Jerry Crawford - 2014 Archive

Dear Partners and Friends, Another weekend, another big win for Donegal ;). Eirigh had it all his own way every step of yesterday's Allowance win at Woodbine. Eirigh, a three year old running against older horses, has now made over $130,000 in his last five months of racing in Canada.Eirigh has...

The most august and Right Honorable Naming Committee, wonderful souls all, is pleased to share the latest progress in the naming of the steeds in Derby Dream VII. First, a quick segway to Frank Smith at Elloree Training Center, who says each and every horse is doing very well. Frank is...

The goal of Donegal Racing is to run in Graded Stakes and do well in them.  Nothing wrong with allowance and claiming races, but it is not what we are about. Oh yeah, and we do have one "favorite" graded stakes race ;). This weekend we sent three warriors into...

How about our little homebred on Thanksgiving Day? All Finnegan's Wake did in winning the Grade II Hollywood Gold Cup was set an all-time track record at Del Mar. This means that Donegal Racing now owns BOTH the all time stakes record at a mile and a quarter (Dullahan), and...

What better name for a horse headed to New York to race than Keen Ice? The state has been full of it! Keen Ice heads to New York on Wednesday, which is the same day as entries. Right now we are looking at a ten horse field and are still...

Dear Partners and Friends, Today at DelMar, Rock Shandy did what we have been expecting him to do for quite some time. He put away a very talented field of two year old colts going a mile over the grass. Shandy paid $18.00, $8.60 and $5.60 to reward his backers.Under...

Dear Partners and Friends, Danny Boy overcame an awful break and stumble (which put him way behind the leaders) to come roaring down the lane with little running room and was only beaten three lengths from first. Not the result we were hoping for, but I could not be prouder...

With Bill Mott as positive about a horse as a trainer can be, Puca missed the break and was then stone cold stopped twice (backstretch and in the lane). With all that, (on an abusrdly speed favoring dirt track) she got beat three lengths from first. I could not be...

Dear Partners and Friends, I thought you would enjoy seeing this article from Sports Illustrated about what we have achieved together. They got a couple of small facts wrong but it is still a great piece. Jerry Donegal Racing Heads to Breeders' Cup with Homegrown Talent

Dear Partners and Friends, Danny Boy overcame an awful break and stumble (which put him way behind the leaders) to come roaring down the lane with little running room and was only beaten three lengths from first. Not the result we were hoping for, but I could not be prouder...