gio-ponti Stories - And Down The Stretch They Come
BREEDERS' CUP 2011 RESULTS: Court Vision Wins The Mile; Goldikova (IRE) Denied 4th Mile Win
Court Vision held off Turallure in the final strides to spring a huge upset in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Mile and deny Goldikova (IRE) a fourth consecutive win in the race. Turallure, the winner of the 2011 Woodbine Mile, made a huge run from the back of the pack but could not get his nose ahead of...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Goldikova Seeks Breeders' Cup Immortality; Gio Ponti Looks To Breakthrough
This is the 5th installment in a series of posts previewing the upcoming 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs. Part 1 looked at the Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies, and the chalky nature of those races over the years. Part 2 examined the Turf, and the recent decline in the quality of that race....
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Uncle Mo Looks To Change History In The Classic
This is the 3rd in a series of posts previewing the upcoming 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs. Part 1 looked at the Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies and the chalky nature of those races over the years. Part 2 examined the Turf, and the recent decline in the quality of that race. This post takes...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: Thoughts On The Pre-Entries
Now that the pre-entries are out, we finally have a good idea of what the 2011 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs is going to look like in a little over a week. All in all, it was another good year for drawing horses to the event, especially in the juvenile races. The Post position draw will take...
BREEDERS' CUP 2011: What's Happened To The Turf?
The Breeders' Cup Turf has always been one of my favorite races on the Breeders' Cup card, but it's fallen into some rough times over the last four to five years. The quality of the winners and the fields, in general, has taken a decided downturn along with a small feeling that the race quality is...
Weekend Stakes Review: Gio Ponti Goes Back-to-Back at Keeneland
A look back on some of the action from this past weekend: -Does anybody else feel like Gio Ponti is a much better at a mile on the turf that he is going longer? Somewhat similar to his race last year at Keeneland, Gio Ponti looked for all intents and purposes to have been beaten in Saturday's...
KEENELAND 2011 FALL MEET: Day 2
With the first day in the books for the Keeneland Fall meet it's time to turn to Day 2 and the four graded stakes races on tap in Lexington. As is common for most days at Keeneland, today's card features a lot of races with big, deep fields; in other words, some really good betting races. -There...
Around the Backstretch:
News and notes from the world of horse racing: North America Gio Ponti returns in Shadwell Turf Mile - Thoroughbred TimesA diverse field will challenge the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), including last year’s winner, two-time champion turf male Gio Ponti, who will seek his first win of the...
Jockey Club Gold Cup, Goodwood and Super Saturday Preview
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BREEDERS' CUP 2011: The Road to Louisville
Fifty-two days until the 2011 Breeders' Cup kicks off at Churchill Downs. With time growing shorter and shorter by the day, connections of Breeders' Cup contenders are preparing for their final prep races before heading to Louisville. With an eye on the races ahead of us, I've put together a file...
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