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Time Banshee dueled the 3-2 favorite Rgirldoesn't bluff from the start to mid-stretch
and then faded, as did the favorite. Time Banshee put in a good effort, even though
she finished 7th, as she set the pace in a very fast race. |
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Strong Presence with J. Pimentel finished 4th again in her MSW race at Aqueduct
today. She broke well, went a little too wide on the 1st turn, chased the pace in
the 4th path, looked like she was making the perfect move around the final turn,
and then seemed to flatten out midway down the stretch. |
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Por Favor ridden by Maragh finished second at Calder on 12/24, despite interference
at both the start and down the stretch. Short Fat Fanny ran a disappointing 7th
at Beulah Park on 12/20. My Snookie’s Boy was no factor at Calder on 12/26, finishing
last. Sightseeing also was not a factor at Aqueduct on 12 /29, finishing next to
last. |
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Strong Presence with Mike Luzzi finished 4th in a MSW race at Aqueduct today. She
broke fine but was three wide going around the first turn. She started making a
nice move at the 5/8th pole but then hung. She still exhibited difficulty changing
leads in the stretch, but once she did she began running again. |
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Sightseeing came in 5th today at Aqueduct. Sightseeing got into traffic trouble
twice during the race, but once he got to the outside he made a nice stretch run. |
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Snitch finished second in the Starter Allowance and Sort It Out finished 6th in
the Stake at Aqueduct today. Snitch rallied nicely in the stretch to close the gap
on frontrunner Bush’s Song but was a little short. Sort It Out broke on top and
sat second on the inside for the 1st quarter. Unable to move inside, he was pulled
back to go outside. When asked for run, he came up empty. |
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Short Fat Fanny finished fourth in her race at Mountaineer Race Track. Ridden by
D. Whitney, Short Fat Fanny was unable to secure the lead from the start and raced
pretty flat tonight. |
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Time Banshee won her allowance race at Calder. She broke well, quickly secured the
lead, and drew away down the stretch to win by 3 lengths. Sort It Out finished 5th
in his allowance race at Aqueduct and Thetactics Ofdance finished 4th in her Stake
race at Laurel Park. She got beat at the wire for 3rd and only lost first by a length. |
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Strong Presence finished 3rd in her MSW race at Aqueduct today, 11 lengths in front
of the 4th place finisher. Going off 24-1, Jockey Luzzi said he felt like he had
a much more mature horse under him today. Strong Presence broke well, pressed the
leader the entire race, still had a little difficulty changing leads and finished
evenly through the stretch. |
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Snitch ridden Mike Luzzi finished first in a $40K claiming race going one mile at
Aqueduct today. Snitch broke well, stayed close to the pack on the inside until
the turn for home when she went four wide and put in a great stretch run to draw
clear of the field, winning by 1¼ lengths. |
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Short Fat Fanny again ridden by Maragh finished second in her race at the Meadowlands
tonight. She broke fine but got bumped and was unable to secure the lead. She stalked
in third position until the turn for home at which time she made a move and was
able to get up for second. |
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Thetactics Ofdance ridden by E Coa finished third in her allowance race at Belmont
Park today. She broke on top but lost the lead after the 1st turn, stalked the leader
until the top of the stretch, regained the lead down the stretch but was over taken
by the two favorites just before the wire, losing by just 1 ¼ lengths. |
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Strong Presence ridden by Luzzi ran a very nice race today finishing 3rd on the
dirt at Belmont. She broke fine, stalked the leaders on the inside, had some difficulty
changing leads, but once she did she made a strong run down the stretch. |
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Por Favor ridden by Maragh couldn’t secure the lead out of the gate. He ended up
tracking the leaders on the outside, started making a move around the turn for home,
but only was able to catch one horse coming down the stretch. |
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Short Fat Fanny ridden by Maragh finished second in her race at the Meadowlands
tonight. She broke on top, dueled with the favorite, Atlantic Patrol the entire
race until the final furlong and held on gamely for second. |
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Archippos ridden by D. Frates finished first in his allowance race today at Finger
Lakes. Archippos didn’t break great, but quickly secured the lead, held off Prowling
Wolf, who was pressing him and won handily by 2 ¼ lengths. |
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Time Banshee ridden by Jose Ferrer won a very impressive race today at Calder. She
went off the 3/2 favorite. She stumbled badly at the start, but Ferrer was able
to hold her together and quickly secured the lead. She lead wire to wire, was hand
ridden at the end and won by four lengths. |
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Blushing Marian put up a good fight, but ended up second in the Juvenile Fillies
Stake for NY Breds at Finger Lakes Racetrack today. Blushing Marian the 3-5 favorite
broke good, secured the lead at the 1/2 and just got caught at the wire. |
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Por Favor ridden by Joe Bravo couldn’t secure the lead out of the gate. Going off
the 8/5 favorite, he raced outside the entire race and appeared to tire down the
stretch, finishing fourth, eight lengths behind the winner. |
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Dashboard Drummer finished third in the optional $75K claiming race at Saratoga
today. Ridden by Javier Castellano, Dashboard Drummer broke slowly, settled into
5th position down the backstretch, and made a nice run into the stretch. |
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Thetactics Ofdance won impressively over a strong field of fillies on the turf at
Saratoga. Ridden by jockey Cornelia Velasquez Thetactics Ofdance broke alertly,
secured a stalking position going down the backstretch, and then tipped three wide
coming down the stretch drawing away much the best at the wire. |
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Short Fat Fanny ridden by Perez just got nosed out at the wire in her race at Monmouth.
She sat second until the turn for home where she gained the lead and opened up four
lengths on the field. She just got caught by F.J.Girl at the wire. |
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Sightseeing ridden by Ramon Dominguez was outrun early, put in a three wide run
on the second turn and tired in the stretch to finish 6th in the 35K claimer at
Saratoga today. |
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Por Favor ridden by J. Lezcan put in a good effort today at Monmouth, finishing
third. He broke on top and continued to run into the stretch even when he was passed
by the closers. |
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Archippos ridden by Ramon Dominguez ran a decent race today for his first start
on the turf at Saratoga, even though he finished 8th out of 12. Breaking from the
12 post he ran wide the entire race. Jockey Ramon Dominguez said Archippos liked
the turf and felt the horse under him could definitely run the distance. |
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Snitch ridden by E. Coa won a $40,000 claiming race at Saratoga today by 3 lengths.
Theoneilove finished second by l0 lengths over the third place finisher. Snitch
broke on top, then rated third to the 1/2 mile pole where she went outside the leaders
and never looked back. |
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Thetactics Ofdance finished 3rd in her allowance race today at Saratoga. She vied
for the early lead but settled in for third until the turn for home when she tried
to move on the leaders. She rallied nicely to stay ahead of the closers and hang
onto the third spot, but she was unable to catch Secret Forest and Asti who were
in front of her the entire race. |
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Dashboard Drummer finished fourth on opening day at Saratoga. Drummer ridden by
Pablo Fragoso broke with the pack but then sat 5th on the inside. He went three
wide at the turn but lacked a rally. |
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Time Banshee finished second in the Georgia Breeder's Association Stake today at
Calder Race track. She broke poorly, but rushed up quickly to secure second position.
After getting a breather and dropping back to fourth, she rallied along the inside
and was in full stride at the wire, only a couple of lengths behind the overwhelming
favorite in the race. |
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Humorous Style broke her maiden today, winning a $10K claiming race at Monmouth
Park. Humorous Style rated off the pace toward mid track, advanced to contention
on the turn, dug in determinedly to take over a sixteenth out, then edged clear
the final yards. |
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Por Favor won a $16K Claimer at Monmouth Park. Por Favor broke well and vied for
the early lead. He raced gamely from the 1/2 mile pole on, holding off a challenge
from Choctaw Charlie. Por Favor set his lifetime mark for 6 furlongs, 1:09 4/5. |
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My Snookie's Boy raced impressively at Monmouth Park today looking like he was back
to his old form. My Snookie's Boy ridden by jockey Joe Bravo rated off the pace,
responded gamely when asked for run, raced five wide around the turn for home, blew
by the competition going into the stretch and was had ridden to the wire, winning
by 2 3/4 lengths. |
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Bohemian Rain gave a good performance on the turf today at Belmont. Ridden by Samyn
Bohemian Rain was back early, came wide into the stretch, but closed well finishing
third in the race. Unfortunately, she was claimed. |
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Snub the Devil came in fourth today at Belmont in a six furlong claiming race on
the dirt. Snub the Devil broke fine, chased the pace, but tired in the stretch. |
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Dashboard Drummer finished third in the Longfellow Stake today at Monmouth Park.
Dashboard Drummer, ridden by Stuart Elliott, was bumped at the start, had to go
four wide into the turn and raced even down the stretch. |
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Short Fat Fanny, ridden by Chuckie Lopez, finished 2nd in a claiming race on the
dirt at Monmouth Park today. Short Fat Fanny broke well, rated close to the pace,
overtook the leaders down the stretch, but tired and drifted out the final furlong
giving up the lead at the finish. |
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My Snookie's Boy seemed to need his first race back after a six month layoff. Ridden
by John Velazquez in the Frisk Me Now Stake at Monmouth, My Snookie's Boy jumped
at the start, caught up to the field quickly and seemed to be rating great. However,
when they turned for home My Snookie's Boy tired coming down the stretch, finishing
fifth in the five-horse field. |
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He's Hurr Cuelee's ridden by Jose Santos finished second today at Belmont. He's
Hurr Cuelee's broke with the pack, rated nicely, came inside at the turn for home,
and closed gamely. |
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Dashboard Drummer, ridden by Pablo Fragoso finished 4th in the Grade 3 Bold Ruler
Handicap at Belmont. Dashboard Drummer was outrun early, but made a nice stretch
run. Unfortunately, the pace was too quick for him to catch the leaders. |
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Sort It Out ran a very disappointing race in the Kentucky Derby finishing 17th in
the race, beaten 25 lengths. Ridden by jockey, Brice Blanc, Sort It Out broke in
the 17th spot, made a brief run down the backstretch, but weakened soon after that. |
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Siphoned ridden by D. Whitney broke sharply to take the early lead. He moved in
hand racing on the turn, angled well off the inside into upper stretch, and was
in charge from the 1/8 pole winning by five lengths. He was much the best of this
field. |
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Short Fat Fanny, ridden by M. Cruz, finished third at Gulfstream today. She broke
on top and cruised to a 4 length lead going down the backstretch. By the turn for
home the other horses had closed the gap and two managed to pass her, but she continued
racing through the stretch. |
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Edit It ridden by Alan Garcia finished second in his mile claiming race at Aqueduct.
Edit It had a great stretch run, but couldn't get up in time to catch the 4/5 shot
Kristy Dale. Edit It trailed the field for the first 1/2 mile, but once she started
her move she ran a great race. |
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He's Hurr Cuelee's ridden by Jose Santos won impressively at 7 furlongs at Aqueduct.
He broke well, raced close up on the outside, dug in when asked and made a tremendous
run down the stretch. |
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Pals IV and Pals V purchased a 75% interest in Sort It Out's two year old sister
at the Ocala Breeders Sales Co. two year old in training sale. She is a New York
Bred filly by the new sire, Freud out of the Sort It Out's mother, Vex. Freud is
the son of Storm Cat out of the Rahy mare, Mariah's Storm, who was the highest priced
broodmare sold in 1996 for $2,600,000. Freud's first crop are currently two year
olds. |
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Sort It Out ran a very strong race today at Keeneland Park finishing second in the
$350,000 Coolmore Lexington. He made a strong move at the 3/8ths pole engaging the
leaders, but was a few strides behind Coin Silver, the winner coming down the stretch. |
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Bohemian Rain under the reigns of jockey C. Hill won a maiden claiming race at Aqueduct
today in a good time of 1:37 4/5. She was outrun early, rallied three wide on the
turn, dug in gamely outside and drew clear late under a drive. |
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Sort It Out ran a very credible race today. Although finishing 3rd in the $500,000
WinStar Derby, Sort It Out had a lot of run left at the finish line. When asked
for run at the top of the stretch Sort It Out responded nicely but had too much
ground to catch up. If the race had been a little longer Sort It Out definitely
would have caught the leaders. |
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Dashboard Drummer, ridden by Pablo Fragoso, seemed back to his old forms after a
short time off. He broke with the pack. Fragoso steadied him behind the front-runners.
He then asked for run as they approached the stretch. Dashboard Drummer responded
and drew clear of the other horses down the stretch in a good time of 1:10.01 on
a muddy track. |
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Humorous Style, ridden by John Velazquez, stalked the pace and was second best today
at Gulfstream Park in her racing debut. |
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Tim Thornton rode King's Choice to his first win at Aqueduct. When asked for run
on the 2nd turn, he rallied 3 wide and drew clear under a hand ride. |
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Robert and Janice McNair's Stonerside Stable purchased a majority interest in Sort
It Out, who will now be trained by Bob Baffert. Sort It Out will next race in the
Grade 2 Louisiana Derby with hopes of pointing him towards the 2005 Triple Crown
Races. Pals IV retains a minority interest in Sort It Out. |
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Sort It Out made it three in a row by upsetting three year old Kentucky Derby hopefuls
Galloping Grocer, Naughty New Yorker and Scrappy T in the $75,000 Whirlaway Stakes
at Aqueduct today. Ridden by Tim Thornton, Sort It Out rated along the inside then
rallied four wide approaching the stretch to hold off a rallying Naughty New Yorker
by a neck after a long drive to the finish. It was the second fastest time in Whirlaway
history. |
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Sort It Out won his second in a row impressively again today against open company
in an allowance race at Aqueduct. After breaking alertly, Sort It Out stalked the
pace. When asked for run by jockey Tim Thorton at the top of the stretch, Sort It
Out opened up on the field winning by 6 3/4 lengths. |
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Sort It Out won a thriller today. Sort It Out broke with the pack, but then was
pulled to the rail by jockey Tim Thorton where he sat 8th, 10 lengths behind the
leaders for the first half of the race. Sort It Out then moved up on the inside
until the turn for home where Thorton pulled him to the outside going three wide.
Sort It Out dug in and drove down the stretch just getting up to beat the even money
favorite, Storm Thief, at the wire. |
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Por Favor ridden by T. L. Dunkelberger finished first tonight in an allowance race
at Charles Town Race Track in West Virginia. Por Favor broke on top, set the early
pace and then drew clear of the field, winning impressively by six lengths. |
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