Following are horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Florida selected sale of 2-year-olds in training, based on their pedigrees and past auction performance, both their own and by notable family members.
Injured jockey Trevor McCarthy was scheduled to begin exercising horses Friday at Palm Meadows for trainer Graham Motion, according to agent Scott Silver.
Main Sequence is a classic example of how great breeders weave the bloodlines of their great racehorses in the pedigrees of champions.
Six semifinalists have been named for the ninth annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, honoring full-length work written with a horse racing focus or backdrop.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, February 21st by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
Download positive ROI trainer statistics for Friday's cards at Aqueduct, Charles Town, Delta Downs, Fair Grounds, Fonner Park, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Hawthorne, Sam Houston, Los Alamitos, Laurel Park, Oaklawn Park, Penn National, Santa Anita, Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Sunland Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Turfway Park. The report features top trainer angles, top trainer/jockey combinations, and profitable betting angles based on a trainer's record in similar situations.
Bern Identity has been retired after being injured in a training mishap, foiling the plans that trainer Kelly Breen and owners George and Lori Hall had for the 5-year-old horse.
The start of March may mean spring and brighter days will soon be here after a brutal winter, but at Mountaineer Racetrack, the Sunday opening of the 2015 season beckons with ominous clouds hanging over the future of racing in West Virginia.
Grand Contender, whose last 12 starts came in stakes races, drops to optional-claiming company in the $42,000 feature on a 10-race card Sunday at Fair Grounds.
A Kentucky committee approved a bill on Thursday night that would exempt from state taxes all bets made during the two-day Breeders’ Cup event at Keeneland on Oct. 30-31.
