Practical Move Upsets in Los Alamitos Futurity

Idle since winning the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 8, trainer Tim Yakteen's Practical Move returned to action in a big way on Friday at Santa Anita, as he waltzed to a four-length victory in a one mile classified allowance, getting the trip under Ramon Vazquez in 1:35.14. In a race reduced by three scratches to a field of four 3-year-olds…

Agate Road provided Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. with their third straight collaborative score in Wednesday's Grade 2, $200000 Pilgrim Stakes at the Belmont at Aqueduct meet. He made a sweeping wide move in the stretch to capture the 45th running of the 1 1/16-mile test for juveniles over the outer turf. Pletcher and…

Geaux Rocket Ride | Sarah Andrew By In hindsight, the victory by Geaux Rocket Ride in Saturday's GI Haskell S. was not at all difficult to predict. The real puzzler is how this top-tier Candy Ride (Arg) colt was let go at 12-1 in the betting. A pari-mutuel post-mortem points to a "perfect storm" anchored by two factors: The 2-for-2'TDN Rising…

L Street Lady springs the upset in the Jersey Girl under Manny Franco (Chelsea Durand) By Ryan Martin - NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y.- Madaket Stables' L Street Lady doubled up on stakes scores, utilizing her newfound late-closing tactics to spring a 12-1 upset in Sunday's $150000 Jersey Girl for sophomore fillies going six furlongs at Belmont…

Below you can see some of the key stats from the race over the last ten years. Hopefully, this might help you to pick out the winner of the 2023 running of this great race. Post position 1 has been responsible for 12 winners in the last 100 runnings of the race. This record is held jointly with post position 5. with post position 4 registering 10…

Trainer Tim Yakteen's Practical Move, fresh off impressive scores in a pair of graded stakes, heads a field of nine sophomores going a mile and one eighth in this Saturday's Grade I, $750000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby-a race that has produced 20 Kentucky Derby winners. With a total of 200 Kentucky Derby qualifying points at stake, 100 will be…

Trainer Bob Baffert moved the remainder of his top Kentucky Derby horses to former assistant Tim Yakteen on Sunday including Arabian Knight, winner of the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn and the horse given the best chance of winning the Derby, according to future odds. Baffert said he hopes the horses will move back to his barn after the Derby and…

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Practical Move upset three of trainer Bob Baffert's 2-year-olds in the weekend's feature race, the Grade II Los Alamitos Futurity, adding his name into the mix of candidates for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Things went a bit more to expectations among the Japanese 2-year-olds as the three favorites reported 1-2-3 in Sunday's Grade 1…

Trainer Bob Baffert has won some incarnation of the Los Alamitos Futurity 13 times and he had three of the five horses in Saturday's Grade 2 $200000 race at the Orange County track. So, it makes sense he would up the number to 14, especially since he had the heavy favorite Arabian Lion in the race. But, in spite of what everyone figures will…

Trainer Bob Baffert entered Saturday's Grade 2, $200000 Los Alamitos Futurity with a strong hand, but it was his former pupil, Tim Yakteen, who saddled the 10-1 winner Practical Move. Baffert had three of the five entrants in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds, an early prep for the Kentucky Derby, including 2-5 favorite Arabian Lion. And in the…

The Bob Baffert-trained Arabian Lion can strengthen his case as one of the top contenders for the 2023 Kentucky Derby when he leaves the starting gate on Saturday in the 2022 Los Alamitos Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif. A 2-year-old son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, Arabian Lion has a win and a second in two career…

The action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up this weekend, as vital points will be up for grabs in the G2 Los Alamitos Futurity. This race is run over a distance of 1 1/16 miles, and a field of five runners have been declared. Bob Baffert has trained the winner of this race on 13 previous occasions, and he has three live contenders for the…

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will send out the trio of Arabian Lion, Carmel Road and Fort Bragg as he seeks his eighth win in nine years in the Grade 2, $200000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Futurity Saturday at Los Alamitos racecourse in Cypress, Calif. A field of five is entered. The race at 1 1/16 miles for 2-year-olds is the fourth of 10 races on…

After bumping with a rival into the first turn, Two Phil's tracked a contested early pace down the backstretch and then rolled home to a 5 1/4-length win over Hayes Strike in Sunday's Grade 3, $199800 Street Sense Stakes, the feature on opening day of Churchill Downs' fall meet. Jareth Loveberry rode the winner for trainer Larry Rivelli and owners…

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Un Ojo scored an upset half-length victory at 75-1 odds in the $1 million Rebel Stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn. Ridden by Ramon Vazquez, Un Ojo ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.69 and paid $152.80, $41.80 and $18.60. A tree branch fell on the colt in a paddock as a yearling and damaged one of his eyes, leading to his name, which…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Whatever happens Saturday will simply be resume-padding for Knicks Go. His retirement home has been picked out, his stud fee has been set and he's in the relatively small club of thoroughbreds with multiple Breeders' Cup race victories including last year's Classic. There's not much left to prove. "I would think that he's…

Brad Cox's favorite Essential Quality ran down a furious pacesetting Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch to win the 153rd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. New York regular Luis Saez was in the irons. United Arab Emirates ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns Essential Quality. The victory by Essential Quality could bring extra scrutiny of…

The Kentucky Derby, traditionally held on the first Saturday in May, is one of the most well known Grade 1 Thoroughbred stakes races in the world. First run in 1875, this 1 1/4-mile (10 furlongs) race kicks off the American Triple Crown of horse racing. When and where is the 2021 Kentucky Derby? The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for…

Last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Knicks Go is the early favorite at 5-2 for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Jan. 23 (NBC, 4:30-6 p.m. ET). He is trained by Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer finalist Brad Cox and will be ridden by Joel Rosario, a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding…

A historic 15 weeks after it began, the 2020 Triple Crown drew to a close as Swiss Skydiver crossed the line first in the 145th Preakness Stakes at a spectatorless Pimlico to become the sixth filly to win the race. She was the first filly to run in the Preakness since Ria Antonia in 2014, who finished last. Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra was the…

Authentic denies heavy favorite Tiz the Law a shot at the Triple Crown by outlasting a furious homestretch battle to win the 2020 Kentucky Derby. He took over the lead about 1/4 mile into the race and stayed there even as Tiz the Law came rocketing towards him. This was the 200th Grade I stakes victory for Authentic's jockey John Velazquez and his…

After a two-week break, the Road to the Breeders' Cup resumes on Saturday with a significant prep at the Jersey Shore anchoring the weekend's stakes activity, which has been adjusted somewhat compared with previous years due to changing track schedules in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $1 million, Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth…

BRIDGNORTH, England - Liam Treadwell, an English jockey who rode a horse with odds of 100-1 to victory in the Grand National Steeplechase in 2009, has died. He was 34. Treadwell's death was confirmed by horseracing trainer Alastair Ralph, who said it was "unbelievably sad" and a "big shock." Police attended the home of Treadwell after his death,…

Country House, jockeyed by Flavien Prat and trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, was named the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby after it was ruled that post time favorite Maximum Security made a move that significantly changed the outcome of the race. This is the first Derby win for both jockey and trainer. Maximum Security crossed the finish line…