Comments and odds by Brad Free DRF

Songbird   Jerry Hollendorfer   95-101-98   5-2   Cotillion Stakes, PRX, 9/24   
Undefeated 3yo filly seeks win No. 11 Sat at PRX

Beholder   Richard Mandella   106-101-101   3-1   Zenyatta Stakes, SA, 10/1   
Back home with f & m, SA record = 13 wins, 14 starts

Stellar Wind   John Sadler   102-99-98   5-1   Zenyatta Stakes, SA, 10/1   
Fresh, lightly raced, upset Beholder two months ago

Cavorting   Kiaran McLaughlin   102-102-100   6-1   Breeders' Cup Distaff, SA, 11/4   
More than one-turn specialist, won G1 route SAR

Curalina   Todd Pletcher   101-105-96   8-1   Breeders' Cup Distaff, SA, 11/4   
Runs well fresh, will train to race ala Stop'maria 2015

Cathryn Sophia   John Servis   95-95-95   12-1   Cotillion Stakes, PRX, 9/24   
Would be third to win Ky Oaks, Distaff same year

Forever Unbridled   Dallas Stewart   101-98-99   15-1   Spinster, KEE, 10/9 or BC Distaff   
Foiled three times by 'Chatterbox, twice by Cavorting

Tara's Tango   Jerry Hollendorfer   90-94-96   20-1   Zenyatta Stakes, SA, 10/1   
G1 route winner could end up running in F&M Sprint

Land Over Sea   Doug O'Neill   68-75-91   30-1   Cotillion Stakes, PRX, 9/24   
Returns to dirt Sat at PRX, faces nemisis Songbird

Corona Del Inca (ARG)   Guillermo Frankel   NA-NA-NA   30-1   Breeders' Cup Distaff, SA, 11/4   
Argentina WAYI upset in May, now training at SA

Other contenders
Carina Mia
Genre
Lewis Bay
Makena
Paid Up Subscriber
Vale Dori

Sure seems pretty logical that an owner or two that used her services regularly will step in and help out, no?
$45,000 = just a bad claim that gets turned out. 

https://www.gofundme.com/JoyScott

Songbird is scheduled to arrive at Parx from Southern California on Monday. Owned by Rick Porter and trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, last year's 2-year-old filly champion is now 10 for 10. She has worked three times since returning to California following her momentous victories in the Alabama and Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga.

Three Grade 1 winners and a Grade 2 winner are lined up to face Songbird. They are Cathryn Sophia, who won the Kentucky Oaks in May; Carina Mia, who won the Acorn in June; Paola Queen, the winner of the Test at Saratoga; and Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks winner Land Over Sea, who finished second in the Oaks.

Doug O'Neill ‏@DougONeill1 
Nyquist worked one mile this morning at San Luis Rey. He went in 1:38 1/5. Next stop, PARX

Where do they get all that purse money from?

Race 1   $140,000   Allowance   
Race 2   $130,000   Maiden Special Weight   
Race 3   $130,000   Maiden Special Weight   
Race 4   $140,000   Allowance   
Race 5   $130,000   Maiden Special Weight   
Race 6   $145,000   Allowance Optional Claiming   
Race 7   $400,000   More Than Ready Mile S.   
Race 8   $150,000   One Dreamer S.   1 Mile 70 Yards   
Race 9   $600,000   Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup S.   
Race 10   $350,000   Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint S.   

DEL MAR FUTURITY

American Pharoah>>>>Nyquist>>>>?

1st:    Klimt   $7.00   $2.80   $2.20
2nd:    Straight Fire      $2.40   $2.10
3rd:    Midnight Pleasure         $2.80

Chasing Aces pulled up.
Baffert wins for the 13th time in the past 20 years!
I think the final time was about the same as AP.

Fun race to handicap, every angle imaginable.  If you like front runners or closers, they're here, if you like 3X off the layoff or heck, there's even a horse back from the rigors of the Triple Crown
https://www.dmtc.com/data/pdf/racing/past-performances/1043.pdf


1   Gold Rush Dancer (CA)      3/C   L   F Prat   122   V Belvoir   8/1
2   Blackjackcat (KY)      3/G   L   M E Smith   122   M Glatt   8/1
3   Mr. Roary (KY)      3/G   L   E A Maldonado   122   G Papaprodromou   30/1
4   Moonlight Drive (ITY)      3/C   L   R Bejarano   122   B Baffert   6/1
5   I'malreadythere (FL)      3/G   L   T J Pereira   122   J Hollendorfer   20/1
6   Curlin Rules (KY)      3/C   L   T Baze   122   J W Sadler   15/1
7   Arcature (KY)      3/C   L   M Garcia   122   S Callaghan   20/1
8   Monster Bea (KY)      3/G   L   G L Stevens   122   P Miller   5/1
9   Dressed in Hermes (KY)      3/G   L   K J Desormeaux   122   J Armstrong   12/1
10   Trojan Nation (KY)      3/C   L   D Van Dyke   122   P Gallagher   12/1
11   Free Rose (KY)      3/G   L   N Arroyo, Jr.   122   R Baltas   6/1
12   Lucky Bryan (KY)      3/C   L   V Espinoza   122   J W Sadler   9/2
13   Ralis (CA)      3/C   L   M Gutierrez   122   D F O'Neill   8/1
14   Diplodocus (KY)      3/G   L   J Theriot   122   R Baltas   30/1
Also Eligibles:
15   Ebadan (IRE)      3/G   L   S Gonzalez   122   N D Drysdale   20/1
16   Materialistic (KY)      3/G   L   I Puglisi   122   P Eurton   30/1

Is it true....
Monmouth Park received a bomb threat and took it seriously enough to evacuate the grandstand while the sniffing dogs and police searched the premises AND RACING ON THE TRACK WAS NOT INTERRUPTED!

On your birthday Mr. Lukas, a look back at one of your charges wondering what it would be like today if somebody tried duplicating the 3YO schedule of Thunder Gulch?  Coast to coast, 8 different tracks, 7 major wins.  Looking back, 25-1 in the Derby was quite a bargain, thank you very much.

Belmont Park   10/7/1995   10   Jockey Club Gold Cup - Gr. 1   TB   5      
Turfway Park   9/23/1995   10   Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap   TB   1      
Saratoga   8/19/1995   8   Travers Stakes - Gr. 1   TB   1      
Hollywood Park   7/23/1995   8   Swaps Stakes - Gr. 2   TB   1      
Belmont Park   6/10/1995   9   Belmont Stakes - Gr. 1   TB   1      
Pimlico   5/20/1995   10   Preakness Stakes - Gr. 1   TB   3      
Churchill Downs   5/6/1995   8   Kentucky Derby - Gr. 1   TB   1      
Keeneland   4/15/1995   7   Blue Grass Stakes - Gr. 2   TB   4      
Gulfstream Park   3/11/1995   10   Florida Derby - Gr. 1   TB   1      
Gulfstream Park   2/18/1995   9   Fountain of Youth Stakes - Gr. 2   TB   1      

Such a great Travers Day all lined up and ready to go....

And they say in that Sword Dancer race where 7 will line up on the turf.....

We really don't want to lose any money so there'll BE NO SHOW WAGERING.

Probably gonna rename it next year to the Flintshire!

1   Sweet Acclaim (IRE) 5/M   L   F Geroux   117   B H Cox   20/1
2   Excilly (GB)      4/F   L   L Saez   117   T Dascombe   20/1
3   Lady Eli (KY)      4/F   L   I Ortiz, Jr.   121   C C Brown   1/1
4   Sympathy (KY)      4/F   L   A T Gryder   117   C C Brown   50/1
5   Sentiero Italia (KY)      4/F   L   J Rosario   121   K P McLaughlin   9/2
6   Strike Charmer (KY)      6/M   L   J Alvarado   119   M A Hennig   20/1
7   Onus (KY)      4/F   L   J L Ortiz   119   C R McGaughey III   12/1
8   Miss Temple City (KY)      4/F   L   D Van Dyke   123   H G Motion   2/1

1   Catalina Red (FL)      4/C   L   L Saez   122   J Navarro   8/1
2   Chief Lion (FL)      6/G   L   F Geroux   118   D Jacobson   10/1
3   Limousine Liberal (KY)      4/G   L   J Castellano   118   B Colebrook   15/1
4   The Truth Or Else (KY)      4/C   L   R Santana, Jr.   118   K G McPeek   30/1
5   Anchor Down (KY)      5/R   L   J L Ortiz   120   T A Pletcher   10/1
6   Tamarkuz (KY)      6/H   L   M E Smith   118   K P McLaughlin   15/1
7   Schivarelli (FL)      5/H   L   R Bejarano   118   E Kenneally   20/1
8   Stallwalkin' Dude (FL)6/G   L   I Ortiz, Jr.   118   D Jacobson   8/1
9   Ready for Rye (KY)      4/G   L   J R Velazquez   118   T Albertrani   10/1
10   Dannie's Deceiver (KY)      4/C   L   M Franco   118   D A Cannizzo   30/1
11   A. P. Indian (KY)      6/G   L   J Bravo   124   A Delacour   5/2
12   Marking (KY)      4/C   L   J Rosario   118   K P McLaughlin   3/1

1   Economic Model (KY)      3/C   L   I Ortiz, Jr.   117   C C Brown   6/1
2   Fish Trappe Road (NY)      3/C   L   L Saez   119   W B Calhoun   8/1
3   Summer Revolution (KY)      3/C   L   J Castellano   117   R R Rodriguez   6/1
4   Tale of S'avall (KY)      3/C   L   M Franco   117   B Tagg   30/1
5   Bird Song (KY)      3/C   L   J L Ortiz   117   I R Wilkes   30/1
6   Mohaymen (KY)      3/C   L   J Alvarado   123   K P McLaughlin   5/1
7   Star Hill (KY)      3/C   L   F Geroux   117   G R Arnold, II   20/1
8   Mind Your Biscuits (NY)      3/C   L   J R Velazquez   121   R N Falcone, Jr.   15/1
9   Jazzy Times (KY)      3/C   L   R Bejarano   117   B Baffert   8/1
10   Rated R Superstar (KY)      3/G      C H Velasquez   119   K G McPeek   20/1
11   Noholdingback Bear (KY)      3/C   L   E R Da Silva   117   M P De Paulo   10/1
12   Tom's Ready (PA)      3/C   L   J Rosario   121   D Stewart   12/1
13   Drefong (KY)3/C   L   M E Smith   117   B Baffert   4/1

1   Grand Tito (KY) 6/H   L   J L Ortiz   120   G Delgado   8/1
2   Money Multiplier (KY)      4/R   L   I Ortiz, Jr.   116   C C Brown   8/1
3   Roman Approval (KY)      5/H   L   F Geroux   116   M J Maker   20/1
4   Twilight Eclipse (KY)      7/G   L   J R Velazquez   122   T Albertrani   10/1
5   Inordinate (KY)      4/C   L   A T Gryder   116   C C Brown   30/1
6   Flintshire (GB)      6/H   L   J Castellano   124   C C Brown   1/5
7   Applicator (KY)      3/C   L   L Reyes   108   M Yanakov   30/1

Saturday at the spa.

1   I'm a Chatterbox (KY)      4/F   L   F Geroux   123   J L Jones
2   Curalina (KY)      4/F   L   J R Velazquez   123   T A Pletcher
3   Forever Unbridled (KY)      4/F   L   J Rosario   121   D Stewart
4   Paid Up Subscriber (KY)      4/F   L   R Santana, Jr.   119   A M Stall, Jr.
5   Cavorting (KY)      4/F   L   J Castellano   121   K P McLaughlin

There will be an all-stakes pick 4 Saturday with
Alabama & Fourstardave at SAR,
then
DMR Handicap & Pac Classic.
50-cent minimum;
DMR hosts

1) Dark Nile
2) Weep No More
3) Going for Broke
4) Go Maggie Go
5) Family Tree
6) Songbird
7) Flora Dora

HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016) – One of the most recognized and experienced voices in Thoroughbred racing will step into Oaklawn's announcer's booth when one of the most successful racing seasons in America opens in 2017.

Vic Stauffer, who has called more than 40,000 races at nearly a dozen tracks across the country, will be just the sixth track announcer in Oaklawn's storied, 113-year history.

Stauffer was the announcer at Hollywood Park in California for 13 years. Before that he called races at Gulfstream Park, Hialeah, Golden Gate Fields and others. He began his announcing career in 1985 at Garden State Park in New Jersey. In addition to his announcing work, he has earned two Eclipse Awards for radio broadcasts.

Stauffer, 57, has announced hundreds of Grade 1 races and has called such notable horses as  Barbaro, Hal's Hope, Game On Dude, Lava Man, Shared Belief, Pioneerof the Nile, Lookin at Lucky, Azeri, Blind Luck, The Tin Man and California Chrome.

However, he is most closely associated with two-time Apple Blossom Handicap winner and Horse of the Year Zenyatta, whom he called to victory eight times. Not only did he call her three straight wins in the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap, but he saw her star potential in just her second career start and deftly relayed that excitement to the crowd.

"Vic was the unanimous choice of the search committee," Director of Racing David Longinotti said. "His passion, his accuracy and his clarity make him a rare talent. He is able to describe what is happening on the race track in a way that is immediately understandable while still being unique. We are proud to introduce his voice to the thousands of Arkansas racing fans and look forward to them helping us welcome him to Oaklawn."

"First and foremost I'm a racing fan," Stauffer said. "The Oaklawn racing program is one of a kind in American racing. There simply is no better racing in the country. I look forward to experiencing the huge crowds that are passionate about seeing the best race horses in the world. And I'll be just as excited as everyone else to witness the next great champions that are cultivated at Oaklawn. This is just the perfect scenario for me both personally and professionally."

The 2017 Oaklawn meet runs Friday, Jan. 13 – Saturday, April 15.

For samples of Vic's calls, visit https://youtu.be/DOnpZyKZtMI or https://youtu.be/pdpWrDYneCY

Primary contenders and their top Beyers

Champagne Room-78,
Miss Southern Miss-75,
Morganite-74,
American Cleopatra-74,
Noted and Quoted-73.

West Virginia Derby @ Mountaineer Park

Nice race by CUPID, even nicer ride by Bejarano, some day he'll be Baffert's #1 goto guy if he isn't already.

http://www.drf.com/news/cupid-takes-wide-route-west-virginia-derby-win