Dawn After Dawn

Mac McBride
West Coast

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Take 13 -- To the Few of You

So to all 11 of you reading this – including those seven loyal members of the family – here will be my stabs for tomorrow’s Oaks. We’ll put it on the record and there either will be no complaints – or, perhaps, many.

Mac McBride
West Coast

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Take 12 -- A Swing in the Oaks

So we’ve got a baker’s dozen plus one in the 133rd Oaks, a most interesting race and the key, natch, to the Oaks – Derby double.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Full Field For Kentucky Oaks 133

Led by 5-2 morning line favorite Rags to Riches, who drew post 11, Friday’s 133rd Kentucky Oaks drew a full field of 14 when entries were taken at the Churchill Downs’ Racing Office Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

High Again Gears Up

Zayat Stables' High Again worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 under jockey Larry Melancon after the renovation break Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs. The move was the 12th-fastest of 36 at the distance over a track labeled as "fast."

Monday, April 23, 2007

Sealy Hill Gets Feel For Churchill Downs Track; Autobahn Girl Works

Melnyk Racing Stables’ Sealy Hill made her first venture over the main track at Churchill Downs Monday morning, galloping a mile and a half under Julia Brimo. The Point Given filly had vanned over from Keeneland Sunday morning.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Rags to Riches Works in Company with Circular Quay

AUTOBAHN GIRL/SILVER KNOCKERS - The Live Oak Plantation's Autobahn Girl and Elk Manor Farms and James Moran's Silver Knockers each gallo

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Fantasy Winner High Heels Sharp In Work at Churchill Downs

Anita Ebert's High Heels, the runaway winner of the Fantasy (GII) in her most recent start, tuned up for her Oaks engagement by working five furlongs over a "fast" track in 1:00 under jockey Joe Johnson before the renovation break Saturday morning at Churchill Downs.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Christmas Kid Turns Back Rivals at Keeneland in the Ashland

Christmas Kid hugged the rail and shot to the front entering the stretch under jockey Rene Douglas before holding off a hard charging Octave by a head to win the $500,000 Ashland (Grade 1) at Keeneland.

Justin Dew
South

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Did They Learn Their Lesson?

Listen, I have no idea who is going to win the Fair Grounds Oaks on Saturday.  But I can tell you this: Any jockey who lets Appealing Zophie get away with slow fractions again deserves to lose.

Justin Dew
South

Friday, February 09, 2007

Get Ready For A Totally Appealing Race

I apologize for the cheesy title.  But I couldn't resist.  I promise that's the last time I will take the liberty of incorporating the names of horses into my title. 

On to the race.