Paulick Report

2 days ago | paulickreport.com | Chelsea Hackbarth

The Saratoga winner's circle was especially emotional after the final race on Wednesday, June 4. New head trainer Miguel Clement celebrated his first career winner on the opening day of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, just two days after attending his father's funeral. Christophe Clement, a veteran with a reputation as one of the sport's most respected and successful trainers, was someone known for always putting his horses first.

2 days ago | paulickreport.com | Chelsea Hackbarth

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert told the Daily Racing Form that there are no plans to rate Rodriguez in this Saturday's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. “He needs to be out there running,” Baffert told DRF. “We’ve tried rating him, he just doesn’t like it.

2 days ago | paulickreport.com | Chelsea Hackbarth

Gosger looked like the winner of the 150th Preakness Stakes when he pulled away to a five-length lead in the stretch, but he was ultimately run down by the gritty Journalism in an "impossible" performance. Gosger lost nothing in defeat, trainer Brendan Walsh said, and though Walsh decided to skip the Belmont Stakes, he confirmed to the Daily Racing Form this week that Gosger will be pointed to the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes on at Monmouth Park on July 19.

3 days ago | paulickreport.com | Chelsea Hackbarth

It wasn't just a successful surgical procedure, a 15-month layoff, or a perfectly-executed recovery plan that led Carl Pollard's Mercante to the winner's circle after the Grade 3 Arlington Stakes last Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The personalized care of a Brian Knippenberg, a trainer who's never had more than a handful of horses, also played a major role.

3 days ago | paulickreport.com | Chelsea Hackbarth

Trainer Efren Loza, Jr. was already serving an 18-month suspension due to a positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol when he received another notice from the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), detailing a second alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violation, also for clenbuterol. Though the horse, Lucago, was not in Loza's care at the time out-of-competition testing was performed (Sept.