Current Tag: Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
Bye Bye Melvin Under Consideration for Breeders’ Cup Turf
POSTED: October 9, 2022
OZONE PARK, N.Y.— Bye Bye Melvin put to rest any doubts trainer Graham Motion had about the 5-year-old son of Uncle Mo stretching out to...
War Like Goddess Asserts Her Imperium G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
POSTED: October 8, 2022
The English Channel mare beat the boys by 2 3/4 lengths OZONE PARK, N.Y. – George Krikorian’s War Like Goddess took on a new task of facing...
Motion Expresses Cautious Optimism in Joe Hirsch Contender Bye Bye Melvin
POSTED: October 7, 2022
OZONE PARK, N.Y.— Springing upsets in Grade 1 turf races in New York is nothing new for trainer Graham Motion, who captured back-to-back editions of...
War Like Goddess Takes on the Boys in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
POSTED: October 5, 2022
OZONE PARK, N.Y.— For the past two seasons, George Krikorian’s War Like Goddess has displayed superiority amongst her staying female counterparts at graded stakes level...
Rockemperor leads generous Chad Brown-trained exacta in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
POSTED: October 9, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. – Since joining trainer Chad Brown’s stable in summer 2019, Rockemperor had come up just a touch short in multiple prominent turf events...
Gufo, Japan meet again in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
POSTED: October 7, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. – During the latter half of his 4-year-old season, Otter Bend Stables’ Gufo has displayed an affinity for 1 1/2-mile turf tests. On...
Gufo works for G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic; Call Me Love and Mutamakina target G3 Fasig-Tipton Waya
POSTED: September 27, 2021
ELMONT, N.Y. – Otter Bend Stables’ Gufo registered his penultimate breeze Sunday for the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic on October 9 at Belmont Park...
Belmont Park Notes: NY-bred Step Dancer JC Derby, Magic Attitude Fasig-Tipton Waya, Japan Joe Hirsch Turf Classic G1, Belmont probables
POSTED: September 17, 2021
New York-bred Step Dancer stretches out in $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational ELMONT, N.Y. – Hayward Pressman, Diamond M Stable and Donna R. Pressman’s...
Gufo will look to parlay Sword Dancer win to Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
POSTED: August 30, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Otter Bend Stables’ Gufo continued his career-long stretch of ultra-consistent efforts when holding off Japan for a neck victory in the Grade 1...