Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel was hoping to fulfill his mounts this week after taking off Sunday with a badly sprained ankle that resulted from a training accident earlier that morning.
Texas Ryano figures prominently in summertime plans for trainer Carla Gaines.A 4-year-old colt, Texas Ryano has his 2015 debut in an optional claimer at a mile on turf at Santa Anita on Thursday, a race Gaines expects will lead to stakes appearances at Del Mar beginning next month.
Navarro hopes Private Zone runs to his looks in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park, a race that is expected to draw a star-studded 10-horse field.
Trainer Chad Brown has shuffled his lineup for Saturday’s Grade 1 Manhattan at Belmont Park, subtracting one major player and adding two perhaps fringe contenders.
Churchill Downs racing officials said Tuesday they have been informed by trainer Todd Pletcher that Commissioner and Protonico will represent his stable a week from Saturday in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap.
Amelia’s Wild Ride, who defeated Ben’s Cat by a nose in the $150,000 Pennylvania Governor’s Cup at Penn National on Saturday night, will now likely be pointed to the Grade 3, $200,000 Parx Dash on July 11.
With less than a full day remaining for the public to comment on proposed rules on tax reporting for parimutuel wagers, more than 11,000 have already sent in comments to the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department supporting the proposals, according to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
Penn Gaming’s strategy of putting on huge stakes days at its Mid-Atlantic tracks of Penn National and Charles Town is paying off as Penn National set two handle records last Saturday on Penn Mile night.
Trainer Jose Corrales reports that Bodhisattva, whom he owns and trains, came out of his last-place finish in the Preakness Stakes none the worse for wear and is being pointed to the $500,000 Ohio Derby, a 1 1/16-mile race at Thistledown on June 20.
The Rainbow 6 carryover at Pimlico Race Course has reached $244,804, and a closing-day mandatory payout on Saturday is looking more and more possible with only three days left in the meet.
