Hurley Horse Happenings - Big Development -- 10/26/07
Greetings horse lovers for another season of Hurley Horse Happenings for 2007.
I try to scan the stakes races for Bob Hurley's horses, perhaps a few of the notable descendents of his stallion (Songandaprayer), and a few horses with peculiarly Duke names (e.g., Duke's Cherokee) and keep them visible for those of you (one or two) who might be interested.
Stream Cat made his seasonal debut in an Allowance race at Keeneland on Friday. The field was quite stiff, including $4.6 Million dollar winner Perfect Drift. Stream Cat won.
Those interested in the chart can find it at:
http://www.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorseD...70414&raceNo=4
Larry
Stream Cat on 7/4/07, Finishes 3rd
Stream Cat Finished 3rd.
It looked like a good effort as the 4th choice.
The chart is shown here:
http://www.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorseD...70704&raceNo=9
The connections collect $21K for the effort.
Larry
Jealous Rage, Hurley 3YO Filly, In To Go On 7/13/07
Jealous Rage is entered to Race at Woodbine Raceway on Friday the 13th at Woodbine Raceway in race 2. Sorry, now free Past Performances spotted for this race (yet). This is a 6.5 furlong race for $30.7K (Canadian).
Larry
Results for Jealous Rage and also Praying For Cash
Jealous Rage ran 2nd at her race at Woodbine. The results can be seen here.
http://www.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorseD...70713&raceNo=2
Although I would note that Bob Hurley is no longer listed as an owner, so he either owns a silent minority, or he sold the horse.
Jealous Rage's race result is shown here:
http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesI...=20070713&RN=2
In better news, Praying For Cash WON in his seasonal debut at 6.5 furlongs at Belmont Park! I saw the race and it was a snappy performance.
Praying For Cash is exclusively owned by Bob Hurley and is out of Bob's stud Songandaprayer.
The race results are shown here:
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/insta...e=inc&print=on
The Previous Performance Pages are here:
http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdf...able_80604.pdf
Larry
Devilhorse
Hurley Horse Happenings - Aug 07
Hurley stable alum Stream Cat will take a big step up in company when he enters the Arlington Million at Arlington Park this saturday (8/11/07).
Free Past Performances are available here:
http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdf...cher_83588.pdf
Now racing under the ownership of Fab Oak Stable.
Larry
Arlington Million Result - Some Updates..!!
1) Stream Cat continues to be owned in part by Bobby Hurley. This fact was confirmed on ABC where the race was covered.
2) Stream Cat ran a very impressive race against some of the best turfers in the world, finishing a closing 4th by slightly less than a length. The results can be read here.
http://www.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorseD...70811&raceNo=9
The result has to be encouraging for the connections of this horse.
Larry
Hurley Horse Happenings - Saratoga
Praying For Cash will be racing in the Forego Handicap this saturday 9/1/07 at Saratoga. You can get the past performance sheets at this URL.
http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdfs/baffert_85934.pdf
Larry
Result - Praying For Cash - Finish 9th
Praying For Cash had a short lead early. He was 12-1 odds and was out classed by superior sprinters in this 7 furlong race. The top 2 horses were much the best. PFC finished in with a group of horses. I'd call it an uninspired race for this horse.
Larry
Big Hurley Horse Happening
Folks,
On Saturday, Bob Hurley's Stream Cat will be racing at Turfway Park in the Kentucky Cup Classic for a purse of $350,000. This will be an elite 5 horse field that includes <drum roll please> this year's Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and top Triple Crown participant Hard Spun as they tune up for the Breeder's Cup here in lovely New Jersey at Monmouth Park later in October.
- Stream Cat had an excellent start last time out, finishing 4th in the Arlington Million by less than a length; he could be improving toward a great effort (or not).
- Street Sense has been nothing short of brilliant this year, and this is his 3rd race back after a short break from the triple crown races (obviously the one to beat).
- Hard Spun has been trying the turf, successfully, but returns to the dirt to see if a few months has improved his chances; I'd expect that if he doesn't win this race against Street Sense, you'll see Hard Spun in the Breeder's Cup Turf for $2 Million instead of the Classic.
- There are 2 other horses in the race, but who are we kidding, their riders will have a great view of the finish.
Stream Cat will need to be near the pace to have any shot. This is a very tall order.
Here is a URL for the past performance sheets, courtesy of BrisWatch:
http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdfs/darley_88814.pdf
Larry
Stream Cat Finish 3rd in the KY Derby (almost)
Well, Stream Cat finished 3rd, some 4.5 lengths behind the (slight) upset winner Hard Spun. The top two horses finished 1/2 (actually 2/1) in this years Kentucky Derby, so finishing some 4.5 lengths back is no disgrace. The race was 1/5 of a second off of the track record, so it was a very well run race. But Stream Cat is a notch or two below the top two.
The connections will have to deal with the $35K consolation prize :^)
Here is the race result:
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/insta...e=inc&print=on
Larry
Hurley Horse Happenings - Oct 5 - Big M Cup
Greetings GG followers,
Praying For Cash will be running in the Meadowlands Cup this friday (Oct 5, 2007) at the Meadowlands. This will not be an easy task. This is a field of 7 with several seasoned, and excellent, performers most notably Magna Graduate. But the 1 and 1/8 furlong distance seems to suit PFC, so I'd give him a shot at a check.
The past performances can be found here thanks to Brisnet:
http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdf...cher_89824.pdf
Larry
Praying For Cash - Oct 5 - Result
Folks,
Praying For Cash was in it early in the race but gave way to better horses. He had the best view of the remaining horses :^)
Sometimes it just happens that way in horse racing.
Here are the results:
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/insta...e=inc&print=on
Larry