7:54 PM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Canterbury Race 5 No.5 Foreign Territory (James McDonald) – $2.40 He’s lined up favourite in three of his four starts and was hard in the market in the other, but Foreign Territory has won just one of those; there might have been a few punters burnt by the
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9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is wearing a neck brace while recovering at his San Diego home after fracturing a vertebra during a training accident at Del Mar. He was exercising Bobby Abu Dhabi during morning workouts on July 22 when the horse had
8:36 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Moonee Valley Race 8 No.3 Trap For Fools (Brad Rawiller) – $2.60 Think this race sets up brilliantly for Trap For Fools to record his first win in Victoria, with the ex-WA galloper capable of dictating proceedings from the front here; as long as nothing sacrifices themselves to
4:03 AM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Warwick Farm Race 1 No.3 Danawi (Adam Hyeronimus) – $2.30 After making him the best bet last Wednesday, Danawi, unfortunately, dumped Hugh Bowman before the race and got loose, eventually being scratched. I see no reason this beautifully bred son of Exceed And Excel will have taken any
7:50 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza has been moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover from a fractured vertebra in his neck suffered during a training accident. Agent Brian Beach tweeted Friday that Espinoza had left the hospital, where he had been up and walking around
8:08 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Morphettville Race 6 No.7 Sunlight (Luke Currie) – $2.60 I can fully appreciate that there’s been a long, long list of outstanding two-year-olds who, for whatever reason, didn’t reach the same heights once they turned three, especially the really early, highly precocious ones. Sunlight fits that profile to
2:52 PM ET Triple Crown winner Justify has been retired from racing, WinStar Farm announced Wednesday. “Justify had some filling in his ankle, and he is just not responding quick enough for a fall campaign,” trainer Bob Baffert. “We all wanted to see Justify run again, but ultimately it is my responsibility to make sure
2:49 AM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Canterbury Race 3 No.2 Danawi (Hugh Bowman) – $2.40 There was strong mail for this beautifully bred son of Exceed And Excel, out of Flight Stakes and Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer, on debut at the ANZAC Day Randwick meeting. But unfortunately for Danawi, he ran into one
6:48 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Jockey Victor Espinoza was injured when the horse he was riding at Del Mar racetrack collapsed during training and died. Racetrack officials say Bobby Abu Dhabi suffered an apparent fatal heart attack during a workout Sunday morning. Espinoza was thrown off the horse, then lay motionless
7:23 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Randwick Race 6 No.8 Seahampton (Blake Shinn) – $3.10 I know she only beat her own age group from a bit of a fast lane, but it would have been hard to walk away from Seahampton’s last start win at this venue a fortnight ago and not be