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Longshot daughters of Long Tom swept the two $75,000 divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters, both setting new lifetime marks in the process. The races held Thursday (June 18) at Eldorado Scioto Downs were won by Mooter Tooter (1:54 2/5) and Charlotte Elise (1:55 2/5).
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From politics to harness racing, alternative views are part of the landscape. Two people can listen to the same politician or watch the same race and come away with a completely different opinion on what occurred.
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The arrival of Miss Jum Jabber, a favorite in one of two Pennsylvania Sire Stakes races for sophomore pacing fillies Saturday at Pocono, is hard to fathom when you consider her trainer and owner Brett Pelling hadn't an inkling of what would come from his purchase at last fall's Harrisburg mixed auction.
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Captain Optimistic has gotten his 4-year-old season off to a fast start. Literally.
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The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s June sale of 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age concluded its three-day run on Thursday evening with record figures
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The state of Maryland has exercised a right to match an offer made by Churchill Downs Inc. for a bundle of intellectual property rights tied to the Preakness Stakes, according to an announcement by Gov. Wes Moore.
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After a quick breather during Royal Ascot, the battle for the trainers’ championship will resume at Sha Tin this Sunday (21 June) as the Hong Kong racing season enters its final month of action.
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Winless in eight starts as a freshman, filly pacer Sassy By The Sea has drastically improved in her sophomore campaign. Three starts in, she’s done nothing but win.
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Jockey Junior Alvarado was suspended three days and fined $3,000 for using his whip eight times − twice over the limit − on Chief Wallabee in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga.
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Trainer Todd Pletcher began serving a 10-day suspension on Thursday for the finding of a regulated medication in a horse he trained nearly four years ago under a ruling issued by the New York State Gaming Commission.
