Q&A: Wellman on Independence Hall, Florida Derby
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Aron Wellman speaks with America’s Best Racing.
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Soros begins 3-year-old campaign in salty optional-claiming mile
A first-level optional-claiming race for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park Friday came up so strong that Aron Wellman, whose Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners is part-owner of contender Soros, dubbed the race “Florida Derby Junior.”
Read MoreIndependence Hall, Tiz the Law Prep for Florida Derby
The 3-year-old colts turned in their final breezes March 22 for the grade 1 event.
Read MoreColumn: Horse racing dominoes falling after Kentucky Derby postponement
Moving off the first Saturday in May to Sept. 5 creates range of impacts, questions for horse racing
Read MoreGraded winner Point of Honor back for a ‘major’ campaign
Grade 2 winner Point of Honor, off since a runner-up finish last August in Saratoga’s Alabama Stakes (G1), is back in the entries Saturday to begin a season of high expectations.
Read MoreIndependence Hall To Target Florida Derby After Saturday Breeze
Independence Hall, who suffered his first career loss in the Sam F. Davis (G3) Feb. 8, is being pointed to make his next start in the $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Read MoreMotion looking to get Sharing to Royal Ascot
Sharing, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf last fall, could make her 3-year-old debut in May while prepping for a possible start at Royal Ascot, trainer Graham Motion said this week.
Read MoreWith ‘gas left in the tank,’ Ohio to defend his Kilroe Mile title
Ohio will attempt to become only the second back-to-back winner of the prestigious Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) when he runs back in the March 7 turf feature at Santa Anita Park.
Read MoreSHARING NAMED MARYLAND-BRED HORSE OF THE YEAR
The third annual Renaissance Awards, a collaborative effort among the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Maryland Jockey Club which recognizes excellence in Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Maryland in the past year, was held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe
Read MoreIndpendence Hall will be tested in Sam F. Davis
For a moment there, it looked like Independence Hall might’ve been a 1-5 shot when the Sam F. Davis is run Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.
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