by rob_onlion | Nov 7, 2021 | Media
Messier was one of three Bob Baffert trainees entered in the seven-furlong main track event. Jockey Flavien Prat did not rush the 2-year-old Messier early in the $98,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 14 at Del Mar, but that didn’t keep the Empire Maker colt from...
by rob_onlion | Nov 7, 2021 | Media
The Bob Baffert-trained juvenile has won his second race in three starts. Rockefeller showed the front-running speed displayed in his debut win in August at Del Mar in his first appearance on the East Coast, widening his margin throughout in the $150,000 Nashua Stakes...
by rob_onlion | Nov 4, 2021 | Media
by Chris McGrath, TDN Headline News, Nov 4, 2021 Once again, the Breeders’ Cup reminds us how our whole business hinges on a delicate equilibrium. On the one hand, we need the kind of big plays made on barnmates Gamine (Into Mischief) and Corniche (Quality...
by rob_onlion | Oct 30, 2021 | Media
Hicksy became the first black-type winner for stallion Hootenanny when he captured the Display Stakes, an open seven-furlong race for 2-year-olds. “He was just kind of an unassuming little horse, just kind of a straightforward horse,” recalled owner Donato...
by rob_onlion | Oct 10, 2021 | Media
Many, more than likely most, harness racing people have never heard of Donato Lanni. To most thoroughbred people, certainly those that frequent horse sales, he approaches legendary status when it comes to buying horses. Lanni is one of the best known horse agents in...
by rob_onlion | Oct 4, 2021 | Media
Interview with filly’s proud owners Susan and Charles Chu on TVG. Nothing but excitement from winning owners of #3, Private Mission, Susan and Charles Chu! They share their reactions to her G2 Zenyatta Stakes victory @SantaAnitaPark & just how special...
