Aptly Named Constitution Colt John Hancock Ultra-Game in Sam F. Davis

Aptly Named Constitution Colt John Hancock Ultra-Game in Sam F. Davis

Stretching out to two turns for Saturday's Sam F. Davis Stakes, downgraded to listed status but still offering 20 points to the winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.'s John Hancock (c, 3, Constitution–Scribbling Sarah, by Freud) would not be denied in the early march to the First Saturday in May. The chestnut earned a solid 81 Beyer Speed Figure in leading every step of the way to break his maiden at first asking ov…

Tampa Bay: John Hancock keeps on keeping on in Sam F. Davis

Brad Cox hasn’t climbed to the top of the Thoroughbred training profession by misjudging horses. But entering Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, it was fair to ask if Cox was being overly ambitious entering a horse with a single lifetime start, 3-year-old colt John Hancock, in a field that included four stakes winners. The way John Hancock performed under jockey Flavien Prat, you might believe he was trying to answer the…

John Hancock Makes His Mark in Sam F. Davis Stakes Win

John Hancock proved a game front-running winner by a half-length over the more seasoned stakes winner Owen Almighty in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 9 at Tampa Bay Downs. Read More...