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Six race horses will race in Saturday’s $300,000 Cigar Mile Handicap, the last Grade 1 race at New York’s Aqueduct November 28.
Cigar Mile Handicap entries with jockeys, weight and morning line odds in post position order:
A-coupled: Pyro and Vineyard Haven.
The Cigar Mile Handicap is the 9th race in Aqueduct’s November 28 horse racing program. Cigar Mile Handicap post time is 3:38 pm.
Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
The Cigar Mile Handicap, named for the top money-winning thoroughbred for a decade, has attracted several Cigar Mile contenders that raced at the distance only once.
Well, Cigar ran a mile on the dirt only twice in his 33-race career, both times at Aqueduct where the Grade 1 has been held except for 1993 since debuting in ‘88 as the NYRA Mile. He won by seven lengths on Nov. 26, 1994, a month after taking an allowance race by eight lengths.
Those two victories were the start of a 16-race winning streak that equaled Citation’s modern-day North American record.
Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips, Stakes Races | No Comments »
Undefeated Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Zenyatta is getting the Grade 1 race she won twice at Santa Anita Park renamed in her honor.
Santa Anita Track officials said Tuesday that the Lady’s Secret will be renamed The Zenyatta beginning next fall. The race is for fillies and mares ages 3 and up run at 1 1/16 miles.
Zenyatta won the race the last two years. She capped her 14-0 career by beating the boys in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 7.
Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Special Features, Stakes Races | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
Gulfstream Park played musical stakes six weeks before its 68th season opens on Sunday, Jan. 3. It involves the much-heralded Run for the Roses.
Back in August, track officials announced the stakes schedule, which had the 59th Florida Derby tabbed for March 27, five Saturdays before the Kentucky Derby. But in November it was moved back to March 20, most likely to avoid conflicting with another traditional Derby prep, the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.
Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Race Tracks, Special Features, Stakes Races | No Comments »
By GREG MELIKOV
Hialeah Park, 84 years after its debut in the Roaring ’20s, is back from the dead and on track to hold the first of two meetings 48 hours after Thanksgiving.
It has been eight years since the last thoroughbred race was staged at the historic South Florida landmark. At one time Hialeah was known as “the most beautiful racetrack in the world” because of its grand architecture, fountains and statues besides exotic scenery and a magnificent turf course.
While the facility is a shell of itself today, scores of construction workers are laboring…
Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Race Tracks, Special Features | No Comments »
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should improve significantly or do well next time out, won five times, ran second four and finished third once since Oct. 11. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when developing your betting strategy.
Chestoria: Raced sixth more than 13 lengths behind after a half-mile, launched three wide bid entering stretch, closed fast from fifth to make up 6 1/2 lengths and finished second beaten a half-length at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Nov. 12; ran final 2 1/2 furlongs in 29 4/5.
Kissa Melissa: Bloke slowly, raced seventh and last 6 1/2 lengths behind after a half-mile…
Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, Horses, Race Tracks, Racing Picks & Betting Tips | No Comments »
Jockey Aaron Gryder, who rode Well Armed to victory in the $6-million Dubai World Cup this year, is moving his riding career from Southern California to Hong Kong.
Aaron Gryder said Tuesday he’s been invited to ride under contract for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The 39-year-old jockey has ridden 3,218 winners and has purse earnings of more than $109 million since he began riding in 1987.
But he struggled during the recently ended Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park, where he finished out of the top 15 in the jockeys’ standings.
Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 in Horse Racing Industry, International Horse Racing, Jockeys, Race Tracks | No Comments »
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss’s undefeated Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, made horse racing history as she beat the males and became the first female to win the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday, November 7, at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by John Shirreffs, Zenyatta raced 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.62 and paid $7.60, $5.60 and $3.80. Gio Ponti, under jockey Ramon Dominguez, placed second and returned $9.20 and $6.60. Twice Over with jockey Thomas Queally aboard came in third and paid $7 to show.
View the complete list of Breeders’ Cup winners and the Breeders’ Cup Results & payouts.
Posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 in Breeders' Cup, Horse Racing Industry, Horse Racing Results & Payouts, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races | No Comments »
Ballymacoll Farm’s Conduit, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore, defended his title by wearing down front-runner Presious Passion to win Saturday’s $2,727,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf by half a length November 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Conduit covered 1 1/2 miles on turf in 2:23.75 and paid $3.80, $3 and $2.20. Presious Passion, under jockey Elvis Trujillo, placed second and returned $5 and $3.80. Dar Re Mi with jockey Frankie Dettori aboard came in third and paid $3 to show.
View the complete list of Breeders’ Cup winners and the Breeders’ Cup Results & payouts.
Posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 in Breeders' Cup, Horse Racing Industry, Horse Racing Results & Payouts, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races | No Comments »
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey’s longshot Furthest Land, ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, won Saturday’s $909,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by 3/4 of a length November 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Michael Maker, Furthest Land raced a mile in 1:35.50 and paid $44.60, $18.40 and $9.60. Ready’s Echo, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $18.20 and $9.40. Midshipman with jockey Garrett Gomez aboard came in third and paid $4.20 to show.
View the complete list of Breeders’ Cup winners and the Breeders’ Cup Results & payouts.
Posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 in Breeders' Cup, Horse Racing Industry, Horse Racing Results & Payouts, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races | No Comments »
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