May 2005
Aqueduct numbers down
5/28/05 Last updated: 5/27/05 6:33 PM Attendance and handle both fell during the 83-day 2005 Winter/Spring Meet at Aqueduct, which ended on May 1. Daily average on-track handle dropped 15 percent, […]
Medallist injured, out of Met Mile
5/28/05 Last updated: 5/27/05 6:33 PM Grade 2 winner MEDALLIST (Touch Gold) has a fractured sesamoid in his left front leg and will not run in Monday’s $750,000 Metropolitan H. (G1), trainer […]
Suspected strangles case found at Belmont Park; Afleet Alex stays at Pimlico
5/28/05 Last updated: 5/27/05 7:40 PM Suspected strangles case found at Belmont Park; Afleet Alex stays at Pimlico A suspected but unconfirmed case of strangles forced the New York Racing […]
Will Rogers
5/28/05 Last updated: 5/27/05 6:30 PM TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS WILL ROGERS S. (G3), 8TH-HOL, $100,000, 3YO, 1MT, 4:53 P.M. PDT, 5-28 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY […]
Afleet Alex enjoys another morning at Old Hilltop
5/27/05 Last updated: 5/26/05 8:00 PM Under the watchful eye of trainer Tim Ritchey, Preakness S. (G1) hero AFLEET ALEX (Northern Afleet) jogged 1 1/2 miles, turned around and galloped about […]
Commentary
5/27/05 Last updated: 5/26/05 7:59 PM COMMENTARY MAY 27, 2005 Confessions of a Handicapper by Steve Moody For someone that was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, my first […]
Handicap Diary
5/27/05 Last updated: 5/26/05 6:32 PM HANDICAP DIARY MAY 27, 2005 by James Scully EDDINGTON (Unbridled) earned his first Grade 1 victory with a 5 1/4-length triumph in the […]
Hollywood Park Notebook
5/27/05 Last updated: 5/26/05 5:00 PM HOLLYWOOD PARK NOTEBOOK MAY 27, 2005 by Bernard T. Moore While Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) was electrifying the racing world with his athletic […]
Mr Sword ready for sharp effort in Peter Pan
5/27/05 Last updated: 5/26/05 8:00 PM MR SWORD (Rizzi) will tote the top weight of 118 pounds on Saturday when he takes on seven rivals in the $200,000 Peter Pan S. (G2) […]