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Breeders’ Cup Winner Structor Sidelined For Remainder Of 2020

Injured in a workout on June 20, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Structor will be out for the remainder of the year, reports the Daily Racing Form.

“He got hurt, he needs more time off,” trainer Chad Brown told drf.com.

The 3-year-old son of Palace Malice, owned by Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, won all three of his starts in 2019. Prior to the Breeders' Cup, Structor won the G3 Pilgrim Stakes at Belmont Park. Connections had considered giving the colt a shot on dirt this year, but throat surgery earlier in the season delayed that idea.

AIM Services Holds Saratoga Fundraiser

Ramon Dominguez will serve as the honorary committee chairman for AIM Services’ annual Saratoga fundraiser, held in town from July 26-Aug. 2. AIM is the area’s largest provider of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and its re-imagined annual fundraiser will be a door-to-door downtown event called “Croquet OFF the Green,” aimed to bring foot traffic to recently re-opened Saratoga retail shops and restaurants while raising awareness and funds for AIM Services.

The event also celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act which coincides with the launch date. All activities are being conducted according to the NY-Forward COVID-19 recommendations.

AIM is seeking croquet “players,” honorary committee members ($100 donation), and sponsors for the event.

“Among the people who receive quality innovative services from AIM are those with traumatic brain injuries,” said Dominquez, a Saratoga Springs resident. “As a jockey who had to retire early due to a head injury, I am just one of 54 million people annually who experience a traumatic brain injury. AIM gives people with TBIs a chance at living the most independent life possible.”

Anyone over 18 years of age can register to be an AIM Services Croquet OFF the Green player. Thirty participating Saratoga businesses will have croquet wickets on display on their entrance door or front display windows. Inside they will have scorecards and stamps to mark that you visited their store. Patronage at a store with a wicket counts as a croquet score. Every stamp gives the player an entry into the grand prize drawing. There is no limit to the number of stamps a player can receive.

“We knew that the event had to be drastically different this year and we are thrilled with the positive response we have received from Saratoga business owners and the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce,” said Chris Lyons, Executive Director of AIM Services, Inc. “We hope that as the players go from store to store to complete their wickets, they support each store and also take the opportunity to support AIM.”

“We have all had to figure out a new normal as we go about our lives in the shadow of this pandemic, and a large part of that is rethinking how we can support the community around us,” said Stacy De Garay, sales Manager at Savory Pantry in Saratoga Springs. “AIM Services has always provided invaluable resources to people of diverse abilities in Saratoga and the surrounding counties, so it is important that we continue to help out with their fundraising efforts, as different as they may be this year.”

The grand prize drawing will include chances to win an overnight package in Saratoga Springs, private boat rental on Saratoga Lake, retail and dining gift certificates, a Lake George Holiday Inn Resort stay with two cruise passes from the Lake George Steamboat Co., a custom corn-hole kit and various retail and dinner gift certificates.

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First Winner For Classic-Placed Ride On Curlin Comes At Gulfstream Park

Classic-placed Ride On Curlin was represented by his first winner at stud on July 15, when Sophisticurl got up at the wire to win a Gulfstream Park maiden special weight by a head, BloodHorse reports.

Sophisticurl dueled with leader Frankly My Dear throughout every step of the 5 1/2-furlong race, until jockey Samy Camacho gained the advantage in the final strides to get a head in front. The filly stopped the clock in 1:05.65 over a fast main track for owner Rolling Meadows Farm and trainer Lester Barbazon III.

Sophisticurl was bred in Florida by Joseph and Helen Barbazon, owners of Pleasant Acres Stallions, which stands Ride On Curlin. She is out of the unraced Tale of the Cat mare Sophisticattin.

Ride On Curlin resides at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla., where he stood the 2020 breeding season for an advertised fee of $5,000.

The 9-year-old son of Curlin won three of 22 starts during his on-track career, for earnings of $795,175. He set a track record at Ellis Park to break his maiden, winning a 5 1/2-furlong main-track maiden special weight in 1:03 flat, then earned placings in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and Champagne Stakes, G2 Rebel Stakes, and G3 Southwest Stakes ahead of the Triple Crown races.

Following a start in the 2014 Kentucky Derby, Ride On Curlin finished second to California Chrome in the Preakness Stakes.

Ride On Curlin is out of the Grade 2-placed Storm Cat mare Magical Ride, making him a half-brother to stakes winner Space Mountain. His second dam is the Grade 1 winner Victory Ride, and his extended family includes Grade 1 winner River Flyer and Grade 3 winner Don Cavallo.

Goodwood To Have Spectators On Final Day

Some spectators will be allowed to attend the final day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Aug. 1 as part of a pilot test of crowds at sporting events organized by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Attendance will initially be offered to Goodwood annual members and their guests. People onsite, including spectators and participants, will be capped at 5,000. The Racecourse Association said Goodwood was chosen as an appropriate location for the pilot because it is in a “rural setting with a low prevalence rate of the virus.”

David Armstrong, chief executive of the Racecourse Association and chair of the welcoming crowds industry group, said, “We welcome the fact that horse racing is to be selected as one of the pilot events to welcome back crowds and my team and I acknowledge the great responsibility upon us. The safety protocols involved will be stringent and the Goodwood Racecourse team are in a fantastic place to implement them.

“The sport has come together to offer support to ensure the pilot event provides us with sufficient learnings that others may follow in time. These learnings will allow us to draft industry-wide protocols for the wider scale return of crowds as soon as we are able.”

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said, “For months millions of us have felt the void of being unable to go to the match to support our team or attend a top-class sporting event. So I am pleased that we are now able to move forward with a plan to help venues safely reopen their doors to fans.

“I recognise that not every sport, team or club has the benefit of huge commercial revenue, and it is often their dedicated fans that are the lifeblood which helps keep them going. By working closely with sports and medical experts, these pilots will help ensure the safe return of fans to stadia. Although it will remain some time before venues are full to capacity, this is a major step in the right direction for the resumption of live spectator sport across the country.”

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