Archive By Section - Equine
Plum Pretty second in Hollywood Oaks
Peachtree Stable's Plum Pretty added to her black type resume running second to Zazu, by a length and a half, in Saturday's $150,000 Hollywood Oaks (Gr. 2.)
Queen for a state
For as long as there has been a Santa Claus, there has probably been, at least, one youngster who wants a horse or a pony under their tree on Christmas morning. That made Jesse Bowers no different than any young girl throughout the world.
That's a wrap
It would have been easy for John Fort to have pulled a Linus by taking his blanket and going home with it.
Racing to the top
COLUMBIA -- For a state which does not have pari-mutuel wagering or major flat track racing, South Carolina made the Thoroughbred world take notice of horses which were sent from its sandy soil during the spring.
Winter Memories not ready to melt in the heat of summer
Winter Memories, a 3-year-old El Prado- Memories of Silver by Silver Hawk filly scored her second win in as many starts this year by taking Monday's $150,000-added Sands Point Stakes (Gr. 2) at Belmont Park.
Walker's Landing second in $150,000 Marine Stakes
Walker's Landing, a 3-year-old colt prepared by Donna Freyer's Custom Care Equine in Camden is proving to be a horse for all courses.
Baltic Shore gives Kingsley a win at Strawberry Hill
High Hopes Stables' Baltic Shore broke his maiden over fences with a 13-length romp in a $15,000 maiden steeplechase at Saturday's Strawberry Hill Races contested at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va.
Team Boucher teams with Complete Zen for victory in $50,000 National Hunt Cup
Mede Cahaba Stable's Complete Zen stalked front-runner Triplekin through the early stages of the $50,000 National Hunt Cup, easily took over on the final circuit, and turned back All Together for a narrow victory in the featured hurdle race at the 81st Radnor Hunt Races on Saturday, May 21.
Flashpoint, Mr. Commons listed at 20-1 morning line odds for Preakness
Camden resident and Peachtree Racing president John Fort will try for a second Grade I victory in 15 days when Flashpoint takes to the race track in Saturday's $1 million Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Tax Ruling wins Iroquois feature for second straight year
Irvin S. Naylor's Tax Ruling set almost all the pace in Saturday's $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1), fended off a challenge by Eclipse Award champion Slip Away, and drew away his second consecutive victory in the richest race on the National Steeplechase Association spring schedule.
Derby weekend had a local flavor
There were Camden-related fingerprints all over the most prized hardware possessions at Churchill Downs last weekend.
Plum Pretty listed at 5-1 for Kentucky Oaks
While there may not be a horse with Camden connections in Saturday's 137th running of the Kentucky Derby that hardly means there will not be a local presence on the grounds of Churchill Downs this weekend.
Miller-Davies still knows her way to the winners' circle
Sportsmans Hall's Private Attack, always prominent in the $75,000 Maryland Hunt Cup, drew away to a 60-length victory in the historic timber race in Glyndon on Saturday.
Decoy Daddy takes Temple Gwathmey
Irvin S. Naylor's Decoy Daddy set almost all the pace in the $50,000 Temple Gwathmey (Gr. 3) and pulled away to a 3 1/2-length victory over Riverdee Stable's Dictina's Boy at the 90th annual Middleburg Spring Races on Saturday, April 23.
Winter Memories sends chill through Appalachian Stakes field
Keeneland's Polytrack and grass racing surfaces continued to be good to horses with Camden's connections as the Kirkwood Stables-prepared Winter Memories took last Thursday's $100,000 Appalachian Stakes (Gr. III).
Articles by Section - Equine
Top Striker seeks Saratoga gold
Top Striker, winner of the $50,000 Carolina Cup steeplechase in Camden last March, is part of an 11-horse field which is expected to meet the starter's flag in Thursday's $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Novice Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course.
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