Storm the Court scored a massive upset on the track and at the betting windows when he won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Park at odds of 45-1. However, the colt is no stranger to defying what’s expected of him, often resulting in rousing success. The Court Vision colt has earned 22 qualifying […]
Continue readingJockey Flavien Prat continued his banner 2019 season with a 45-1 victory aboard Storm the Court in Friday’s Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. He and the Peter Eurton trainee grabbed the lead at the start after adding blinkers for the first time. Storm the Court was able to fend off a late challenge from Anneau […]
Continue readingThe Breeders’ Cup is one of the premiere betting events on the racing calendar, featuring two days of large fields and high-quality competition. For an astute handicapper, this can mean a big day at the betting windows. In the Breeders’ Cup Buzz, we’ll speak to some of the notable Thoroughbred industry names with their eyes […]
Continue readingTwo-time Sovereign Award winner and multiple stakes champion Mr Havercamp is out of the Grade 1 $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Mr Havercamp, Canada’s 2018 Champion Older Male and Champion Turf Male, has been ruled out of contesting his second straight Mile. “We weren’t 100 per cent with his breeze, and we’ve decided to wait,” […]
Continue readingSean and Dorothy Fitzhenry’s Mr Havercamp, who stalked a swift early pace set by Gidu before pouncing to a half-length score in Friday’s Grade 3 Forbidden Apple, could return to Saratoga in search of his first Grade 1 score in the $500,000 Fourstardave slated for August 10. The Fourstardave is a “Win and You’re In” […]
Continue readingSean and Dorothy Fitzhenry’s homebred Mr Havercamp surprised Saratoga bettors at 13-1 in Friday’s Grade 3 Forbidden Apple, taking the lead in mid-stretch and holding off late runs from Hembree and favorite Qurbaan to win by a half-length. It was the 5-year-old Court Vision gelding’s first start since December, and he completed a mile over […]
Continue readingFans flocked to see local star Mr Havercamp up close and personal during this past weekend’s Backstretch Tour at Woodbine Racetrack, where he will be seeking Grade 1 glory in the upcoming $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Saturday, Sept. 15. “He’s a bit of a ham, he enjoys the cameras,” said trainer Catherine Day Phillips, […]
Continue readingMr Havercamp provided owner/breeder Sean Fitzhenry with a graded stakes victory for his birthday on Saturday as the four-year-old Court Vision gelding took the $175,000 Play the King Stakes (Grade 2) over seven furlongs on Woodbine’s E.P. Taylor Turf Course. Sent postward as the 4-5 favourite, Mr Havercamp navigated a yielding turf and came through […]
Continue readingSouth Louisville native Dale Romans became only the second trainer in Churchill Downs history to win 700 career races beneath the track’s iconic Twin Spires when 2-year-old Promises Fulfilled won Sunday’s seventh race by four lengths under jockey Robby Albarado. More importantly, the milestone victory put the 51-year-old horseman just one win back of joining […]
Continue readingFive-time Grade 1 winner Court Vision, a leading first-crop and second-crop stallion in the North American rankings over the past two years, has been relocated to stand at Acadiana Equine @ Copper Crowne in Opelousas, Louisiana. He will stand as property of a partnership for a fee of $3,500 with discounts for multiple breedings. Court […]
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