Current Tag: Luis Saez
In horse racing, all that glitters is not gold
POSTED: October 7, 2020
I like to put what I see on the racetrack in perspective. I always have. When it comes to the sport of horse racing, all...
Simply Ravishing Dominates in Darley Alcibiades on Opening Day of Keeneland’s Fall Meet
POSTED: October 3, 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Harold Lerner, Magdalena Racing and Nehoc Stables’ Simply Ravishing grabbed the lead out of the gate, set an unpressured pace and then drew...
C Z Rocket gives connections a thriller with Santa Anita Sprint Championship win & a spot in the Breeders' Cup
POSTED: September 27, 2020
ARCADIA, Calif. — In a head and head thriller, trainer Peter Miller’s C Z Rocket prevailed by a hard fought head over John Sadler’s Flagstaff...
Improbable's Last-to-First Blitz Takes Awesome Again
POSTED: September 26, 2020
ARCADIA, CA - A lightning-quick last-to-first blitz put Improbable into the winner's circle in Saturday's $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. The Awesome Again...
Irish-bred filly Amanzi Yimpilo bests the boys in the Speakeasy for a berth in the Breeders' Cup
POSTED: September 26, 2020
ARCADIA, Calif. — Forwardly placed throughout, eastern-based filly Amanzi Yimpilo rallied under Luis Saez to take Saturday’s $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes at Santa Anita by a...
Into Chocolate rallies to tasty victory under Umberto Rispoli in the Chillingworth Stakes
POSTED: September 26, 2020
ARCADIA, Calif. — With well backed favorites Qahira and Amuse slugging it out to deep stretch, longshot Into Chocolate came running three wide late and...
Ballagh Rocks rolls in $85K Lure on last day at Saratoga
POSTED: September 7, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Donegal Racing and Madaket Stables' Ballagh Rocks, confidently piloted by Junior Alvarado, stalked and pounced his way to victory in Closing...
Global Campaign wires G1 Woodward to win over favorite Tacitus
POSTED: September 5, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Sagamore Farm and WinStar Farm's Global Campaign made his Grade 1 debut a winning one in when breaking alertly, setting a...
Luis Saez Scores Five on the Day at Saratoga
POSTED: August 20, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Luis Saez became the second jockey to notch a five-win day during the 2020 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, going...