True Timber bids to make rising star Jack Sisterson the pride of Durham
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Trainer Jack Sisterson may be best known in his adopted America â but should True Timber win the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park this weekend, the County Durham native could become pretty famous âback homeâ too.
Sisterson, 36, arrived in Louisville on a football scholarship, and now finds himself one of the rising stars of US racing.
True Timber helped raise his profile when winning the Cigar Mile by five and a half lengths â and if he runs well again on Saturday in what will be his third appearance in the Pegasus, his trainer has plans to send him to Saudi Arabia.
Pegasus World Cup Contenders Complete Final Works bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sponsored by:
Kendrick Carmouche celebrates his first Grade 1 victory aboard Cigar Mile winner True Timber
Calumet Farm s True Timber took trainer Jack Sisterson by surprise Saturday morning during his five-furlong breeze in preparation for a third start in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Grade 1) Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Working in company with multiple-stakes winner American Tattoo, True Timber covered five furlongs in 1:00.20 under exercise rider Mark O Dwyer at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream s satellite training facility in Palm Beach County.
“He worked great this morning. It was probably one of the better breezes he s done with us. He went in company with another older horse, American Tattoo, and Mark sort of tapped his hip and he came home in 11 [seconds] and galloped out very strong,” Sisterson said. “I was quite surprised the way he went. Usually, he s rather workmanlike and … slow, but he was extremely fast this morn
Mucho Gusto invited back to defend Pegasus World Cup title
By TIM REYNOLDSJanuary 3, 2021 GMT
This photo provided by Benoit Photo shows Charlatan and jockey Mike Smith, right, winning the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP)
This photo provided by Benoit Photo shows Charlatan and jockey Mike Smith, right, winning the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP)
Mucho Gusto has been invited back to defend his crown in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, later this month.
Senor Buscador a New Kentucky Derby Hopeful bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.