2011 Metropolitan Hcp. (Met Mile) (G1)

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Date/Track:
5/30/2011, Belmont Park
Post Time:
5:49 PM ET
Distance:
1 mile (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:32.90

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You can probably guess from the title what three fillies I’m about to talk about; Sassy Image, Winter Memories and Éclair de Lune. Memorial Day weekend is always one of the most exciting few days in spring for racing enthusiasts, it ushers in the changing of the guard in a manner of speaking. Most o...Read More
  • AndyScoggin · Hey, the fillies have been the stars of racing the past few years...Rachel, Goldikova, Zenyatta! · 363 days ago ·
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  • KyOaksRunner · Yes, absolutely, I love when the fillies take the males on in the big races, there's nothing more exciting! · 363 days ago ·
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Tizway captured Monday's Metropolitan Handicap (G1) in a sensational 1:32.90. Joe DePaolo was on hand to chronicle it.Read More
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  • gotigers1 · Beyer for the Met Mile 113 · 363 days ago ·
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  • blooy · i liked tizway in this after he didn't finish in the money at ct with tackle and game on dude. gave him a chance to come back strong. nice run tiz way! and wow look at that byer, haven't seen one crack over 105 lately. · 363 days ago ·
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Tizway, returning to the scene of his most recent triumph, turned in a dazzling performance in the 118th edition Grade 1, $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap, the Memorial Day feature at Belmont Park.   Seeking his first win since a five-length score in the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap in October, Tizway ...Read More
Haynesfield is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite versus ten rivals in Monday's Met Mile from Belmont Park.Read More
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  • arazi · Tackleberry will surprise yet again... · 367 days ago ·
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  • BrianAppleton · I'm rooting for Tackleberry....it's a good competitive field! · 366 days ago ·
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Morning Line, winner of the Grade 1 Carter Handicap last month at Aqueduct, will not run in Monday's Grade 1 $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap as scheduled, due to a foot issue, trainer Nick Zito confirmed Thursday afternoon.Zito said that Morning Line had some tenderness in his left front foot after b...Read More
Morning Line has tenderness in his left front foot and will not run in the Met Mile.  
Tackleberry, victorious in three stakes this winter at Gulfstream Park, breezed four furlongs in 48.00 yesterday at Calder Race Course in what was his final official workout in the lead-up to the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap on May 30 at Belmont Park.   “The workout was real good and I was hap...Read More
Next week’s Grade 2, $150,000 Shuvee Handicap for fillies and mares will likely feature two 4-year-olds from the barn of Todd Pletcher, the trainer said Sunday morning.   “We’re going to enter Awesome Maria, and I think we are going to run Happy Week as well to try and get her some black type,...Read More
  • curlin · Funny. The only horse of his that anyone gives a damn about (UM) is the only one he didn't mention. :/ · 378 days ago ·
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Tizway, third in the 2010 Metropolitan Handicap, continued his preparations for this year’s renewal with a 1:01.71 five-furlong breeze over Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track Sunday morning.   “It was exactly what we wanted, and we plan to give him another workout next weekend,” said Jim Bond,...Read More
Grade 3 Westchester winner Caixa Eletronica came out of the one-mile race in good order, according to Jonathan Thomas, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher.   A 6-year-old son of Arromanches, Caixa Eletronica was claimed by Pletcher for $62,500 on behalf of owner Mike Repole two starts back at G...Read More
Trainer Dominic Galluscio issued an upbeat bulletin the morning after Stormy’s Majesty opened his 2011 campaign with a 1 ¼-length victory against New York-breds in yesterday’s Noble Nashua at Aqueduct Racetrack.   “I was very happy with his race yesterday,” said Galluscio, who trains the 4-yea...Read More
Smiling Tiger, who took Thursday’s Grade 3 Count Fleet Handicap at Oaklawn Park, is likely to train up to a start in the Grade 1, $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park on May 30, trainer Jeff Bonde said.   “That’s the target,” said Bonde. “It’s a major race that could help his value a...Read More
Newly minted Grade 1 winner Morning Line came out of the 111th Carter Handicap in good shape, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito said Sunday morning, reached by telephone in Florida. The 4-year-old son of Tiznow beat Apriority by 1½ lengths in the seven-furlong race, and won in a time of 1:21.46.  ...Read More

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