Dance Gal Dance shook off early pressure Thursday, pulling clear in midstretch for a 4-length victory in the $67,450 Wandering Cloud Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Rajiv Maragh guided the 4-year-old to her fifth win in seven starts. The time was 1:11 for the six furlongs on the fast track.
A federal bankruptcy judge has closed the case of the Jockeys' Guild, ending the long-running court supervision of the riders' trade association. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Stosberg signed the order this week to end the two-year process. The guild had previously settled a legal fight with its former director and came up with a plan to pay debts related to its health insurance plan. [more]
Calvin Borel is out as the rider of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. The move comes after trainer Chip Woolley, Borel and the jockey's agent could not agree on a long-term commitment. Borel possibly could have been aboard the gelding for his next scheduled start at the $750,000 West Virginia Derby on Aug. [more]
2009 GRADED STAKES LEADERBOARD - WINS
HORSES
RACHEL ALEXANDRA (5)
CRITICISM (GB) (3)
FRIESAN FIRE (3)
LIFE IS SWEET (3)
MIDSHIPS (3)
PIONEEROF THE NILE (3)
SEATTLE SMOOTH (3)
JOCKEYS
Leparoux (20)
Gomez (19)
Velazquez (13)
Borel (10)
Baze, T (9)
Castellano (8)
Desormeaux (8)
Garcia, A (8)
Smith, M (8)
TRAINERS
Frankel (10)
McLaughlin (9)
Asmussen (8)
Jones, J (8)
Pletcher (8)
Albertrani (7)
Sadler (7)
Baffert (6)
Mullins (6)
Shirreffs (6)
2009 GRADED STAKES LEADERBOARD - POINTS
HORSES
RACHEL ALEXANDRA (44)
EINSTEIN (BRZ) (32)
PIONEEROF THE NILE (32)
LIFE IS SWEET (29)
STARDOM BOUND (26)
VENTURA (26)
CRITICISM (GB) (24)
MIDSHIPS (24)
MINE THAT BIRD (24)
MUSKET MAN (24)
SEATTLE SMOOTH (24)
SEVENTH STREET (23)
COWBOY CAL (22)
JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE (22)
MAGICAL FANTASY (22)
FABULOUS STRIKE (20)
GIO PONTI (20)
INFORMED DECISION (20)
SANTA TERESITA (20)
JOCKEYS
Gomez (254)
Leparoux (220)
Velazquez (150)
Bejarano (136)
Desormeaux (115)
Dominguez (103)
Prado (98)
Rosario (96)
Borel (94)
Smith, M (92)
Talamo (86)
Garcia, A (80)
Castellano (79)
Baze, T (77)
Albarado (70)
Maragh (70)
Solis (65)
Espinoza, V (60)
Coa (57)
TRAINERS
Frankel (149)
Pletcher (133)
McLaughlin (111)
Sadler (83)
Mott (75)
Sheppard (67)
Jones, J (61)
Asmussen (59)
Albertrani (57)
Shirreffs (57)
Drysdale (55)
Baffert (53)
Clement (50)
Mullins (49)
Wolfson (46)
Hollendorfer (43)
O'Neill (39)
Canani (37)
Jerkens, J (36)
Graded Stakes Leaderboard(2008 Final Standings)
Horses
Jockeys
Trainers
ZENYATTA (7)
Garrett Gomez (41)
Todd Pletcher (26)
INDIAN BLESSING (6)
John Velazquez (24)
Bobby Frankel (25)
BIG BROWN (4)
Rafael Bejarano (23)
Steve Asmussen (18)
GINGER PUNCH (4)
Robby Albarado (22)
Kiaran McLaughlin (18)
HYSTERICALADY (4)
Alan Garcia (22)
Christophe Clement (15)
MAURALAKANA (4)
Edgar Prado (20)
J. Larry Jones (14)
PROUD SPELL (4)
Javier Castellano (19)
Bob Baffert (13)
twenty-one tied with (3)
Mike Smith (18)
John Sadler (12)
Kent Desormeaux (16)
Dick Dutrow, Jr (11)
Ramon Dominguez (14)
John Shirreffs (9)
David Flores (14)
Saeed bin Suroor (8)
Julien Leparoux (14)
Bill Mott (8)
01/15/1998 - Pensive Lady breaking her maiden at Tampa Bay Downs
