Christophe Clement Passes Away
Trainer Christophe Clement sadly passed away last night after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Click here to read a statement he prepared before his passing.
This is obviously a very delicate situation and, first and foremost, we will…
Manhattan Twist Gallop Footage
He is expected to pick up speed work again very soon and hopefully he won’t be too far away from returning to the racetrack pending we do not have another EIPH episode.
Madame Secretary Workout Report
Madame Secretary was back on the tab this morning, covering a solo five furlongs in 1:02 flat under Jose Contreras. Unfortunately, her work was disappointing again. We caught up afterwards with trainer Richard Mandella, who reported, “it’s…
Isle Blue Starting Back
We are glad to share that Isle Blue is starting back under tack today at Two Springs Farm. We know this has been one rocky road for this filly to say the least, but let’s hope she has gotten over all the minor issues at this point.
Intellectual Update
Intellectual worked yesterday morning at Belmont, going a half-mile in :51.55. He will be pointed towards a NY-bred $50K maiden claiming event on Jun. 15 going 1 1/16 miles on the turf—the same condition he scratched from this past weekend.…
Instant Impact Workout Report
Instant Impact is now up in Saratoga, and turned in a very impressive breeze there yesterday morning over the Oklahoma Training Track. He was credited with a half in :50.25. As you’ll see, he out-finished and galloped out far in front of his…
Incredible Race Recap
Incredible checked in last in his comeback effort this evening at Churchill Downs. As we mentioned leading up to the race, we knew this would be a tough task for him and were using this as a prep, but of course we would have still hoped to see…
Improbable Luck Race Recap
Improbable Luck finished a disappointing eighth this evening in the finale at Churchill Downs and was not claimed. Your son of Improbable broke well, but wasn’t quick enough to control the pace as he attempted to do in his first two starts.…
Here’s the Kicker Update
We stopped by trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr.’s barn on the Saratoga backstretch this morning to check in on Here’s the Kicker. She has been brought along slowly following that disappointing effort in her most recent start, as is standard given…