May 12, 2013
Departing, one of the top threats to Orb in the 138th Preakness Stakes, had his final workout for the race when going a very easy half-mile in 50.40 seconds on a beautiful Sunday morning at Churchill Downs.
Former trainer and breeder N.J. “Skip” Retherford died Friday in his daughter's Castro Valley, Calif., home after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 82.
There was a moment several years ago when it would have looked smart to sell Lady Liberty. The mare descended from an illustrious family tree that features such names as Ruffian and Private Terms. But her branch of the family had not produced a major ...
Golden Receiver toyed with six rivals and indicated that he’s going to be the horse to beat in the TVG Free For All Championship series. He posted a wire-to-wire performance in one of two $50,000 divisions at the Meadowlands on Saturday night.
May 11, 2013
I Think So ran away and hid from her rivals in the $50,000 Ross McLeod for 3-year-old fillies at Hastings on Saturday.
There is a pick six carryover at Betfair Hollywood Park for the first time in two weeks for Sunday’s nine-race program.
Charlie Em won a claimer in Wolverhampton, England, last August. Saturday, she won her American debut in a much fancier race, the $100,500 Senorita Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park.
He Has Bling became a stakes winner Saturday at Lone Star Park, when he rallied past dueling leaders to win the $75,000 colts and geldings division of the Texas Stallion Stakes.
Maryland shipper Pass You Bye Bye got a perfect trip stalking a contested pace and drew clear in deep stretch to win his stakes debut in the $76,500 Decathlon on opening day Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Despite an awkward start, Freedom Child quickly shot to the front under Luis Saez and romped to a 13 1/4-length victory in the Peter Panover a sloppy Belmont Park main track on Saturday.
Good Deed capped a spectacular Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs for jockey Shaun Bridgmohan when she stormed to a gate-to-wire victory in the feature race, the $64,418 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares at five furlongs on the turf.
There was no stopping the speedy Let Em Shine in Saturday’s $71,850 Came Home Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Tuesday 5/14 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Monday 5/13 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Greg Gangle's analysis of the Monday 5/13 card at Woodbine Harness.
Black Hornet went to the lead soon after the start and never looked back to take the $150,000 Queenston Stakes over another longshot, Jagger M, at Woodbine Saturday.
Jockey Rafael Bejarano won the 3,000th race of his career in Saturday’s first race at Betfair Hollywood Park aboard the promising 3-year-old filly Ondine.
A 2-year-old son of European Horse of the Year and freshman sire Sea the Stars sold for a sale-record price of about $675,190 (520,000 euros) to lead Saturday’s Arqana Bloodstock Breeze Up auction, held at Saint-Cloud Racecourse near Paris.
Princess Phoebe and Sweet Hot Toddy, both coming off dominant victories in their first starts of the season that produced identical Beyer Speed Figures, and both from barns that have been hot in the early weeks of the 2013 Finger Lakes meet, clash in ...
The opportunity that awaits bettors in Monday’s $53,000 feature at Parx Racing doesn’t come along very often. On average, it happens about four times a year, and has not occurred at all within the past six months.
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