Englishman powered to his second straight dominant victory in a Grade 1 sprint race when he made easy work of four opponents by 3 ¾ lengths in the $485,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course.
Bob Baffert. Del Mar Futurity. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. The very grand total is now 20 wins in 31 years for the precocious colts trained by the Hall of Famer, who treats the marquee 2-year-old race of the summertime season by the Pacific like his very own sandbox. Visitors are welcome, but don't get your hopes up.
When the summer began at Saratoga Race Course, one of the races that was a hot topic of anticipation was a maiden race on the third Saturday, July 18, where several talented 2-year-olds were being pointed. When the field completed the six furlongs that day, The Good Life stood head and shoulders above the rest as the 3 1/2-length winner.
Kentucky Downs has had steady growth year after year in the participation of horses from Europe, and that reached a peak Sept. 5 as all three European runners in the $1,095,000 Grade 2 AGS Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational Stakes.
The Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity drew five contenders on Sunday’s closing-day card for the Del Mar summer meet with two entrants trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and the other three from the barn of trainer Doug O’Neill.
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