Preliminary results from the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association’s 2013 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse yearling and mixed Age horse sale, held on Saturday night, had a record 48 yearlings changing hands.
Prices for New York-bred yearlings sold at auction continued to climb during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred preferred yearling sale, held on Saturday night at the Humphrey S. Finney sales pavilion just down the street from Saratoga Race Course.
Stopshoppingdebbie rallied for a three-length victory in Saturday night’s $63,375 Washington Oaks at Emerald Downs to remain undefeated in five career starts.
The third time was the charm for Ain't No Other ($7) and just another disappointment for Starboardlights in the $66,350 Jess Jackson Owners’ Handicap at the Sonoma County Fair on Saturday.
Jockey Garrett Gomez won the $151,000 La Jolla Handicap aboard Dice Flavor at Del Mar on Saturday, making a triumphant return to racing after undergoing treatment for alcoholism in late July.
The Jockey Club projects another year of declines for the 2014 North American foal crop, with an expected 22,000 foals based on reports of mares bred, down 4 percent from the 2013 estimate.
Bee A Magician followed up her record-setting performance in the Hambletonian Oaks with a gutsy victory in an Ontario Sire Stakes event.
Stewards at Delaware Park suspended trainer Donald Roberson for two years on Saturday, effective immediately, after a search at Roberson’s barn in July turned up syringes and injectable material, according to a ruling released Saturday.
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Li’l Apollo’s sustained run from last place to the lead in the $75,000 Minnesota Derby for 3-year old Minnesota-bred males gave trainer Randy Pfeifer his first career stakes win and made the Shakopee oval feel a bit more like home.
Seaneen Girl pulled away to a six-length win over Mr Hall’s Opus on Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Monmouth Oaks for 3-year-old fillies.
