It’s not every day a trainer sends 10 horses to post at the Meadowlands, but the last few weeks of the year the East Rutherford oval is the place to be. The closing of Yonkers as well as the Eastern Pennsylvania tracks has made the entry box overflow.
Kirk Ziadie, the Florida trainer who is facing a potential six-year suspension for medication violations, will contest a hearing officer’s recommendation of the penalty by claiming that evidence in the case was inadmissible, his attorney said on Thursday.
The LNJ Foxwoods operation of Larry, Nanci and Jaime Roth will be the top sponsor of the upcoming Thoroughbred Charities of America annual stallion season auction, to be held Monday, Jan. 4 to Saturday, Jan. 9.
Three longshot winners in the first five races on Thursday’s card resulted in a pick five carryover of $162,853 for Friday’s card at Aqueduct.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 12/19 card at The Meadowlands.
Yes, the idea is for horses to win races, but winning his career debut in June might not have been the best thing for the 2-year-old colt Twirling Cinnamon.
Tommy Macho will look to audition for a leading role in the older male division for 2016 when he heads a field of seven entered to run in Saturday's $100,000 Queens County Stakes at Aqueduct.
What Zloty really offers in Saturday's Blushing K.D. Stakes at Fair Grounds is a price. She's 10-1 on the morning line, and though that could be a little generous, something like 8-1 or so looks realistic.
Leandro Mora has no trouble remembering the maiden race at Del Mar on Nov. 15 in which the towering young colt Sorryaboutnothing tipped his ability with a game second-place finish going a mile and ended up in the winner's circle on a pretty clear-cut DQ.
She Has Charm, an unraced 2-year-old filly by Smart Strike, has shown trainer Peter Eurton enough promise in recent training for him to be enthusiastic about her prospects for 2016. What is less certain is how she will perform in her career debut in Saturday’s fourth race at Los Alamitos, a maiden special weight contest at six furlongs for 2-year-old fillies.
