AMERCIAN PHAROAH  wins at 1/9 but what a win!  could have won by 12 -15 lghs. but  eased at the 16th pole.  Horse "won for fun"

pays $2.10 or so.   

Next???  SAR race track has boosted the purse money to 1.6mil in the travers luring AP to race at the end of AUG.  But  PARX (pha) may add to the PENN derby in sept. to have AP run there.

not confirmed, but stated AMERCIAN PHAROAH will run in the Travers end of AUG.  the Travers is considered to b the "Late summer KD". 

The 2015 Whitney Stakes(147 running) @ Saratoga this Saturday is a big race for SAR,  here is the field and even though this is not a race for 3yos these horses in the past were  raced as a 3yo in triple crown races

 

1)..Honor Code
2)..Tonalist<-----belmont winner last year
3)..Noble Bird
4)..Liam's Map
5)..Moreno
6)..V.E. Day
7)..Lea
8)..Coach Inge<----------SCR 
9)..Wicked Strong
10).Normandy Invasion

The 2015 Whitney Stakes(147 running) @ Saratoga this Saturday is a big race for SAR,  here is the field and even though this is not a race for 3yos these horses in the past were  raced as a 3yo in triple crown races

 

1)..Honor Code

2)..Tonalist<-----belmont winner last year

3)..Noble Bird

4)..Liam's Map

5)..Moreno

6)..V.E. Day

7)..Lea

8)..Coach Inge<----------SCR 

9)..Wicked Strong

10).Normandy Invasion

HONOR CODE comes "from the clouds" and wins the whitney and pays $9.80.  just nips  LIAM'S MAP  at the wire.

today @ SAR  PALACE MALACE that won the Belmont Stakes a few years ago runs w/ MYLUTE (KD entre)  race in the ALYDAR STAKES

well it is official  AMERCIAN PHAROAH will run at the TRAVERS at SARATOGA  near the end of Aug or first weekend in Sept.  OBTW  one nick name for saratoga is "graveyard of favorites"  aka "Swampatoga".  the travers is also called the "mid summer derby"

Travers:
1. Upstart
2. American Pharoah
3. Mid Ocean
4. Texas Red<-----won the jim dandy just a few weeks ago 
5. Frammento
6. Frosted
7. Keen Ice
8. Tale of Verve
9. King of New York
10. Smart Transition

The field for the TRAVERS this sat at SAR.  notice some names from the KD, Preakness, belmont.  and other 3 YO's 

odds line for todays TRVERS at the "SPA"   much talk about AP not having enough in this race as SAR can b a tough track.  also the other horses have matured since may.

1/4M — STK — Purse $1,250,000

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS.

1 — Upstart — 15/1 I Ortiz, Jr. 126 2 — American Pharoah — 1/5 V Espinoza 126 3 — Mid Ocean — 50/1 M Franco 126 4 — Texas Red — 8/1 K Desormeaux 126 5 — Frammento — 30/1 J Ortiz 126 6 — Frosted — 6/1 J Rosario 126 7 — Keen Ice — 12/1 J Castellano 126 8 — Tale of Verve — 30/1 G Stevens 126 9 — King of New York — 50/1 J Leparoux 126 10 — Smart Transition — 20/1 J Velazquez 126

race to go off at around  5.45 pm.  but may go off later

this is the field for the BALLERINA  stakes.  notice the #6

 

— Sarah Sis — 20/1 J Felix 115 2 — La Verdad — 5/2 J Ortiz 124 3 — Merry Meadow — 7/2 J Rosario 121 4 — Room for Me — 6/1 C Velasquez 117 5 — Kiss to Remember — 15/1 I Ortiz, Jr. 117 6 — Dame Dorothy — 3/1 J Castellano 124 7 — Unbridled Forever — 5/1 J Velazquez 117 8 — Street Story

and the owner of DAME DOROTHY  is BOBBY FLAY.   and folks think he just cooks   OBTW  finished 4th out of the money @6/5

opening odds   TRAVERS  30 mins   i'll try  4-6-7

 

Too many races and Too much travel caught up with AP  did you listen to the track announcer?  The "graveyard of favorites caught up w/ AP"  finished   7-2-6   hey  2nd place not bad  record now is  10 starts  8 wins 1 2nd 0 thirds

(i had the 7)

Well it was a good run

 

Now he will spend his days being pamered and making sweet love to beautiful mares all day long and making millions for his owner

https://youtu.be/SdTPv73SRRk

Well it was a good run

 

Now he will spend his days being pamered and making sweet love to beautiful mares all day long and making millions for his owner

Ahh Mayb. there are 2 races he MAY go to.  not comfirmed.  The Breeders cup. "MILE"   or the Breeders cup classic.  if he runs in the classic, AP will face older horses and BEHOLDER(video to follow)  a Fillie well watch

https://youtu.be/GuVqRmUtZEE

can you say  ZENYATTA

https://youtu.be/wLQcc686vxk

AP  may go in the Breeders Cup Classic Oct 31..  not confirmed but Baffert seems to want the race.  

OBTW  Pa. derby in a couple weeks some of the same horses as in the last 6 for 3yo's

AP let him retire and breed he earned it. Spread that DNA.

It was an exciting year for horse racing and the triple crown.

AP let him retire and breed he earned it. Spread that DNA.

It was an exciting year for horse racing and the triple crown.

i agree, but the owner has sold the breeding rights to a breeder on Jan 1 2016.  so this owner can not breed AP.  so the breeders cup is the only race for AP to run.  unless he runs in a "prep"  speculation though  

SAR today the WOODWARD STAKES race.  another big race at the SPA.  here is the field

1 Wicked Strong (KY) 4/C L L Saez 122 J A. Jerkens
2 Liam's Map (KY) 4/C L J Castellano 118 T A. Pletcher
3 Commanding Curve (KY) 4/R L S Bridgmohan 118 D Stewart
4 Bay of Plenty (KY) 4/C L J Rosario 120 K P. McLaughlin
5 Mylute (KY) 5/H L I Ortiz, Jr. 118 T A. Pletcher
6 Coach Inge (KY) 4/G L J R. Velazquez 120 T A. Pletcher
7 Effinex (NY) 4/C L J Alvarado 120 J A. Jerkens
8 Protonico (KY) 4/C L J L. Ortiz 120 T A. Pletcher

 

WICKED STRONG and COMMANDING CURVE  runners in the '14 KD.  LIAM'S MAP  was beaten at the wire in the WHITNEY STks by  HONOR CODE who "came out of the clouds"  MYLUTE ran in the '13 KD.

SAR today the WOODWARD STAKES race.  another big race at the SPA.  here is the field

1 Wicked Strong (KY) 4/C L L Saez 122 J A. Jerkens

2 Liam's Map (KY) 4/C L J Castellano 118 T A. Pletcher

3 Commanding Curve (KY) 4/R L S Bridgmohan 118 D Stewart

4 Bay of Plenty (KY) 4/C L J Rosario 120 K P. McLaughlin

5 Mylute (KY) 5/H L I Ortiz, Jr. 118 T A. Pletcher

6 Coach Inge (KY) 4/G L J R. Velazquez 120 T A. Pletcher

7 Effinex (NY) 4/C L J Alvarado 120 J A. Jerkens

8 Protonico (KY) 4/C L J L. Ortiz 120 T A. Pletcher

 

WICKED STRONG and COMMANDING CURVE  runners in the '14 KD.  LIAM'S MAP  was beaten at the wire in the WHITNEY STks by  HONOR CODE who "came out of the clouds"  MYLUTE ran in the '13 KD.

LIMAS'S MAP wins the woodward stks in a romp  finished 2-6-1.     

well today is the last day for SAR and DMR and both tracks have a mandatory payouts  for the pick 6 races over $500,000 those pick 6's are very hard to hit.  one needs 4,5,6 people with a large bankroll.  one bet could cost players $1500.00.  and then you have to hope your group is the only one to hit it.  i'll stick with win-double--and pick 3 bets a little easier

it seems that AMERICAN PHAROAH  will race in the Breeders Cup Classic on Oct 31.  confirmed he will face BEHOLDER. other older horses will be in this race.  oct. 30 friday has 6~ races all purses are over 1 million dollars and are for female horses only.  on sat oct 31 are assorted races at different distances and surfaces.  there is the Classic sprint-the mile turf-the Mile on dirt and the classic...The biggie  5 mil...or around there.

At Keeland.  first time.  many multi winners of other races race in these races.

today 30 mins to post the, Pennsylvania Derby,  the field

 

# Horse M/L Odds 1 War Story 20/1 - 2 Island Town 10/1 - 3 Frosted 5/2 - 4 Iron Fist 8/1 - 5 Madefromlucky 4/1 - 6 Gimme Da Lute 5/1 - 7 Tommy Macho 10/1 - 8 Battle Midway 20/1 - 9 Upstart 9/2 - 10 Mr. Z 10/1 - ALLWIT

#3 FROSTED wins the pa derby.  pays  $4.00.  #4 finished 2nd and 10 was 3rd.

I dont do harness racing anymore even though the MEADOWS is close but here is the LITTLE BROWN JUG race from del..  like the kenticky derby for harness.  its a 1 mile race for 3yo Colts.  race is called a PACE. people are calling this the best race ever.

21 days  Breeders cup fri.

• 5:35 PM EDT
  Longines Distaff
  $2,000,000
  1 1/8 Miles
  DETAILS
• 4:50 PM EDT
  Juvenile Fillies Turf
  $1,000,000
  1 Mile
  DETAILS
• 4:10 PM EDT
  Las Vegas Dirt Mile
  $1,000,000
  1 Mile
  DETAILS
• 3:30 PM EDT
  Juvenile Turf
  $1,000,000
  1 Mile
  DETAILS