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Rain cost Highly Wicked a chance to defend her title in the $100,000 Louisiana Legends Night Turf Distaff on June 6. Trainer Sam David is hoping the same thing doesn't happen again in Friday night's $60,000 Opelousas at Evangeline Downs.
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Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., has canceled its Friday card because of the extreme heat that is gripping the Midwest and Eastern seaboard in the run-up to the three-day July 4 weekend, the track said on Wednesday.
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Almost five months to the day after suffering a broken leg at Gulfstream Park, Rispoli returned to riding with a win at Los Alamitos last Saturday aboard the 3-year-old Faran, a $3.4 million yearling purchase trained by Bob Baffert.
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The heat is on literally and figuratively as Saratoga is set to begin its elongated 46-day summer meet on Friday.
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Kentucky-based trainer Jesus Esquivel has been cleared of two alleged medication violations that could have led to a four-year ban after he produced evidence in his hearing that the drugs were prescribed by a veterinarian.
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Luminous Beauty has the advantage of experience, a win over the track, and a nice outside draw that may give her an edge in what looks to be a contentious renewal of the $200,000 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday night signed New Jersey’s FY2027 state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that includes a $20 million appropriation for horse racing purses in the Garden State.
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Rodney Wyatt and Jason Skinner's Warren's Charm ($2.10, Tim Tetrick) and Anthony Carson's Lovers Cay ($2.40, Brandon Givens) won their respective $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) divisions Tuesday at Harrington Raceway.
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There will be fireworks after the races Friday night at Emerald Downs as the track hosts its annual pyrotechnic extravaganza the night before the Fourth of July, when Emerald will be dark.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Thursday 7/2 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
