May 22, 2013

Horse Racing Recap: Black Onyx, at 15-1, wins Spiral, punches Derby ticket

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Black Onyx under jockey Joe Bravo draws away in the final furlong to capture the Spiral Stakes on Saturday. Uncaptured, far left, was second and Giant Finish, under jockey Jose Espinoza, between horses, was third.(Photo: Garry Jones, AP) Story Highlights Black Onyx, a 15-1 longshot, upset Uncaptured to win the Spiral Stakes Saturday Black Onyx [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Colony Club wins Monmouth Park feature

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OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) – Colony Club overtook Inspired in the closing strides to win by a neck in the $60,000 Klassy Briefcase Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Trained by Alexandra White and ridden by Geovany Garcia, the 6-year-old mare ran the 5 1/2 furlongs over firm turf course in 1:02.52 and returned $54.40, $13.80 [...]

Track Talk: Handicapping the Preakness Stakes

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(PhatzRadio / SI Horse Analyst – Gene Menez) — Before we get to the meat and potatoes of this story — the Preakness Stakes selections below — a review of the 138th Kentucky Derby is in order. The pace at Churchill Downs two weeks ago played out even hotter than expected, with Bodemeister winging the [...]

Horse Racing: With late charge, I’ll Have Another wins Derby from No. 19 post

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — I’ll Have Another looked like just another horse at the Kentucky Derby. Until the final furlong, that is. That’s when the chestnut colt — sold for a paltry $11,000, ridden by a rookie jockey hardly anyone knew and stuck in an outside post — blazed past highly regarded Bodemeister to win [...]