Bonita Star

I know better. There are a few things in life you shouldn’t rush into – big purchases like a home or a car, proposing (or accepting) marriage and trying to pick winners. Last week I was pressed for time, so I hastily made some predictions far too fast for my own good. The result – lots of waste or a...Read More

Trainer Jim Cassidy, who won the Honeymoon Handicap last year with Evening Jewel, seeks another victory in the race Saturday with Whisper Louise. The $150,000 Grade II stake is for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles on turf.   “I was very happy with her first start,” said Cassidy in reference to...Read More

Diva Ash, under a well judged ride by Kent Desormeaux, made all of the running in the grassy $100,000 Edgewood Stakes on the Kentucky Oaks undercard. The Edwood field was reduced to eight following the defections of Gaya and Holidaysatthefarm. Diva Ash took full advantage of her inner draw and set e...Read More

Ken McPeek considered the Kentucky Oaks for his filly Niji's Grand Girl but he went for the path of least resistance in Friday's grassy $100,000 Edgewood Stakes at Churchill Downs. The daughter of Candy Ride, out of a Nijinsky II mare, is certainly bred for turf and she landed the show in both outin...Read More