February 2005

2/17/05 Last updated: 2/16/05 7:12 PM OAKLAWN NOTEBOOK FEBRUARY 17, 2005 by Mark Weatherton Saturday’s $100,000 Essex H. (G3) was run over a wet fast track. It shaped up […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 5:45 PM FAIR GROUNDS NOTEBOOK FEBRUARY 16, 2005 by Brian P. Turner Saturday’s Risen Star S. (G3) highlighted the week’s stakes action at Fair Grounds […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 5:25 PM Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) announced Tuesday that it is seeking to obtain $1 million in on-track medical insurance coverage for the jockeys who compete at […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 3:00 PM Beginning Thursday, Sam Houston Race Park will offer 10-cent superfecta wagers on all races with a minimum of seven betting interests. The track recently received […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 2:25 PM Southern California trainers Jeff Mullins and Vladimir Cerin will have all of their entrants confined to a quarantine barn 24 hours before their respective races […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 5:44 PM AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK FEBRUARY 16, 2005 by Bernard T. Moore Triple Crown prep races were contested across the country this past weekend, […]

2/16/05 Last updated: 2/15/05 7:03 PM ROAD TO THE TRIPLE CROWN FEBRUARY 16, 2005 by James Scully Saturday’s Risen Star S. (G3) served as a coming-out party for SCIPION (A.P. […]

2/15/05 Last updated: 2/14/05 3:13 PM Aventura S. winner HIGH FLY (Atticus), who finished a close third after a wide trip in the February 5 Holy Bull S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park, […]

2/15/05 Last updated: 2/14/05 9:36 PM Afleet Alex is scheduled for his first workout of the year later this week  (Jim Tyrrell/Horsephotos.com) Hopeful S. (G1) winner AFLEET ALEX (Northern Afleet), […]

2/15/05 Last updated: 2/14/05 9:40 PM TRACK The mutuel field became the 2-1 favorite when Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed on Sunday. A total of $164,706 was […]