The Blood-Horse

Keyword: Skip Away Stakes

A year after Take Charge Indy left seven other 3-year-olds in his wake with a front-running score in the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park, he returns as one of the favorites in the $100,000 ...
The Blood-Horse

Commissioner Edges 'Quisqueyano' in Skip Away

WinStar Farm's Commissioner put away stubborn rival Sr. Quisqueyano March 28 at Gulfstream Park, winning the $150,000 Skip Away (gr. III) by a head after a prolonged battle (VIDEO). Sr. Quisqueyano ...
Daily Racing Form

Loving memories of Skip Away

As sometimes happens in the zero-sum world of modern media, proper attention to the deaths of champions Skip Away and Snow Chief was lost in the coverage of the recent Preakness Stakes. These were two ...
The Spectrum

Skip Away: A champion of yesteryear

In 1995, on a beautiful morning in Ocala, Florida, Hubert "Sonny" Hine set out on special mission. The Hall of Fame trainer was on his way to a horse show to look for, in particular, a bright gray ...
Daily Racing Form

Trajectory and Rize out of Skip Away

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The field for Saturday's $100,000 Skip Away Handicap lost two contenders on Monday and two more were listed as questionable. The Grade 3 Skip Away is the prep for the Grade 1, ...