NEW ORLEANS (Monday, January 31, 2011) – Centaur Farms, Merrill Scherer and Dan Lynch’s Miss Diane rallied strongly in the late stages of Monday’s featured $51,000 optional claiming dash for fillies and mares at Fair Grounds and withstood Gale Springer and Gabe Grossberg’s True Brew by a neck in the last strides. Miss Diane, ridden [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Monday, January 31, 2011) – Trainer Neil Howard reported all was well with Courtlandt Farm’s Machen Monday morning, one day after his latest promising 3-year-old tallied by five lengths in Sunday’s $49,000 allowance optional claiming feature, but plans were still undecided about Machen’s next trip to the post. However, as the undefeated homebred [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Jan. 30, 2011) * Duane Hamamura, for over three decades one of the most prominent equine photographers in the state, died suddenly Saturday evening at home of natural causes. Mr. Hamamura, a lifelong Auburn resident, was 57 years old. A 1971 graduate of Auburn High School who studied photography at Green River Community [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Jan. 30, 2011) * Washington-bred Reba Is Tops ended her career Sunday the way she began it nearly four years ago*with a victory. The 7-year-old mare exploded thru the stretch for a 2 ¼-length victory in the $78,400 Wishing Well Stakes for older fillies and mares at Santa Anita. With Joe Talamo riding, [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, January 30, 2011) – Courtlandt Farm’s promising sophomore colt Machen, away from the gate sluggishly and forced to check going into the first turn, recovered by splitting the field in upper stretch, angled out when clear but then drew off with authority for a five-length score under a patient ride by jockey [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, January 30, 2011) – Following a riding triple Saturday, jockey Corey Lanerie is now two wins shy of the coveted 3,000-career win milestone entering Sunday’s 10-race program at Fair Grounds. On Saturday, Lanerie rode Richard, Bertram and Elaine Klein’s Maestro Miss to victory in the third race for trainer Steve Margolis, came [...] Read More.

SCHRAMSBERG CLOSES TO SCORE IN THE GRADE 3, $200,000 CONNALLY TURF CUP AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK For the past three years front runners have emerged victorious in the Grade 3, $200,000 Connally Turf Cup at Sam Houston Race Park. However, with a tremendous closing kick, Schramsberg changed that pattern and captured the first graded [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Saturday, January 29, 2011) – Sam-Son Farms’ odds-on favorite Forest Uproar, away fastest but quickly taken off the lead, responded boldly when asked for a run by jockey James Graham in mid-stretch and drew off late for a convincing three-length tally at Fair Grounds Saturday in the featured $60,000 Marie G. Krantz Memorial [...] Read More.

LAUREL, MD. 01-29-11—Gary Capuano & Paul L. Fowler, Jr.’s Wicked Thunder broke sharply, then stalked the favorite to deep stretch before edging to the lead and narrowly winning the $75,000 Dancing Count Stakes for 3-year-olds, contested over the muddy going this afternoon at Laurel Park. Wicked Thunder is trained by Capuano and ridden by Josean [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Friday, January 28, 2011) – Woodview Farm’s Eagle Putt broke in stride to make the pace in Friday’s six-furlong $49,000 filly and mare allowance feature at Fair Grounds and withstood the late bid of Mark Stanley’s favored Elusive Temper to win the race by one length. Ridden by James Graham and trained by [...] Read More.