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Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 5/7
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 5/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 5/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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The New York Racing Association will have a relatively low-key celebration to mark the closing of Aqueduct on its final weekend of racing June 27-28.
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Total wagering and average wagering per race were both up marginally at the recently completed Tampa Bay Downs meet in Oldsmar, Fla.
Betting on Thoroughbred races at U.S. racetracks rebounded into positive territory in April after months of decline, but the average per race dipped marginally, according to statistics released by Equibase on Tuesday.
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Hugh Bowman is hoping to halt Romantic Warrior’s Triple Crown bid when the Australian rider gets legged up on overseas raider Rousham Park in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) on 24 May at Sha Tin.
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Overall handle and average handle per-race at the recently concluded Oaklawn Park meet in Hot Springs, Ark., showed marginal gains compared to the previous meet. However, a shift in the racing week took its toll on field size.
The race-day administration of the diuretic Lasix will continue to be allowed for horses 3 years old and older running in non-graded stakes races following a much anticipated vote by the board of directors of the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority on April 24 that was announced on Tuesday morning.
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Here are the horses who caught Santa Anita correspondent Brad Free's eye during the week that was.
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Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel carried the fervor from a historic running of the Kentucky Derby into a jam-packed day of harness racing stakes on Monday (May 4) that saw a pair of track records established in the eliminations for the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks and Oak Grove Trotting Derby.
Yo Tillie (Todd McCarthy) emerged as the top performer from the seven divisions of the second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) on Monday at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel with a track-record equaling 1:51 4/5 mile to win the lone $50,000 event for 4-year-old trotting mares.