Track conditions prompt Laurel to cancel Friday card
Laurel Park has canceled its Friday card due to an uneven racing surface caused by a freeze-thaw weather pattern this week.
Jim DunleavyJan 23, 2015
Laurel Park has canceled its Friday card due to an uneven racing surface caused by a freeze-thaw weather pattern this week.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, January 24th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
Following another equine fatality at Aqueduct Thursday - the 14th in 26 full cards of racing since the inner track opened on Dec. 3 - several horsemen met with New York Racing Association management, the second such meeting in 12 days.
Have you ever wondered what goes into the process of selecting the mandatory races at the National Handicapping Championship? I always have, and Wednesday I had the chance to sit in on the meeting where the mandatory races were decided.
Sky Classic, a Canadian Hall of Famer, champion in the U.S., and sire of 1999 Canadian Horse of the Year Thornfield, has been pensioned from stud duty at Pin Oak Stud in Versailles, Ky.
A sharp winner of a turf handicap on Jan. 8 at Meydan in Dubai, Safety Check improved on that form Thursday and won the Group 2, $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort by four lengths.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 1/24 card at The Meadowlands.
Maven has drawn post 14 in the Prix d’Amerique, which sports a purse of one million Euros. It is slated as the sixth race on the Sunday program, with a post time of 10:20 a.m. eastern time.
Typically, the John Connally Turf Cup at Sam Houston runs through trainer Mike Maker. This year is no exception.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Saturday 1/24 card at Yonkers Raceway.