Grasshopper, second-place finisher in the Travers to Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, was made the even-money favorite for Saturday’s $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Nine other 3-year-olds were entered for the Grade 2 race, at 1 1/8 miles. In his first stakes try at Saratoga on Aug. 25, Grasshopper battled Street Sense on the lead for much of the 1 1/4-mile Travers before losing by a…
Tell All led all the way in the second heat and withstood homestretch challenges from Hot Rod Mindale and favored Always A Virgin to win the Little Brown Jug by a half-length on Thursday. The Jug is the second leg in the Triple Crown for 3-year-old pacers. Always A Virgin had won the Cane Pace, the first leg.
Astronomia, returning on short rest, rallied to win the $77,000 Valor Lady Stakes for fillies and mares at Belmont Park on Thursday. Astronomia, who finished eighth Saturday in the Noble Damsel Handicap, shook off the quick turnaround to beat Stormy Kiss by a head with Somethinaboutbetty third. Astronomia ran six furlongs on the firm turf course in 1:08.18.
Grasshopper, second-place finisher in the Travers to Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, was made the even-money favorite for Saturday’s $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Nine other 3-year-olds were entered for the Grade 2 race, at 1 1/8 miles. In his first stakes try at Saratoga on Aug. 25, Grasshopper battled Street Sense on the lead for much of the 1 1/4-mile Travers before losing by a…
Although he’s far removed from the Formula One spy scandal that rocked his former team, Juan Pablo Montoya can understand how it happened in the ultra-competitive series.
