Last Saturday’s fundraiser at Laurel Park for jockey Fray Martinez raised nearly $10,000. The silent auction of racing memorabilia raised more than $9,000, and another $1,000 came from donations and a raffle.
Carolyn Rogers, a prominent Virginia-based owner, breeder, and consignor, died Sunday in Leesburg, Va. She was 88.
Woodbine Entertainment Group and the property development company Trinity Development Group have agreed to explore a partnership that will look at developing a 165,000-square-foot entertainment venue at Woodbine.
David M. Ingordo, a bloodstock agent, has been appointed to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to fill a commissioner seat vacated when the agency’s former chairman, Robert Beck, resigned late last year.
Santa Anita stewards will conduct a hearing in coming weeks to determine whether China Girl Lover, the winner of the $43,170 Super Bowl Starter Handicap on Feb. 7, met the eligibility requirements of the restricted race.
The mutuel field was a lukewarm favorite over Mohaymen when Pool 2 in the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday.
Runhappy, the champion sprinter of 2015, is scheduled to be paraded at Sam Houston Race Park on Friday night, the track announced through its simulcast feed.
After the first two days of betting, Mohaymen was a slight favorite over the mutuel field in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
After the first full day of of betting, the mutuel field was a solid favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. The pool opened Friday at noon Eastern and runs through Sunday at 6 p.m.
Jerry Romans, a former trainer, has filed a lawsuit alleging that his brother, the Eclipse Award-winning trainer Dale Romans, mismanaged horses he owned, according to multiple reports.
