July, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Hutter Injured When Mount Collapses On Saratoga’s Oklahoma Training Track

Cindy Hutter, an exercise rider and the wife of trainer George Weaver, was injured Sunday morning when the horse she was exercising on Saratoga's Oklahoma Training Track collapsed and died, pinning her underneath for a time, BloodHorse reports.

Hutter was transported to Albany Medical Center, where she was later said to be in stable condition, an official with the New York Racing Association told the publication.

Hutter was galloping Vindatude, a 3-year-old Mshawish filly also owned and bred by her husband

To read the complete story at bloodhorse.com, click here.

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Uncle Mo’s Gulfport Gallops in Bashford Manor

BASHFORD MANOR S., $173,000, Churchill Downs, 7-4, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.25, ft.
1–GULFPORT, 120, c, 2, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Fame and Fortune, by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Stop Traffic, by Cure the Blues
3rd Dam: Save My Soul, by I'ma Hell Raiser
'TDN Rising Star' ($275,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL). 1ST BLACK-TYPE
WIN. O-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm &
Whispering Oaks Farm LLC; B-Diamond Creek Farm (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.
$107,070. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $176,530. *1/2 to Favor
(Pioneerof the Nile), GSP, $116,500.
2–Owen's Leap, 120, c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Defy Gravity, by Bandini.
($175,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Michael
McLoughlin; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss.
$34,700.
3–Andthewinneris, 120, c, 2, Oscar Performance–Run Like the
Boss, by Scat Daddy. ($67,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK
TYPE. O/B-Susan Moulton (KY); T-Wayne M. Catalano.
$17,350.
Margins: 12 1/4, NO, 6 3/4. Odds: 0.20, 7.90, 7.10.
Also Ran: Simply Super, Stayhonor Goodside, Mr. Gordy.

'TDN Rising Star' Gulfport showed Monday that he really is as good as his seven-length debut drubbing June 10, for which earned an 83 Beyer Speed Figure, as he dominated Churchill's Bashford Manor S. as an overwhelming 1-5 chalk.

Bidding to add to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen's record six wins (now three in the last five years) in this early season juvenile focal point, the bay broke on top from the fence and quickly cleared off. Doling out splits of :21.65 and :45.07 with one pesky pursuer in tow, he opened up rapidly when set down at the top of the lane and ran up the score by over a dozen lgnths. Owen's Leap edged out Andthewinneris for second. Gulfport's final time of 1:09.25 was the second fastest in the Bashford Manor's 121-year history behind only the Asmussen-trained future MGISW Kodiak Kowboy (1:09.15 in 2007). Asmussen also clinched the Churchill spring training title with the victory.

“We're so grateful for all of our owners to have horses like Gulfport. He's been extremely talented from an early stage and has shown us a lot of ability,” Asmussen said. “Today, when he broke from the rail, Brian got him into the perfect position on the lead and he never looked back.”

“I think that was something very special,” Hernandez added. “He really did all of that on his own. I let him break at the rail and he took me right to the front. It was extremely impressive. He's a really nice colt and did everything so easy today.”

A half-sister to this season's GII Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks third Favor, Gulfport is out of a full-sister to brilliant GISW Cross Trafic, while second dam Stop Traffic was a MGISW. Most recently sold to Gainesway Farm for $320,000 this year at Keeneland January, Fame and Fortune has a yearling full-sister to the winner and was bred to Tapit for 2023. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Into Mischief’s Naughty Gal On Best Behavior in Churchill Maiden Romp

4th-Churchill Downs, $88,002, Msw, 7-4, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.35, ft, 9 1/4 lengths.

NAUGHTY GAL (f, 2, Into Mischief–Conway Two Step {SW, $102,605}, by Spanish Steps) tracked the pace before flattening out to fourth on debut here June 10 and was made the 14-5 second choice off an 8-1 morning-line quote in this spot. Dueling with favored firster Stunningly (Gun Runner) through a :22.18 quarter, the $350,000 OBS March purchase started to get the better of that rival while in hand past the three-eighths pole, took charge leaving behind a :45.94 half split and poured it on down the stretch for a dominant 9 1/4-length victory. Chiquita Mosca (Commissioner) got up late to complete the exacta. The winner, who shares a second dam with MGISW turfer Miss Temple City (Temple City), has a yearling half-sister by Malibu Moon and a foal Omaha Beach half-sister. Sales History: $200,000 Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $240,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $350,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $38,735. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Holy Cow Stable, LLC; B-Loren Nichols (FL); T-D. Wayne Lukas.

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Runhappy Named Title Sponsor For Ellis Park’s 100th Season

Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, has named 2015 champion sprinter and Central Kentucky sire Runhappy as the title sponsor of the track's 100th season, which runs from July 8 through August 28.

The Runhappy Meet at Ellis Park will be highlighted by five stakes races on August 14, including the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby, $100,000 Runhappy Audubon Oaks, $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile, $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Debutante, and the $125,000 Groupie Doll Stakes. Previously known as Kentucky Downs Preview Day, the day is now titled for one of the track's most famous graduates.

“Runhappy won at Ellis Park during the summer of his Eclipse championship season, so we're happy and excited to support the upcoming race meet again, especially on the 100th anniversary of the track,” said Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, CEO of Gallery Furniture and owner of Runhappy.

Runhappy was undefeated in sprint competition. The son of Super Saver captured seven of his 10 career starts from 2014-2016, all medication free, including the 2015 Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) in a track record at Keeneland, completing the six furlongs in 1:08.54. He also captured that year's Grade 1 King's Bishop at Saratoga by four lengths while finishing seven furlongs in a stakes record time of 1:20.54. He earned more than $1.4 million during his racing career.

Following his retirement from the racetrack in 2016, Runhappy was added to the stallion roster at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, and he resides in Secretariat's old stall.

Runhappy ranked fourth among second-crop sires in 2021 and is currently eighth among third-crop sires. His progeny account for more than $7.5 million in earnings. Notable Runhappy offspring include graded stakes winners Smile Happy and Following Sea.

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