Month: January 2014

Ladies Classic, Holy Bull and California Cup Day

 

A jammed-packed Saturday of Stakes continues this week with GULFSTREAM, SAM HOUSTON, SANTA ANITA and TAMPA BAY race tracks taking center stage.
 The $200,000 Forward Gal and $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes (featuring Coup de Grace, Cairo Prince, Intense Holiday) at GULFSTREAM PARK along with the $150,000 Endeavour Stakes (Left a Message, Moment in Dixie, Wholelottashakin) and $100,000 Lighting City Stake (Shrinking Violet, Madame Giry, Cor Cor) at TAMPA round out the Florida racing action! Texas delivers with the 2nd Annual $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic Day featuring the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup Stakes (Admiral Kitten, King David, Vertiformer) at SAM HOUSTON. California tops the day with California Cup Day—6 stakes starting at $125,000 and ending with the $250,000 California Cup Turf Classic Stakes at SANTA ANITA.
Watch live streaming for both Tampa and Santa Anita:

 

 

43rd Annual Eclipse Awards & Sunshine Millions Day

 

The 43rd Annual Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in the sport of Horse Racing premiers tonight at GULFSTREAM PARK, Florida.

The Daily Racing Form will broadcast live, via their website for fans this Saturday, January 18th starting at 8 p.m. EST.

In conjunction with two days of spectacular events leading up to the Awards is a day of star-filled racing, with the standout on the card being the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic. HOY nominee Mucho Macho Man will take on the field of 5 in his 2014 debut. Other card favorites are the Florida Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, Florida Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes, Florida Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes, Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint Stakes.

WATCH THE CARD NOW! LIVE FEED!
http://www.drf.com/events/sunshine-millions-gulfstream-park

Watch The 43rd Annual Eclipse Awards, tonight!
http://www.drf.com/events/eclipse-awards-watch-live

www.gulfstreampark.com

 

US Winter Racing Excitement, Coast to Coast!

 

Enjoy 3 big races this Saturday with the first stop at New Orleans! The $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap at THE FAIRGROUNDS includes MLF Daddy Nose Best with Rosie Napravnik aboard. Next up, the $200,000 LeComte Stakes, featuring Steven M. Asmussen’s Gold Hawk with Shaun Bridgmohan in the irons. California’s SANTA ANITA PARK holds the Strub Stakes with a $200,000 purse and four year old talent such as Hear the Ghost, Govenor Charlie, and Zeewat.
For more info, check out the links below:

 

 

Blogspot: Michael W. Compton

 

It’s the return of our BLOGSPOTTER feature! Our first selection for 2014:

MICHAEL W. COMPTON’s  Capturing The Spirit of the Sport of Kings.

This daily website keeps race fans up-to-date with the latest on the US flat tracks! A multiple American Horse Publications award winner, Michael Compton’s turf writing expertise spans a twenty year career with noted titles as editor-in-chief of The Florida Horse, Wire to Wire managing editor of California Thoroughbred, and as a contributor to ESPN.com’s horse racing page. Michael has made numerous television and radio appearances reporting on the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

And did we mention, Capturing The Spirit of the Sport of Kings also features OFF THE PACE? 

 

 

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