GUN RUNNER – Keeneland photo
RISEN STAR STAKES – Competitive field has 4 colts by Uncle Mo
Kentucky.com feature:
BY ALICIA WINCZE HUGHES
When evaluating 3-year-olds on the Triple Crown trail, the form of those around them is often analyzed as heartily as each horse’s individual results.
A victory can be elevated or diminished by those posing the question: Who did they beat? These youngsters are unfailingly judged by the company they keep.
To that end, the participants of last November’s Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs are in strong favor to this point. A handful of them will be reunited in Saturday’s Grade II, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds as they attempt to further flatter themselves in the first of the Kentucky Derby prep races offering 50 qualifying points to the victor.
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/horses/alicia-wincze-hughes-blog/article61377652.html
AT GULFSTREAM – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot for Saturday’s 12-race program swelled to $1,408,216.98 Friday at Gulfstream Park when multiple tickets with all six winners were sold.
A total of $397,816 was wagered Friday on the Rainbow 6, which spanned Races 6-11. Winning tickets with all six winners were each worth $11,294.22.
The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
Since last being hit by one lucky better for $76,799.38 on Jan. 13, the popular multi-race wager has gone unsolved for 28 consecutive programs. The largest Rainbow 6 payoff of the current Championship Meet was $262,634.84 on Jan. 7.
In addition to the life-changing Rainbow 6 carryover, Gulfstream will offer guarantees for the Late Pick 4 and Late Pick 5. The pool for the Late Pick 4 (Races 9-12) will be guaranteed for $300,000, while the Late Pick 5 (Races 8-12) will have a $200,000 pool guarantee.
Saturday’s Rainbow 6 will span Races 7-12 in a six-race sequence that will include the $75,000 Melody of Colors, a five-furlong turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies carded as the 11th race.
WOODBINE BACKSTRETCH HAS OPENED
MELMICH, KEVIN ATTARD POPULAR THIS WEEK
Michael Burns photo
Opening day of Woodbine is still quite a way off and races tailor made for the Sovereign Award nominated older horse an dlong distance lover even farther, but MELMICH and his trainer Kevin Attard were the top ic of 3 feature stories this past week.
The small Wilko gelding is coming off a huge year and we will see if the transformed claiming type can continue to dominate the older horse ranks as he started to do late last year.
Here is the third feature on the horse from the Toronto Sun:
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/19/melmich-bitten-but-not-shy
Read more features on Melmich or Attard from this past week at:
www.ontariohorseracing.ca
www.woodbineentertainment.com
SPORT OF QUEENS RACING CLUB INFORMATION MEETINGS!
**Friday, Feb 26, 2016 at 6 PM MADISON’S PUB FORT ERIE, 3 MUNICIPAL CENTRE DRIVE
**Saturday, Feb, 27, 2016 at 12PM WOODBINE RACETRACK, SECOND FLOOR GRANDSTAND
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Oh and while the SOQR is getting ready to head south and purchase a 2-year-old in training at the 2-year-old sale, check out this story on current KENTUCKY DERBY contenders who were bought from 2-year-old sales:
https://sidfernando.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/derby-contenders-plucked-from-2-year-old-sales/
ALBERTA WOES
Northlands horse racing track closure lamented by southern Alberta trainer
But loss of storied 116-year-old track still ‘a big blow’ for Alberta’s horse racing industry
CBC News Posted: Feb 19, 2016 6:12 PM MT Last Updated: Feb 19, 2016 6:12 PM MT
After more than a century, Northlands horse racing track in Edmonton has announced it will close the track after the 2016 season.
The cash-strapped non-profit organization that runs the track has announced ambitious redevelopment plans that aims to keep the site relevant as Edmonton’s new ice district draws visitors downtown.QROOI Racing Syndicate
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/horse-racing-northlands-alberta-1.3456129
STALLION RETURNS TO TRAINING
The 11-year-old Posse stallion Law Enforcement has been brought back to the track after several years at stud.
http://www.drf.com/news/stallion-law-enforcement-returns-training
