Time is ticking to race day. The Virginia Gold Cup. The big one around here. A behemoth nine-race card on the docket. The Commonwealth Cup, a Grade 1 hurdle stakes added this year and the Virginia Gold Cup, a 4-mile, 23-fence classic anchor the day. Seven other races for all … Read More
I just read that our old friend, Jon Court, will retire at Oaklawn Park this weekend. The 63-year-old jockey has notched 4,263 wins in his 40-plus-year career. A few years ago, I did a segment called In the Room for HRRN. Here’s a link to In the Room with Jon … Read More
We were able to get eight horses in the body of six races at the Virginia Gold Cup Saturday. A three-way split of the maiden starter, that’s a first. Originally a maiden claimer with a possible split, the NSA, the Virginia Gold Cup and SOTA managed to find the money … Read More
The weekend was a bust. At least I caught an extra Little League game, Miles’ first home run (a one-error, inside-the-parker) and two scoreless innings on the mound. Those were the highlights. We move along. That’s all we can do. We entered eight at the Virginia Gold Cup.
Thursday? Already. Time flies. Especially when you have seven runners last weekend and five runners this weekend. Commiserate/celebrate for a day or two. Write reports. Wait for the calls. Order a win photo. Plan/predict for the rest of the week. Organize passes. Finalize jockeys. Make travel plans. Penicillin Success, Fits … Read More
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Clancy Bloodstock finds winners. From 4 furlongs to 32 furlongs, we have unearthed stakes winners around the world. Sure, steeplechasing has proven to be a specialty, but we can find any horse for any job.
All BloodstockA select racing partnership, Riverdee Stable competes nationally and internationally, aiming at the biggest festivals around the world (Saratoga, Keeneland, Cheltenham, Royal Ascot, etc.). Horses are purchased through public auction or private sale, focusing mainly on horses of racing age but we also buy yearlings and 2-year-olds.
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