8/7/2008 - Giant Wrecker turned in a giant effort in his second start since returning to the races. The chestnut son of Giant's Causeway held the lead entering the stretch, only to lose it. He battle back gamely and determinedly Sunday to finish second by a neck to the eventual winner, Silver Tree, who captured the 1 1/16-mile Grade 3 Oceanport Stakes at Monmouth Park.

The horse races in the silks of Spring Hill Farm, and was broken and trained by Legacy Stable's Ron Stevens. He spent some time in Aiken this past winter and fall, and there was talk about retiring the graded stakes winner to stud duty.

"We originally had him here in Aiken, where we broke him and trained him," said Stevens, who believes the 6-year-old still has some graded stakes races left in him, based on the way he trained in Aiken, and his performance last Sunday. "He stayed at the racetrack for three years without a break. He came back to Aiken to lay-up. He also had some wind issues. He had a good race...More

8/3/2008 - Aiken played host recently to a celebrity who was taking a brief respite from the races to prepare for his upcoming fall campaign. Robert and Janice McNair's graded stakes winner Cowboy Cal, who ran ninth in the 134th edition of the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum Brands!, was in Aiken training under the care of Stonerside Stable's trainer Tim Jones. The stakes winner is hoping to bounce back to his old form in his next start.

The 3-year-old dark bay colt by multiple Champion Giant's Causeway has won stakes races during both his juvenile and sophomore campaign, and has performed consistently well against the best horses of his generation.

Cowboy Cal will be leaving this morning to return to Saratoga, Springs, N.Y., to the barn of Eclipse Award winning Trainer Todd Pletcher...More