Tonight’s “Lock” is at Cal-Expo on race 4 with the #5-Imma Tank-Drops and shows 154 mile 3 back-Will win tonight for driver Nick Roland.
Last “Lock” won again making Howard’s record now standing at: 523 of 835 wins with 152 seconds and 49 thirds.
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Sam Houston Race Park proudly presents the Houston Racing Festival this Sunday, January 26th featuring the eighth running of the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (Gr. 3). First post from Sam Houston is scheduled for 1:20pm Central (2:20pm Eastern).
A strong field of fillies and mares has been entered for the Houston Ladies Classic led by, SERENGETI EMPRESS, winner of the 2019 Kentucky Oaks (Gr. 1) and third place finisher in the 2019 Breeders Cup Distaff (Gr. 1) in her most recent start. But she’ll have to beat a talented field that includes LADY APPLE, winner of the Remington Oaks (Gr. 3) in her last start, MYLADY CURLIN, winner of the Fall City Handicap (Gr. 2) in her last start, and STREET BAND, who won the Cotillion (Gr. 1) just two starts back. Rounding out the field are stakes winners, OUT FOR A SPIN and SARACOSA.
The undercard on the Houston Racing Festival looks just as strong as the main event. FULL TWELVE HORSE FIELDS have been entered in all four TURF stakes; the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup (Gr. 3), $200,000 Texas Turf Mile, $100,000 Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint, and $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf Stakes. Rounding out the undercard is the $75,000 Stonerside Sprint Stakes on the main track.
Attached is an overnight for Sunday and press release for both the Houston Ladies Classic, Connally Turf Cup, and undercard stakes.
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Jan 24, 2020
Gulfstream – Pegasus Turf & World Cup (Saturday, January 25); .20 Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout (Sunday, January 26)
Gulfstream Park
Saturday, January 25 (11:30 a.m. – first post)
Pegasus Turf Cup – Race 11 (4:49 p.m. approx. post)
Pegasus World Cup – Race 12 (5:34 p.m. approx. post)
Race 7 – Rainbow 6 – $5,000,000 guaranteed pool (if jackpot is not hit prior to Saturday)
Race 8 – Late Pick 5 – $750,000 guaranteed pool
Race 9 – Late Pick 4 – $1,000,000 guaranteed pool
Advanced wagering on Pegasus card is available on Friday, January 24
Sunday, January 26
Mandatory payout of the .20 Rainbow 6
Carryover going in to Thursday, January 23 – $3,133,994
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The fourth meeting of the 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival takes place tomorrow.
Meydan Overview & Selections – Week 4:
There were some very fast times at Meydan last week. The turf was riding like a trampoline, really allowing horses to stretch and use themselves properly. The natural rainfall that had fallen soaked the track but as it dried it reached a point where it became very receptive to a galloping racehorse with no jar whatsoever. The dirt was also very fast with Bochart posting a sensational time over 6 furlongs. The rain had clearly tightened the track up and the rail seemed to be speed favouring. Bochart did get the perfect scenario being able to run even fractions whilst controlling the race but even so the slick conditions played a part in his very fast time.
This week I don’t expect the turf to be so conducive to lightning fast times as it will have tightened up a bit. The dirt however may still be very slick.
Four selections for you this week:
10:05am Meydan – UAE 1000 Guineas: Final Song
This is a re-match between Final Song, Rio Angie and Down on Da Bayou. They took each other on in the 1000 Guineas trial with Final Song winning a shade comfortably from Down on Da Bayou with Rio Angie back in third. I felt this was an honest result that provided a decent speed figure for fillies at this time of the year and I see no reason for the form to be turned around. There is a suspicion that Rio Angie needed the run and will be sharper here. She is certainly a strong travelling proper dirt horse but I’m not sure she’s as good as Final Song who was encountering dirt for the first time in the trial and is also entitled to improve.
10:40am Meydan: Waady
I like this horse switching from dirt to turf and dropping back to the minimum trip. In the UAE he has some fairly strong dirt form. He finished in front of last week’s easy winner Bochart and...
Tonight’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 4 with the #6-Clock Rocker-won 2 of last 3 and gets slight class drop here=Win -Ryan Stahl drives.
Last “Lock” ran 2nd. Howard’s record is now at: 521 of 833 wins with 152 seconds and 49 thirds.
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Consider this a friendly reminder from Yonkers Raceway, where Thursday night’s (Jan. 23rd) Pick 5 wager begins with a $6,092.67 carryover and $20,000 guaranteed pool.
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