Other Racing: Quarters, Harness, Jumps

Miss Woodford · Sat May 06, 2023 3:55 pm

Mystic Strike wins the Virginia Gold Cup in a thrilling battle with last year's winner Andi'amu. Mystic Strike is 14, Andi'amu is 13, both ran their hearts out for 4 miles. Love timber racing!

Miss Woodford · Fri May 12, 2023 5:34 pm

The Iroquois Steeplechase is tomorrow! Watch Snap Decision try for a 3rd win in the big race. UK invaders Mortlach and Scaramanga will be trying to stop him. https://nationalsteeplechase.com/live-streaming/ First race is at 1pm, the Iroquois is 3:40.

Miss Woodford · Sat May 13, 2023 4:35 pm

Snap's race is next, nearly forgot that Nashville is on central time lol

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat May 13, 2023 4:41 pm

I tried clicking on the link above, but I get a window saying the feed is 'offline.'
Nevermind...I had clicked on the wrong feed. Now have the correct window open and will be able to watch. Thanks.

Good luck to Snap, who looks so good he has just won the 'best turned out' award today.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat May 13, 2023 4:57 pm

The #7 chestnut is really rank.

Snap is collared by the Irish horse Scarmanga (sp?) in the stretch, and finished 2nd.

Miss Woodford · Sat May 13, 2023 5:38 pm

Scaramanga had a well-timed ride, Snap was too far forward early and had nothing left after 3 miles. We know Snap will be put away for the summer to keep him fresh for Far Hills (as Jack Fisher was none too pleased his efforts got passed over for Hewick's single race in the Eclipse voting) but hopefully Scaramanga will run at Saratoga.

Miss Woodford · Tue May 16, 2023 3:53 pm

DRAMA ALERT
USTA still mad about HISA, taking it out on the Jockey Club
https://ustrottingnews.com/an-open-lett ... -the-usta/
this is a bad and unprofessional letter what the hell are you doing usta

BaroqueAgain1 · Tue May 16, 2023 4:19 pm

I found it rather interesting.

I know USTA's view of HISA may be biased, but the questions raised in that letter are ones that I would want to have answered.

tranquilo · Tue May 16, 2023 11:57 pm

The field for this year's UAE President Cup (G1) on Preakness day, the richest race for Arabians in the US:

1. WMA Big Baby (5M; Kasih x Baby Grand CS, by Kador De Blaziet)
2. AA Take A Chance (4G; Baseq Al Khalediah x Ma'Ma'Ah, by Amer)
3. Quick Sand AA (10H; Burning Sand x Triumphs Silkie, by Seyvilla Triumph)
4. Wikispeedia (4F; Rathowan x Wikings Delyte, by Wiking)
5. Like Moulin Rouge (6G; Moulin Rouge MAF x Well Liked, by Chndaka)
6. RB Rathowayne (5H; Rathowan x RB Madymoiselle, by Majd Al Arab)
7. RB Texas Hold Em (8H; T M Fred Texas x R B Sand Storm, by Burning Sand)
8. Four Hundred Proof AA (5H; NF Proof x Tri Silkie Sands, by Burning Sand)
9. Diamond Gem AA (4G; Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl, by Seyvilla Triumph)

The two horses to beat are stablemates Quick Sand and Diamond Gem. Diamond Gem is a rising star who was handed his first career defeat by the veteran Quick Sand last out. Quick Sand will be looking for his 20th win in 45 career starts.

brunanas · Wed May 17, 2023 8:45 am

tranquilo wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 11:57 pm The field for this year's UAE President Cup (G1) on Preakness day, the richest race for Arabians in the US:

1. WMA Big Baby (5M; Kasih x Baby Grand CS, by Kador De Blaziet)
2. AA Take A Chance (4G; Baseq Al Khalediah x Ma'Ma'Ah, by Amer)
3. Quick Sand AA (10H; Burning Sand x Triumphs Silkie, by Seyvilla Triumph)
4. Wikispeedia (4F; Rathowan x Wikings Delyte, by Wiking)
5. Like Moulin Rouge (6G; Moulin Rouge MAF x Well Liked, by Chndaka)
6. RB Rathowayne (5H; Rathowan x RB Madymoiselle, by Majd Al Arab)
7. RB Texas Hold Em (8H; T M Fred Texas x R B Sand Storm, by Burning Sand)
8. Four Hundred Proof AA (5H; NF Proof x Tri Silkie Sands, by Burning Sand)
9. Diamond Gem AA (4G; Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl, by Seyvilla Triumph)

The two horses to beat are stablemates Quick Sand and Diamond Gem. Diamond Gem is a rising star who was handed his first career defeat by the veteran Quick Sand last out. Quick Sand will be looking for his 20th win in 45 career starts.

how many foals does Burning Sand have? i almost always see him in pedigrees. and also is there an age limit for arabians to race?

Miss Woodford · Wed May 17, 2023 12:36 pm

brunanas wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 8:45 am
tranquilo wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 11:57 pm The field for this year's UAE President Cup (G1) on Preakness day, the richest race for Arabians in the US:

1. WMA Big Baby (5M; Kasih x Baby Grand CS, by Kador De Blaziet)
2. AA Take A Chance (4G; Baseq Al Khalediah x Ma'Ma'Ah, by Amer)
3. Quick Sand AA (10H; Burning Sand x Triumphs Silkie, by Seyvilla Triumph)
4. Wikispeedia (4F; Rathowan x Wikings Delyte, by Wiking)
5. Like Moulin Rouge (6G; Moulin Rouge MAF x Well Liked, by Chndaka)
6. RB Rathowayne (5H; Rathowan x RB Madymoiselle, by Majd Al Arab)
7. RB Texas Hold Em (8H; T M Fred Texas x R B Sand Storm, by Burning Sand)
8. Four Hundred Proof AA (5H; NF Proof x Tri Silkie Sands, by Burning Sand)
9. Diamond Gem AA (4G; Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl, by Seyvilla Triumph)

The two horses to beat are stablemates Quick Sand and Diamond Gem. Diamond Gem is a rising star who was handed his first career defeat by the veteran Quick Sand last out. Quick Sand will be looking for his 20th win in 45 career starts.
how many foals does Burning Sand have? i almost always see him in pedigrees. and also is there an age limit for arabians to race?

He has at least a thousand, probably closer to 2000. AI plus a small number of breeders makes it easy for one stallion to dominate the market (see also the French trotter Love You).

No age limit for Arabians but Pimlico and Laurel have an arbitrary age limit of 10 or younger for any horse to race at their tracks. 11yo Paddy's Day was barred from this race in 2022 having won it in 2020 and 2021 because of that stupid rule.

e: I was way off on Burning Sand's foals lol, it's still a lot in proportion to the population of racing Arabians.

Delamont · Wed May 17, 2023 12:43 pm

Is this in the Preakness undercard? Because I can't find a thing. What number race, please, what time, etc? Thanks.

Squeaky · Wed May 17, 2023 1:06 pm

It is the final race on the card after the Preakness

tranquilo · Wed May 17, 2023 3:28 pm

Burning Sand has 317 foals born in the US and probably less than 50 born overseas. Peanuts compared to the top Thoroughbreds, but the Arabian foal crops have gotten so small and he was such a dominant sire that he’s everywhere.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed May 17, 2023 4:07 pm

Quick Sand is a 10yo horse, so I would guess that he has already sired a few foal crops. If he is a talented racing son of Burning Sand, his connections may be hoping he is a quality heir to his esteemed sire.

Delamont · Wed May 17, 2023 5:08 pm

Squeaky wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 1:06 pm It is the final race on the card after the Preakness

Thanks, works out fine for me.

tranquilo · Thu May 18, 2023 3:50 pm

https://twitter.com/theajclub/status/16 ... 9877358593

Diamond Gem and Mage heading out to the track

Miss Woodford · Sat May 20, 2023 7:42 pm

President's Cup next...love these Pretty Ponies and my does Quick Sand look like a noble steed.

Miss Woodford · Sat May 20, 2023 7:54 pm

Not one of Imbriale's better calls

but Diamond Gem gets a nice win.

Miss Woodford · Sun May 21, 2023 10:41 pm

Southwind Amazon took a trip over to Northville Downs (where he still holds the track record) yesterday, slightly easier company than Northfield, and won an OPEN handicap by 4+ lengths for career victory #127.
https://twitter.com/GiddyupCentral/stat ... 9953642503
He's one away from tying the great Rambling Willy for second-most wins by a Standardbred.