Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is not only the king of barbecue and southern cooking but is also a keen racing enthusiast. The mega successful restaurant impresario is so passionate about the sport that he is also a long time thoroughbred owner with a winning track record.
Flay, who will be the keynote speaker at this year’s National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in August, struck gold again just over a week ago at Belmont Park. Flay’s horse Her Smile won the $250,000 Belmont Prioress Stakes which is a Grade 1 rated race and his first victory at the elite level.
Flay’s other major win came last year at the Breeders’ Cup when he won the Juvenile Fillies Turf Race with More Than Real and took home most of the million dollar purse. No word on the menu for the Hall of Fame induction dinner, but organizers will no doubt be on their toes with celebrity chef Flay in attendance.
In other horse racing news, trainer Todd Pletcher has confirmed that as rumored he will be looking to have Uncle Mo racing by August. Uncle Mo was scheduled to be moved from Kentucky to Saratoga yesterday in preparation for possibly the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes or the Travers Stakes. Both races will take place in August at Saratoga so it will be interesting to see which race Pletcher thinks is the best test of Uncle Mo’s health.
Flay, who will be the keynote speaker at this year’s National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in August, struck gold again just over a week ago at Belmont Park. Flay’s horse Her Smile won the $250,000 Belmont Prioress Stakes which is a Grade 1 rated race and his first victory at the elite level.
Flay’s other major win came last year at the Breeders’ Cup when he won the Juvenile Fillies Turf Race with More Than Real and took home most of the million dollar purse. No word on the menu for the Hall of Fame induction dinner, but organizers will no doubt be on their toes with celebrity chef Flay in attendance.
In other horse racing news, trainer Todd Pletcher has confirmed that as rumored he will be looking to have Uncle Mo racing by August. Uncle Mo was scheduled to be moved from Kentucky to Saratoga yesterday in preparation for possibly the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes or the Travers Stakes. Both races will take place in August at Saratoga so it will be interesting to see which race Pletcher thinks is the best test of Uncle Mo’s health.