The New York Racing Association plans to launch a new pick five wager with a 15-percent takeout at the start of the Belmont fall meet on Sept. 7, an association vice president said on Thursday.
Upheaval on the Florida racing circuit is beginning to take a toll on Churchill Downs Inc.’s bottom line, Churchill officials said during a conference call on Thursday morning to discuss the company’s second-quarter results.
Smartyfly will complete a perfect attendance record in the triple tiara for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies when she goes postward in Sunday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes.
Michael Hammersly's A's, B's, and C's for the Mountaineer Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 card.
An old wrinkle will provide a new dynamic as heat racing is welcomed back to the prestigious Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands. Twenty-three hopeful trotting colts will line up in three eliminations races to determine the 10 participants in the rich $1,000,000 final.
The embarrassment of 3-year-old riches in the Todd Pletcher stable could be further highlighted on Saturday when Overanalyze could earn a tidy bundle by capturing the signature race at Mountaineer Racetrack, the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby.
Spa Babies video recap for Sea Queen.
Horseplayers trying to figure out the setup of the $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes on Saturday at Mountaineer are in for a difficult time since a majority of the older horses in the 1 1/16-mile race can be fairly classified as speed horses.
Spa Babies video recap for Our Amazing Rose.
