Super Majesty, the unbeaten 3-year-old filly, and Kentuckian, who disappointed in his two-turn debut in the Los Alamitos Derby, both worked on Wednesday morning at Del Mar for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, who said he was considering sending both to Saratoga for, respectively, the Test and the King’s Bishop.
Trainer Ian Wilkes says he thinks Viva Majorca can be a force in the sprint division during the second half of the season. He will get his first opportunity to find out if his theory is correct here at Saratoga on Aug. 1 when Viva Majorca tries Grade 1 sprint competition for the first time in the six-furlong Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association had net operating income of $93,228 in the fiscal year ending in January, the third straight year the organization has posted a profit, according to financial statements released on Wednesday.
Good Lord will be trying for a rare achievement Saturday as one of seven older horses in the $50,000 Don Bernhardt at Ellis Park.
Sebastian Saez has been held blameless for the disqualification of his mount, Snickerboxer, from first to third in the final race Saturday at Ellis Park, but the 16-year-old apprentice still has a three-day suspension hanging over him.
Eustacia will pay the price for completely dominating the Chariot Chaser and R. K. “Red” Smith Handicap when she runs in the $50,000 Northlands Oaks at Northlands Park on Friday evening. Due to her powerful performances, she has been assigned high weight of 124 pounds and will spot her rivals between five and 13 pounds.
Fame in racing came easy to Joe Santos as a young boy, but now he’s working hard for a more lasting reward.
Any race, any day could be the last for American Pharoah, the most valuable racing animal on the planet. Trainer Bob Baffert wasn’t saying that to be an alarmist. He just understands the reality of the game generally and the specific reality of American Pharoah.
California Chrome will be shipped to Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., this week following the farm’s purchase of a minority share in the 2014 Horse of the Year, trainer Art Sherman said on Wednesday.
Trainer Ron Burke has plenty of opportunities to win a stakes race on Saturday night at the Meadowlands, but most eyes will be on his talented yet flawed 3-year-old trotting star Mission Brief in the $187,000 Delvin Miller Memorial.
