Jerry Crawford - 2015 Archive - Page 5

Paddy O'Prodigy & Patrick's Day Paddy O'Prodigy (Paddy O'Prado out of Lyphard's Wish mare) Paddy Jr. got more votes from both Donegal visitors AND staff than any other horse. Some sentimentality? Of course. But when you see him you are going to gasp at the size, power and presence of this...

Oatfield & Tradfest Oatfield (Candy Ride out of A.P. Indy mare) This colt just makes you smile. He is flashy, fast looking and has a very playful attitude. On the track he wants to go, go, go. He moves smoothly and is very easy on himself. He shows signs of...

Dear Partners and Friends, This week you will receive an update email each day about our DDVII two year olds, based on our trip to Elloree this past Saturday. What a great time we had! In between rain bursts we were able to spend time with the colts both on...

Dear Partners and Friends, After two canceled starts because of track conditions Dunbrody made the most of his first race today with an impressive win against a talented field. Dunbrody, bred to run classic distances, was sent to the post in a six furlong sprint and was parked between horses...

Dear Partners and Friends, Today is a general update that focuses on our 3 year old Derby/Oaks aspirants. First and foremost: Keen Ice and Danny Boy did not escape the flood that hit Gulfstream Park Sunday. These two horses had to stand in water overnight until the water receded yesterday.  By now, the...

Dear Partners and Friends, Let's start with the best news: Keen Ice moved into tenth place in the Derby points standing with his late charge to get up for third in the Risen Star. Ice now has 12 points, which puts him in tenth place. The top twenty run in...

Dear Partners and Friends, What a weekend we have coming up! Four graded stakes on one day for Donegal Nation.Here they are, in the order that they will be run: Gulfstream: 3 p.m. CST, 4 p.m. EST: PUCA in Race 8, The Davonna Dale. Puca is #6 of 14 horses. That's right,...

Dear Partners and Friends, The annual Donegal Handicapping tournaments begin next Saturday, Feb. 21, with the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park and the Risen Star at the Fairgrounds. Donegal will have horses in both races, which will separate the loyal from the greedy :).  On Thursday a.m. we will...

Dear Partners and Friends, With so much going on February 21 and the rush to the Oaks and Derby, it is easy to overlook the fact that some very exciting things are happening down in Elloree, South Carolina with our two year olds. Frank Smith has pronounced them to be...

Dear Partners and Friends, With Puca and Danny Boy running in Grade II qualifying races for the Oaks and Derby at Gulfstream, and Irish You Well and Keen Ice running in Stakes (Derby prep for Ice) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, we all wish we could clone ourselves. We...