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July 11, 2012
2013 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet, highlighted by the $1 million G1 TVG Pacific Classic on Sunday, August 25.
July 09, 2012
Velazquez getting back on horses in morning at Saratoga
Jockey John Velazquez, sidelined since suffering a broken collarbone in a spill at Churchill Downs on June 16, will begin getting on horses in the morning next week at Saratoga.
2013 Saratoga Race Course Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Saratoga Race Course Meet, which starts on Friday, July 19 highlighted by the G1 $1 Million Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 24.
July 06, 2012
Beyer: Horse racing thrives in Turkey, but it's a tough bet
By Andrew Beyer
During a period when the world’s Thoroughbred business has suffered, and betting totals in the United States have dropped year by year, there is at least one nation where racing has prospered: Turkey.
Crist: So You Think certainly one for the books
By Steven Crist
The retirement last week of So You Think closed the book on one of the most extraordinary racing careers in recent years, one that is likely to look remarkably ambitious and sporting a generation from now when other, more conventionally campaigned ...
Hovdey: A jockey's death - swift, sudden, unforgettable
By Jay Hovdey
You wonder in this age of instant communication how long it took for word to dribble out to unsuspecting eyewitnesses at Pleasanton that the jockey who fell from a gray horse in Thursday's eighth race, 33-year-old Jorge Herrera from Jalisco, Mexico, ...
July 05, 2012
Del Mar limiting field sizes
Maiden races for 2-year-olds at Del Mar this summer will have a maximum of 10 starters, director of racing Tom Robbins said on Thursday.
Hovdey: Game On Dude can gain some redemption in Hollywood Gold Cup
By Jay Hovdey
The Hollywood Gold Cup gives the game a chance to appreciate one of those old-timey racehorses who transcends all the woes swirling around him. Game On Dude is his name, and he has become one of those utterly honest professionals whose entertaining ...
July 04, 2012
Hovdey: Moreno going for Gold again
By Jay Hovdey
Henry Moreno is hardly shy about taking a swing at the Hollywood Gold Cup with a longshot.
Saratoga 2-year-old maiden sprints limited to eight starters
The New York Racing Association will limit the number of starters in 2-year-old maiden sprint races to eight at the upcoming Saratoga meet.
July 03, 2012
Del Mar offering higher purses for upcoming meet
Del Mar has raised purses in most categories for its upcoming meeting, with an added emphasis on higher prize money for maiden special weight and allowance races.
June 29, 2012
Hovdey: 'Photo Finish' a hot summer read
By Jay Hovdey
It is a delight to report that John McEvoy’s fifth work of racetrack mystery fiction has hit the shelves just in time to be added to the summer reading pile.
June 28, 2012
Hovdey: McAnally mining more talent from South America
By Jay Hovdey
Trainer Ron McAnally hopes to hit the high road with his new fighting weight and a pair of potential stars from South America.
Tuley: O'Neill cashes his 200-1 Kentucky Derby future ticket
By Dave Tuley
Doug O’Neill has been the face of horse racing for the better part of two months. But on this day, he was just a regular horseplayer all excited about cashing a Kentucky Derby future-book ticket.
June 27, 2012
Hovdey: Black Caviar's Royal Ascot race a case study
By Jay Hovdey
Luckily for Luke Nolen, Australia is a big country. There are plenty of places to hide, beginning with the Australian Outback, which is about two and a half million square miles of not a whole lot.
June 22, 2012
Hovdey: Delahoussaye - the man behind the stakes name
By Jay Hovdey
Eddie Delahoussaye was expecting the call. There was justifiable concern for his health. After all, a jockey usually does not get a stakes race or a memorial award named in his honor unless he has suffered some terrible trauma, like dying, preferably ...
June 21, 2012
Tuley: Las Vegas race books lament lost Belmont Stakes opportunity
By Dave Tuley
With the Triple Crown races behind us and getting ready for the dog days of summer (when the sports books here are), it’s time to clean out this reporter’s notebook:
June 20, 2012
Hovdey: Maryland has opportunity to further revise history
By Jay Hovdey
As long as the Maryland racing commissioners are erasing the mistakes of 1973, I would like to suggest they might want to revisit a couple of other decisions that could have sent racing history in very different directions.
June 15, 2012
Crist: Kentucky Derby qualifying plan a good start, but needs adjustments
By Steven Crist
There is an old proverb that “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” So is the new “Road to the Kentucky Derby” system of qualifying horses for America’s most famous race. A lot of it works, but there are new glaring problems with serious ...
Hovdey: Kentucky Derby process needs 20-20 vision
By Jay Hovdey
Apparently the deck chairs on the Titanic needed rearrangning – again. Word arrived this week that there would be a new system in 2013 to qualify for a place in one of the starting gates for the Kentucky Derby.