positions for Breeders’ Cup including six Woodbine-based entries

October 29 – Six Woodbine-based horses are among the final entries for the 29th Breeders' Cup World Championships, set for Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California, this Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3.

Post-positions and morning-line odds for Delegation (Post 2, Dirt Mile), Dynamic Sky (Post 6, Juvenile), Pool Play (Post 1, Classic), Spring in the Air (Post 3, Juvenile Fillies), Spring Venture (Post 5, Juvenile Fillies Turf), all for Woodbine-based trainer Mark Casse, and Nancy O (Post 9, Juvenile Fillies Turf) for Woodbine conditioner Carolyn Costigan, were established in an afternoon press conference at Santa Anita Park.

Monday, October 29 2012

Delaware Park cancels Monday live racing card

Wilmington, Del., October 28, 2012 — Delaware Park has cancelled the live racing card scheduled for tomorrow Monday, October 29, due to the forecast of Hurricane Sandy affecting the Mid-Atlantic region.

RED SUN TAKES $65,000 LURE STAKES

BEJARANO HOLDS RYEHILL DREAMER OFF BY A NECK

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2012)—In what appeared to many to be a two-horse race on paper, Red Sun and even money favorite Ryehill Dancer traded punches throughout Sunday’s $65,000 added, one-mile turf Lure Stakes at Santa Anita, with Red Sun and Rafael Bejarano emerging as neck winners, getting the distance in 1:34.03. It was Bejarano’s sixth win from seven tries aboard Red Sun.

LURE STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, RED SUN, WINNER: “I had to be on the lead with my horse. I knew there was going to be a little speed on the outside so I had to use a little bit of my horse in the beginning, but after that I was able to relax. When I saw the favorite (Ryehill Dreamer) was coming next to me I tried to save as much ground as I could and let my horse go with him. This horse always runs well with me.”

HORSE RACING LEAGUE HAS FIRST WINNER IN BROWN LADDIE

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Horse Racing League celebrated its first winner over the weekend when Brown Laddie, racing for Team Ginger Punch, was placed first in his racing debut at Hoosier Park.

Trained by Neil Howard, Brown Laddie, a 2-year-old colt by Big Brown, covered six furlongs in 1:11.92 while overcoming a rough trip in a maiden special weight event Oct. 26.