Longtime jockey and trainer Harry Holcomb dies
Harry Holcomb, who spent more than a half-century in racing as a jockey and trainer, died Monday at his home in nearby Shelbyville after a lengthy illness. He was 86.
Marty McGeeJun 09, 2017
Harry Holcomb, who spent more than a half-century in racing as a jockey and trainer, died Monday at his home in nearby Shelbyville after a lengthy illness. He was 86.
The fourth annual Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund last Saturday at Parx Racing "smashed the record" for fundraising that was set a year ago at Gulfstream Park.
Leonard Riggio and Robert Megna have been removed from the board of the New York Racing Association to make room for two voting members guaranteed seats under legislation signed this year, according to NYRA.
Just days prior to the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago, Allen Gutterman, a former racetrack executive, floated a proposal to add a surcharge to tickets sold on big-event days to create an additional funding source for Thoroughbred retirement programs. The proposal was received enthusiastically by attendees of the Washington conference where he unveiled the idea, but since then, reaction has been mixed.
The single ticket jackpot carryover in the pick six has surpassed $500,000 for Friday’s card at Santa Anita.
Santa Anita has canceled Thursday’s program because of a lack of entries, the second racing day lost at the current spring-summer meeting. There was no racing on April 27, a program that also failed to draw sufficient entries.
The single ticket jackpot carryover of the pick six is approaching a half-million dollars at Santa Anita. The pick six was hit for $3,715 by 51 holders on Saturday, leaving a carryover of $479,050 for Sunday’s single ticket jackpot pool.
Equibase, which collects and maintains racing’s past-performance data, has pulled the chart of the 2016 Parx Oaks from its database to “review the implications” of an unprecedented ruling by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission awarding the win to two horses in the race.
Angel Stanley, a perennial leading rider in Michigan, has moved his tack indefinitely to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Two races on the Breeders’ Cup card this year will be run at non-traditional distances due to the configuration of the Del Mar turf course, Breeders’ Cup announced on Wednesday.