July, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

DRF Report: Hutter Stable After Training Accident

Cindy Hutter, exercise rider and assistant to her husband, trainer George Weaver, remained unconscious but was in stable condition Monday at Albany Medical Center, according to Daily Racing Form's Dave Grenig. Hutter was galloping Vindatude over the Oklahoma training track in Saratoga Sunday morning when the 3-year-old filly suffered an apparent heart attack and died. Hutter was pinned under the stricken filly.

“Based on all the imaging and data they've got, they think she's going to come around and be fine,” Weaver told DRF. “Hopefully, it happens sooner than later.

“She's not conscious yet,” Weaver said. “She picks up her right arm, she squeezes her arm a little bit when they do try to wake her up. She's not opened her eyes or tried to talk. We're waiting for her to come around, and she will on her own schedule. It was a pretty traumatic accident. I'm sure when her body's ready to let her wake up, she will.”

According to DRF, the 57-year-old Hutter also suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a lung injury in the accident.

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Runhappy Returns as Title Sponsor of Ellis Park Meet

Runhappy will once again be the title sponsor of Ellis Park's upcoming meet, which runs from July 8 through Aug. 28. The Runhappy Meet at Ellis Park will be highlighted by an Aug. 14 card of five stakes races: 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 S.

“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.

Ellis Park will also offer “Runhappy Dollar Days” every Sunday of racing, with $1 hotdogs, $1 popcorn, and $2 beer. The backside is also slated to receive new sports equipment and the track will sell t-shirts throughout the meet with 10% of profits donated to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), courtesy of Runhappy.

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Irish EBF Barrier Trials Kick Off July 5

The initial session of Irish EBF Barrier Trials gets underway July 5 at Dundalk Stadium. Beginning at 1p.m. (local time), a total of 10 Trials are scheduled, comprised of tests for unraced 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds over five-seven furlongs. Operated by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) and backed by Irish EBF and the IHRB, Trials are principally serve as formative trials for inexperienced horses. Notable Trial graduates include G1 Al Quoz Sprint winner A Case Of You (Ire) and G3 Gordon S. scorer Ottoman Emperor (Ire).

Trials are available to view on the ITM website and social media: https://bit.ly/3wD4AZd. A live stream is also available on the ITM YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2FZ9FG7.

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Gaffalione Secures Eighth Churchill Downs Jockey Title Before Heading To The Altar, Then Saratoga

At just 27 years old, jockey Tyler Gaffalione has become a household name with racing fans across the U.S. and especially in Kentucky where he clinched the eighth Churchill Downs leading rider title of his young career at the 2022 Spring Meet.

Gaffalione began closing day Monday with 61 wins, 28 more than Ricardo Santana Jr.'s 33.

The Florida native has a strong pedigree when it comes to riding horses. Both his father, Steve, and grandfather, Bobby, were jockeys. His father was in attendance at Churchill Downs this spring when Gaffalione rode White Abarrio in the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1).

Even though Gaffalione did not ride White Abarrio to victory in the “Run for the Roses,” he scored nine stakes victories during the Spring Meet. It was the most stakes wins at a Churchill Downs meeting since Robby Albarado recorded eight Spring Meet stakes wins in 2005.

Gaffalione entered closing day with $5,354,377 in purse earnings, nearly double of second place Santana's $2,761,033. Both are represented by the same agent, Matt Muzikar.

Gaffalione's purse earnings rank second in the recorded history of the Spring Meet behind Stewart Elliott's $5,844,800, which includes a $5 million Oaklawn Park bonus for winning the 2004 Kentucky Derby aboard Smarty Jones.

So, what's next for Gaffalione?

A wedding.

Gaffalione and fiancé Cassidy Edwards are scheduled to get married next week in Schoharie, New York, just outside of Saratoga Race Course where he plans to ride this summer.

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