Rico Walcott has dominated the jockey standings at Northlands Park since 2011, and not surprisingly he will be riding a couple of solid favorites in the second and third races on Wednesday evening.
It’s onward and upward for the horses that emerged as major Breeders’ Cup contenders with stellar performances during the eventful three-day FallStars Weekend that opened the Keeneland fall meet.
An equine herpesvirus quarantine at Parx Racing will remain in place until Oct. 29, provided no other horses test positive for the disease.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 10/6 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Racing on the south Florida circuit moves eight miles across town to Gulfstream Park West for the next eight weeks, with the 41-day session set to begin on Wednesday.
Woodward Stakes winner Liam’s Map turned in his first Keeneland work Monday morning as he begins final preparations for the Breeders’ Cup, for which he will target either the BC Dirt Mile or the BC Classic.
Post positions will be drawn Wednesday for the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, which runs Saturday and is the sixth and final Grade 1 race of the 17-day Keeneland fall meet.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has replaced two members of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission whose terms had expired and reappointed three others to the 15-member body, according to the governor’s office.
Royal Son, briefly considered a Kentucky Derby contender earlier this year, and a handful of other minor stakes competitors add some luster to Thursday’s nominal feature at Keeneland, a $60,000 conditioned allowance at a mile on the turf for 3-year-olds and up.
The eighth and last Win and You’re In race to be run at the front-loaded Keeneland fall meet will take place Wednesday when Harmonize goes postward as the favorite in a terrific field of 2-year-old turf fillies in the Grade 3, $150,000 Jessamine Stakes.
