Dr. Gary Lavin, a renowned equine veterinarian who was the first of his profession to be elected to The Jockey Club, died on Saturday at his home in Louisville, Ky., according to a release from his family. Lavin, who had been “afflicted by cancer for several years,” according to the release, was 83.
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New Mexico racetracks are preparing to reopen their casinos as quickly as next week after a reduction in coronavirus cases in the state led government officials to allow an expansion of indoor businesses, according to a press release issued by the governor’s office on Wednesday.
Sunland Park, which canceled the remainder of its 2020-21 race meeting earlier this month, said it plans to reopen its casino on March 5. Other tracks are expected to open their facilities in March.
Fire At Will already has proven he’s a terrific grass horse, highlighted by his victory last year in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. But there’s only one time in his lifespan when he’ll be a 3-year-old in the springtime, and that requires serious consideration for the Kentucky Derby.
That time is now, so Fire At Will is going to be given an opportunity to see if he can compete with some of the division’s best dirt runners when he takes on the likes of Greatest Honour, the Holy Bull winner, in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
Todd Pletcher, whose voluminous accomplishments include the record for Eclipse Awards as champion trainer, and American Pharoah, who in 2015 became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, are on this year’s ballot for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, the Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Essential Quality, the 2020 male juvenile champion, will break from the rail when he launches his 3-year-old season in the seven-horse Southwest Stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
The Grade 3, $750,000 race was drawn Tuesday. It will go as the 10th race on an 11-race card that has a special first post of 12:15 p.m. Central. The program also includes the Grade 3, $600,000 Razorback Handicap and the $200,000 Spring Fever.
Balanchine, who holds a special place in history as the first classic winner for the powerhouse Godolphin operation, has died at age 30. Godolphin reported that the winner of the 1994 Epsom Oaks and Irish Derby had died on Feb. 12 at her longtime home, Gainsborough Farm in Kentucky.
Balanchine, by Storm Bird and out of the Affirmed mare Morning Devotion, was bred by Robert Sangster's Swettenham Stud in Kentucky. The filly won both her starts as a juvenile in England before being privately purchased by Godolphin.
Belmont Park will offer the highest overnight purse structure in its history, the New York Racing Association announced Thursday.
From maiden races to claiming events, significant increases were made in most categories from the levels offered in 2019. Open maiden special weight races will have a purse of $90,000 - an increase of $10,000 from 2019. New York-bred maidens will be worth $75,000, up from $62,000 in 2019. A first-level New York-bred allowance will have a purse of $80,000 while a second-level statebred allowance will be worth $85,000.
