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Sparkman: Carrick a reminder of Giant's Causeway's greatness

By John P. Sparkman

 

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Carrick, a son of the recently deceased Giant's Causeway, wins the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington on Saturday.

MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS AND STABLE UPDATE Dear Partners and Friends, Today we combine an update on major events coming up for Donegal with Conor Foley's stable update. THE DERBY TRAIL Of course we are talking about HYNDFORD (pronounced HIND FORD...long I sound and pronounced like two words...from the song by...

Stable Update from Conor Foley With Comments from Jerry Upcoming Races Upcoming Race Date Arlow Allowance February 24nd Blarney Claiming February 22nd Hyndford Sunland (Tentative) March 25th Donegal Derby Dreams Stables Trainer Location Arklow Cox Fair Grounds Ballagh Rocks Mott Payson Blarney Richard Delta Downs Bodhran Baffert Los Alamitos Boru...

Dear Partners and Friends, 

For those of you who didn't catch it live, IRISH FREEDOM didn't just WIN his comeback race last night at Del Mar, he was magnificent!!!

If you haven't seen the race, see below and be prepared to be dazzled. IRISH broke poorly (last) and had to be used hard five wide as he made his way to the leaders. IRISH continued to race widely around the first two turns and down the backstretch being asked to improve his position the whole time. Despite the rough start IRISH had caught up with all but the front runner as they approached the turn for home and then he inhaled the leader and drew off with nothing but hand urging.

Dear Partners and Friends,

For those of you who don't follow the Ragozin Sheets, a "4" puts IRISH in the KEEN ICE territory and ICE is third choice to win the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Also a 99 Beyer.  

Dear Partners and Friends, 

The Saratoga Select Sale was likely our best ever.

Our plan coming into the sale was to vet all of the classic distance colts but to also focus on fillies. Our hope this year for DDX was to buy about three fillies and we have now done that. Fillies by Malibu Moon, Bernardini and Ghostzapper. We are plenty excited about all three.

Article via Blood-Horse

Operation purchased three fillies during the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale.

Donegal Racing, best known for campaigning the likes of grade 1-winning males such as Dullahan, Keen Ice, and Paddy O'Prado , branched out this summer by adding fillies to the roster.

Dear Partners and Friends, 

Three races: Three second place finishes. 

Donegal earned over a quarter of a million dollars Saturday ($291,560 to be exact) and it still felt like losing.

Dear Partners and Friends, 

Some important race updates!
PUCA: Her race did not fill (only three entered), so we will look for a new spot.
BELTANY and ARKLOW both run on Friday.

Article via timesunion, Tim Wilkin