Grevelis Racing reports current plans for two new racing partnerships:
1.) They are looking to partner with a few other thoroughbred owners in either private purchasing or claiming a higher level horse with the goal to run in allowance/stakes races across the country. They anticipate purchasing a two or three year old in the neighborhood [...]
Mike and Sharon Balfe of Saratoga Springs will be rooting hard when Middle of the Nite makes his debut at Saratoga Race Course this summer.
The retired IBM employee and his wife have a personal stake in the 2-year-old dark bay colt through a partnership in West Point Thoroughbreds.
The Balfes spent $14,000 for a small share [...]
Meetingwithdestiny, ridden by Russel Baze, won a nice one mile $33,750 optional claiming race at Solano for his Bongo Racing partnership on Sunday July 26th. Trained by Doug Oneil, Meetingwithdestiny is a 4 year old chestnut gelding, by Belong to Me out of Capricha by Pleasant Colony. He broke in stride but was forced to [...]
Grevelis Racing sent us this report on Claiming Crown Day from beautiful Canterbury Park.
Fizzy Pop
Fizzy picked up a big win Saturday going wire to wire to pick up the winner’s share of the $16,000 Claiming race. When no one moved to the lead, jockey Dean Butler took hold, brought Fizzy to the front and [...]
Saint Isabelle
Two Year Old Saint Isabelle, one of only 150 Saint Liam babies, readied for her much anticipated debut at Del Mar with a 1:01 (5/26) five furlong blowout at Santa Anita on July 18, 2009.
Ridden in the work by regular rider Joe Talamo, Izzy started the work about three lengths behind another Mike Puype [...]
Hollywood Park’s summer meet closed yesterday (Sunday) and Del Mar will be opening on Wednesday. During previous years, racing partnerships and horses owned in syndicates all seem to have fared well during the Del Mar meet. Here’s a video to whet your appetite!
Banjo Gold
American Classic Thoroughbreds’ Banjo Gold: Wednesday night’s race was very special for everyone and was something of a success. The weather was fine and the racing partners turn out was also great. It was nice to see a group of people get together having a good time while anticipating Banjo’s first race later that [...]
Button Down Racing’s Button Dancer ran away from the field in the first race at Ellis Park on Friday, July 17, winning by almost nine lengths under steady urging from rider Leandro Goncalves. In breaking her maiden, Button Dancer gave trainer Bill Connelly his 1,000th win.
The 4-Y-O daughter of Runaway Dancer pulled into the lead [...]
You Who Miss
Horseplayers Racing Club, LLC, celebrates their maiden winner You Who Miss, who romped home by 5 lengths on July 15 at Pleasanton, California. The quick filly cleared the field early, took a dominating lead into the stretch and was wrapped up when nearly 10 clear and coasted home easing up by 5 at [...]
Thoroughbred horse racing is the most popular form of horse racing the whole world. It is so popular that some people do not know of any other form of horse racing. Thoroughbred horse racing is also known by some people as the “sport of kings”. Usually, a thoroughbred horse owner would hire a trainer to [...]
