November, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

By My Standards Joins Clark Probables Following Friday Work

Allied Racing Stable's multiple graded stakes winner By My Standards is probable to enter next Friday's $500,000 Grade 1 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare following a half-mile move in :49.40 Friday at Churchill Downs.

Also donning the Friday morning work tab was Rupp Racing's three-time Grade 3 winner Owendale who worked an easy half-mile in :49.20 for trainer Brad Cox.

On Friday morning, trainer Bret Calhoun reported via text that By My Standards, the recent eighth-place runner in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic, would likely be his lone entrant to the 1 1/8-mile race.

The Clark is the centerpiece of a fantastic Thanksgiving week of racing beneath the Twin Spires. Inaugurated in 1875, the Clark will be the featured race on the Friday program at Churchill Downs. Entries will be taken Sunday. The likely entrants to the race include Bodexpress, By My Standards, Code of Honor, In Love (BRZ) and Plus Que Parfait. Coastal Defense and Mr. Freeze are possible to enter the race, according to trainer Dale Romans.

One day prior on Thanksgiving will be the 105th running of the $200,000 Falls City (GII) for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles. Entries for Thursday's card will be drawn Saturday.

On Saturday, Nov. 28, the card will feature all 2-year-olds races for “Stars of Tomorrow II.” The headlining races will be the 94th running of the $200,000 G2 Kentucky Jockey Club and its counterpart for fillies, the $200,000 G2 Golden Rod.

The likely field for the Kentucky Jockey Club includes Arabian Prince (trainer Dallas Stewart), Inspector Frost (Brad Cox), King Fury (Kenny McPeek), Super Stock (Steve Asmussen) and Swill (Cox).

The likely field for the Golden Rod includes Coach (Cox), Lady Traveler (Dale Romans), Roc's Princess (Billy Gowan), Simply Ravishing (McPeek) and Travel Column (Cox).

Entries for Saturday's program will be drawn Wednesday.

Out of an abundance of caution, there will be no turf racing at Churchill Downs through the remainder of the meet because the course has not satisfactorily responded to this fall's climate. Grass racing will resume next spring when the conditions become more optimum. As a result, there will be no turf entries taken for races scheduled to be run on turf from Nov. 25-29. All scheduled turf races in the condition book during this time period will be transferred to the main track and entries taken for the same conditions will be dirt only. Additionally, the $100,000 G3 Cardinal and $100,000 G3 River City will be put on hiatus this year.

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By My Standards Probable For Clark Following Friday Breeze

By My Standards (Goldencents) worked a half-mile in :49.40 (42/67) at Churchill Downs Friday morning and is a probable starter for next Friday’s GI Clark H., trainer Bret Calhoun told the Churchill press office via text.

Owned by Chester Thomas’s Allied Racing Stable, the 4-year-old was a non-factor eighth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Nov. 7, but prior to that posted a facile 1 3/4-length victory in the GII Alysheba S. beneath the Twin Spires Sept. 4. He defeated Owendale (Into Mischief) on that occasion and that fellow 4-year-old is also on track for a Clark appearance.

The centerpiece of the fall meet at Churchill also figures to attract New York raider Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}), Bodexpress (Bodemeister) and Mr. Freeze (To Honor and Serve) among others.

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Reliable Man, Protectionist At €6,500

Group 1 winners Reliable Man (GB) and Protectionist (Ger) will each be available at Gestut Roettgen in 2021 for €6,500 free return.

Reliable Man returns to Roettgen after two years in France. In four years with runners Reliable Man has left 22 stakes winners, headed by the Southern Hemisphere Group 1 winners Miami Bound (NZ) and Miss Sentimental (NZ). His best Northern Hemisphere runners is the G2 Diana Trial scorer Hypnos (Ger).

Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist is the sire of two stakes-placed horses from his first crop of 2-year-olds this year, headed by the G3 Preis der Winterkonigin third and Winterkonigin Trial second Amazing Grace (Ger).

Multiple group winner Millowitsch (Ger) (Sehrezad {Ire}) stands his second season for €1,111.

“We are delighted to welcome back Reliable Man and look forward to seeing his 94 2-year-olds, by far his biggest crop to date, run for him next year,” said Roettgen Manager Frank Dorff. “Protectionist’s first 2-year-olds have shown great promise and should be a different proposition as 3-year-olds. We believe Millowitsch offers breeders both an outcross and a horse who had real speed and was a consistent group performer through three seasons. Roettgen will be supporting all three of our stallions in 2021 with our own mares.”

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Busted: Hand Walking A Colicky Horse Not Always Necessary

Nearly every equine enthusiast has been told that to allow a colicky horse to lay down is a possible death sentence: They may roll around and “twist” their gut, leading to a potentially more-serious colic outcome. Instead of leaving the horse to his own devices to find a comfortable position, horse owners often walk a colicky horse, not allowing him a chance to stop and breathe or stand quietly.

However, hand walking is only helpful for some types of colic—in others, it may make the situation worse. When deciding if a horse should be hand walked, it's important to consider the following:

Many minor colic episodes resolve on their own. If the horse is quiet, remove all hay and water and let him stand or rest quietly while consulting with a veterinarian.
Walking a horse can help impactions or a trapped gas bubbles move through the intestinal tract. However, if a horse has been walked (briskly) for 30 minutes and his condition has not changed, more hand walking will not help him. Never force a horse to walk and call the veterinarian immediately.
Even a normally docile horse in intense pain may become aggressive and unpredictable; walking him may endanger both the horse and he people around him. Additionally, if a horse is violent, he most likely has a colic that can only be remedied with surgery. Instead of focusing on walking, focus on how to get him in front of a vet as rapidly as possible.

It's important to note that other conditions can present like colic, including low-grade laminitis or an abscess. To help rule out other possible conditions, take the horse's temperature. Colic is not usually associated with any fever.