Headlines: February 28
– Jockey turns novelist. Kris Prather was forced from riding by a string of serious injuries, now she’s at work on a book. “I think she has a very bright future as a writer,” says her agent Helen Brann. (CJ)
– Sun King did not disappoint with his 5 3/4 length win in Gulfstream’s 10th race on Saturday, writes Ed Fountaine (NYP) … The son of Charismatic still has a lot to prove, says Max Watman. “He looks good, and he certainly looked like he had gas in the tank on Saturday. But look to his next race — yet to be determined but no doubt in deeper company — to see what he’s really got.” (NYS)
– Harlington is off the Derby trail. Trainer Todd Pletcher says the colt wrenched an ankle during the February 12 Risen Star. (TT)
– Everyone around Lost in the Fog seems lost in the fog: Owner Harry Aleo, “It makes me feel like a damn fool”; trainer Greg Gilchrist, “This horse is a whole ‘nother ZIP code”; jockey Russell Baze, “Where this horse goes, I go” (SFC) … “Lost in the Fog sizzles in pre-Swale blowout.” The colt worked five furlongs in :58 1/5. (BH)
– “Without horse racing,” writes Ed McNamara, “my adult life would have been so much duller.” Mine too. (ESPN)
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