- Justakiss S. (DEL) – Moon Philly, trainer Michael Trombetta, owner Country Life Farm, bred in Pennsylvania by Ellen Dale Racing LLC
- Barbaro S. (DEL) — Purple Egg, trainer Jane Cibelli, owner Goodwood Racing II
- Cornucopia S. (PRX) — Geeky Gorgeous, trainer Daniel Lopez, owner Daniel Lopez, bred in New Jersey by Joe-Dan Farm
- First Responder S. (PRX) — Winchill, trainer Kathleen Demasi, owners Pewter Stable, Robert Levy, and Alex Karkenny, bred in Pennsylvania by Gum Tree Stables LLC & Partners
In our LookBack, we follow up on some of last week’s top stories, plus some other notes of interest…
- A candidate for governor of Maryland suggested slashing racing’s share of slots revenue in half to help fund early childhood education, though his spokesman later said that it was just something to consider and not a proposal (here);
- Monmouth closed last weekend with gains in attendance and handle (here), and the Meadowlands opened this weekend for its all-turf Thoroughbred meet;
- Delaware Park also reached the end of its 2013 meet, and our handicapper Bobby Zen nailed the closing day late Pick Three (here), which was worth around $100;
- Speaking of handicapping, Gabby Gaudet continued her good roll (here). We mis-transcribed what would have been her winning Pick 4 ticket (which paid around $600 for a 0.50 unit) but she gave out the Pick 3 all the same, and that paid over $260 for 50 cents;
- Jockey Oliver Castillo took a nasty fall over the weekend and on Sunday underwent surgery. He reportedly “had torn a lot of the ligaments in his neck in addition to fracturing his leg near the ankle” (here).
- Some other big stories from the last week:
- Thoroughbred Makeover recap: Thoroughbred Makeover is “what racing needs,” Thoroughbred Makeover points to need for industry initiative on retired racers
- For Bowie trainers, Dance to Bristol’s run is one for the home team
- Maryland gubernatorial candidate will consider slicing racing’s share of slots revenue
(Featured image by Laurie Asseo.)
