by rob_onlion | Aug 21, 2022 | Media
Heading into the 163rd Queen’s Plate, most of the pre-race talk swirled around X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables and SF Racing’s Moira (Ghostzapper), and her pre-Woodbine Oaks antics that led to her ultimately running, and romping, without hind shoes. Keeping...
by rob_onlion | Aug 21, 2022 | Media
The Kevin Attard-trained daughter of Ghostzapper came from third-place heading around the final turn in the 1 1/4 mile classic and exploded down the stretch with Rafael Hernandez in the saddle, winning the 163rd running of the $1-million Queen’s Plate by seven lengths...
by rob_onlion | Aug 21, 2022 | Media
Running Aug. 21 in the iconic $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine, Moira put on a display to match her 10 ¾-length victory last month in the Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, rolling to a seven-length victory over Hall of Dreams in the 163rd edition of the...
by rob_onlion | Aug 14, 2022 | Media
With only his maiden win as preparation for graded stakes company, Bob Baffert trainee Havnademeltdown did not bat an eye Aug. 14 at Del Mar, taking the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G3) in effortless style as the 1-2 favorite. The colt’s first race was only a...
by rob_onlion | Aug 13, 2022 | Media
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman and trainer Bob Baffert unveiled a potentially important juvenile in Saturday’s seventh race from Del Mar, as Cave Rock (c, 2, Arrogate–Georgie’s Angel, by Bellamy Road) took the race by the scruff of the neck not...
