2011 Hal's Hope (G3)

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Date/Track:
1/8/2011, Gulfstream Park
Distance:
1 mile (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
4+ M
Time:
1:35.99

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Hal's Hope (G3)...

Has Paddy Gallagher engineered AGGIE to compete at the G.I level after his San Pasqual (G.II) score? Did ‘EMPIRE soar to meet the expectations of Cam Gambolatti in a mild upset in the Hal’s Hope? Did ‘ROSE do enough to convince Bob Baffert should schedule at least one early May day trip?Read More
Off the track for 10 months. I thought Rule made an excellent accounting of himself in the G3 Hal's Hope at Gulfstream on Saturday. IMO, that speaks to the how much talent that Rule really has. As it's extremely difficult to be off of the track for that long, and run such a big race, first time back.
Soaring Empire, who was winless in graded stakes company last season, got his 2011 campaign off to a nice start when he turned back even-money favorite Morning Line and held off multiple graded-stakes winner Rule in the $100,000 Hal’s Hope Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 8 at Gulfstream Park.Soaring Empire st...Read More
Morning Line, who last came into his own during the second half of his 3-year-old campaign and is expected to be one of the top older horses in 2011, makes his season debut in the Hal's Hope Stakes Jan. 8 at Gulfstream. Read More