David Wells, the former trainer of the Eclipse Award-winning gelding Rapid Redux, was sentenced on Monday by a Pennsylvania court to six months in incarceration as part of a deal in which he pleaded guilty to one charge of rigging a publicly exhibited contest, according to Pennsylvania news outlets.
Dale Bennett will tell you one of the great joys he derives as a trainer is watching the development of his young runners. That’s why Bennett had to be pleased with the performances by two of his young up-and-comers this past week at Tampa Bay Downs.
Divisional awards were handed out Sunday at USHWA’s Dan Patch Awards Night of Champions Banquet at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel at SeaWorld.
The winners of the major Kentucky Derby preps run over the weekend all came out of their races well and will continue to race at the same track.
Granted the weather has been to some degree unkind, but the drama that has built every “snow event” into a coming catastrophe has rendered a once durable sport seemingly powerless.
Turfway Park has announced a purse hike, effective with the resumption of live racing Friday evening at the northern Kentucky track.
David Grening ranks the top 3-year-old males and fillies pointing to races at Aqueduct.
Trainer Tom Albertrani enters this new five-day week at Gulfstream Park winless in 54 starts at the championship meet, but the skein might well come to an end Wednesday when he sends out Three Alarm Fire as a top contender in the $50,000 feature, a second-level allowance that drew a field of 10 older horses.
Handicapper Brad Free ranks the top 3-year-old males and fillies pointing to races at Santa Anita.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of Feb. 23.
