A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge in Kentucky has denied a request for a temporary injunction that was being sought by the owner Amr Zedan that would have allowed his horse Muth to start in this year’s Kentucky Derby despite a ban by Churchill Downs on the colt’s trainer, Bob Baffert.
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The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday approved a request by Santa Anita Park to offer a new bet type that will allow players to select the top three finishers in three consecutive races.
The wager, which will be called the "Three by Three," will debut at Santa Anita within the next several weeks, according to Scott Daruty, president of Monarch Content Management, an arm of Santa Anita’s parent company. The aim of the new bet is to “introduce a new concept” to the wagering menu, Daruty said at the meeting.
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Encino’s wire-to-wire victory in the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland earned him sufficient qualifying points to make the Kentucky Derby field following the defection of No More Time. The top 19 on the points list, in addition to Japan Road to the Derby points leader T O Password, gain a Derby berth.
Maryland-based trainer Phil Schoenthal has had his provisional suspension for two methamphetamine positives in his horses reduced from 60 days to 15 days after working with officials from the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit on measures designed to reduce the risk of contamination, Schoenthal said.
Two stakes races held in South Korea have been added this year to the slate of contests that provide fees-paid berths to one of the 14 races for the Breeders’ Cup event, according to a schedule of the races distributed by Breeders’ Cup on Monday.
A Kentucky circuit court judge said Monday he will issue a ruling by the end of the week on whether to grant a temporary injunction that would allow horses trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Amr Zedan to start in this year’s Kentucky Derby despite a ban by Churchill Downs on the trainer.
All the prep races have been run and the qualifying points doled out. Now, several connections have decisions to make before the field for Kentucky Derby 150 is set.
Those decisions have to be finalized by April 27 when entries close and post positions are assigned for the $5 million Kentucky Derby. The field is limited to 20 starters, but as many as 24 horses may enter, with four carded as also-eligibles. Last year, 23 horses were entered and after scratches 18 ultimately went to post.
ARCADIA, Calif. – One year after riding in his first Kentucky Derby, champion Canadian jockey Kazushi Kimura picked up his second Derby mount. Kimura will ride lightly raced Japanese colt T O Password in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, his California agent Brian Beach confirmed.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Even as Jody’s Pride was running well on the dirt last year, trainer Jorge Abreu had the belief the filly was truly meant for the turf.
Now, she may actually get the chance to prove him right.
Jody’s Pride, who finished seventh in the Grade 1 Ashland at Keeneland on April 5, is no longer under consideration for the Kentucky Oaks and is likely to be pointed to a turf race for her next start, Abreu said.