Jerry Crawford - Page 21

Donegal has a designer problem. Which stakes race to run in. Knowing you all want to make travel plans (so do we!) we have pulled the trigger as follows:CLEBURNE: Cleburne will run this Saturday in the Ohio Derby where we will (unfairly) be required to carry eight more pounds than...

Dear Partners and Friends, In a late/near game-time decision, the Donegal Brain Trust (such as it is ;)) decided only this morning to enter Cleburne in the $300,000 Ohio Derby this Saturday at Thistledown Racetrack in Cleveland, Ohio.  Cleburne will break from the #7 hole in a 12 horse field with Thistledown's...

"And.....they're off!"  The 2014 sales that is.Donegal shops primarily at four sales each year for yearlings that fit our profiles. Fasig-Tipon July, Saratoga Select, Saratoga New York Bred and Keeneland September. The first of those sales, Fasig Tipton July, is happening today. We identified twenty-four horses that met our profile. Twenty of...

Dear Partners and Friends, What a week! First, Irish You Well wins the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth.   Then Finnegan's Wake wins the Arlington Handicap. Finally, O'Prado Ole runs the race of his lifetime in finishing second in the Stars and Stripes and only a questionable call by the stewards...

Last Week: Irish You Well stamped himself as a big time contender with his win in the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth.  Thought you would enjoy the photo of Joe Savage hoisting the trophy.  Dale Romans and Indian Charlie have nothing on the brawl Donegal has coming it's way when Joe...

Excited to report that O'Prado Ole WILL run Saturday at Arlington in the 1.5 miles Stars and Stripes Stakes on the turf. Great job by Dale Romans for getting all this arranged with no late supplement fees.We will enter both horses tomorrow and send you the update by day's end Wednesday....

I.  Irish You Well and Wayne Catalano have Donegal Racing back where we are used to being!Irish ran a bang up race in winning the Long Branch Stakes Saturday and earned a 98 Beyer for his efforts which just happens to be a better number than California Chrome ran in winning...

Dear Donegal, When we sent Brother O'Connell to Christophe Clement I told him "this horse will win your first Belmont Stakes for you. So what does Christophe do? He goes out and wins the Belmont with Tonalist!   Great to see one of Donegal's new trainers winning triple crown races....

While the world exhales (and listens to Chrome's owner Steve Coburn complain) I think Chrome deserves a mighty salute. He was never supposed to be able to run a mile and a half. Or a mile and a quarter. He only won the Derby because no one came to get...

Where to go after the Belmont? Back to Churchill Downs of course. Next week!Here is the lineup: Thursday: Squall King (who worked terrifically this a.m.) will run on Thursday. Friday: We will do a Donegal dinner at Mamma's Mustard, Pickles and BBQ....our new favorite place. Saturday a.m.: We will watch our two...