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June 13, 2013
Park Stud in Orangeville, Ontario, concluded its breeding season slightly ahead of schedule in response to the recent outbreak of the equine herpesvirus at Woodbine.
A pair of emerging 4-year-olds, The Pizza Man and Coalport, are adding depth to the Illinois turf-stakes division, and the nine-horse field for Saturday’s $100,000 Black Tie Affair makes it the best-looking Illinois-bred grass stakes in recent memory.
The legendary trainer Henry Cecil, who died on Tuesday at age 70 following a battle with cancer, trained several top-level runners who went on to make an impact on American racing and breeding. Among those was Group 2 winner Lyphard’s Delta—who could ...
Shipping horses coast-to-coast and internationally by van and airplane has become about as common as shipping a package. But horses, of course, are far more perishable and temperamental than your average box on a FedEx truck.
Equine Advocates will recognize Jack Knowlton of Sackatoga Stable and New York Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R-Schenectady) as its 2013 honorees this summer in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
A muddled cast of fillies and mares race for a $250,000 purse on Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park, where the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap offers a chance at redemption for two key starters.
After a failed experiment on dirt in the Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes, Infinite Magic will return to turf in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Hill Prince Stakes at Belmont Park.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 6/15 card at The Meadowlands.
Jewel of a Cat should benefit from a cutback in distance and a return to turf on Saturday in the $60,000 Crank It Up Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Saturday 6/15 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Jeremey Day's analysis of the Saturday 6/15 card at Balmoral Park.
On Saturday, Northern Passion will be dropping in class to face Ontario-breds in the $125,000 Zadracarta and looms as the one to beat in the seven-furlong turf race for fillies and mares.
On Thursday, in the one-mile Lotka Stakes at Belmont Park, My Happy Face edged clear for a 2 1/2-length victory that likely will set her up for a return to Grade 1 company in next month’s Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga.
A leading trainer at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville, Ind., has been suspended 90 days after four of his horses tested positive last year for carbazochrome, an anti-hemorrhaging drug that is often administered to horses under the belief that it can reduce ...
Kitten’s Dumplings, a 3 3/4-length winner of the Edgewood Stakes over the Churchill Downs turf course May 3, looks poised to rally past the opposition Saturday night in the Grade 3 Regret Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Santa Anita is planning renovations to its turf club, grandstand and stable area during the second half of the summer, track president George Haines said on Thursday.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was not aware the Belmont Stakes on June 8 would be personally significant. As it turned out, he has closer ties to the Belmont winner than he knew.
Hauling your own horse? Here are some safety tips from shipping experts.
Willie B Awesome will start from post 6 when he makes his stakes debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Looking more like the reigning Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner and Eclipse Award champion than the horse who has been beaten a combined 26 1/2 lengths in his two starts this season, Trinniberg worked a half-mile in 46.89 seconds Thursday at Calder as he ...