Former trainer Alex Hassinger was grateful to be home in Texas on Tuesday after he and his wife, Anne, narrowly escaped from the mass shooting Sunday night at a concert they were attending in Las Vegas.
“It was surreal,” Hassinger told Daily Racing Form from his home in New Braunfels, Texas. “We’re very fortunate. We were right there in the middle of it.”
Jockey Mario Chavez died Sunday, a day after being injured in the Pot O’ Gold Futurity for Paints and Appaloosas at Will Rogers Downs near Tulsa, Okla., track and Oklahoma Racing Commission officials confirmed. Chavez was 42.
Chavez was thrown from his mount, Fishin Paint, after the horse hit the rail in the 350-yard race, according to the chart issued by Equibase. The stakes was a Grade 1 worth $81,800.
Chavez was thrown over the rail, according to Amanda Clinton, a spokesperson for Will Rogers.
Jockey Mario Chavez died Sunday, a day after being injured in the Pot O’ Gold Futurity for Paints and Appaloosas at Will Rogers Downs near Tulsa, Okla., track and Oklahoma Racing Commission officials confirmed. Chavez was 42.
Chavez was thrown from his mount, Fishin Paint, after the horse hit the rail in the 350-yard race, according to the chart issued by Equibase. The stakes was a Grade 1 worth $81,800.
Chavez was thrown over the rail, according to Amanda Clinton, a spokesperson for Will Rogers.
Only 15 months after it began, the jockey career of Katie Clawson has come to an end, at least temporarily, perhaps permanently.
Clawson, 20, said Friday she would no longer ride races and was resuming work as an exercise rider. Clawson said she had taken a job galloping horses for trainer Mike Maker.
The Stronach Group has lifted a temporary ban on horses trained by Jorge Navarro at its racetracks, citing the resolution of a case in New Jersey in which Navarro and an owner were fined for “conduct detrimental to racing,” according to the company’s top racing official.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tax revisions that will be highly beneficial to horseplayers are expected to go into effect Thursday, but it is unclear how many bet-takers in the United States will be ready to immediately comply with the changes on that date.
Equine organizations within the U.S. are attempting to organize relief efforts in the Caribbean for horses in need of care following the arrival last week of Hurricane Maria, which had especially devastating effects on Puerto Rico and its main racetrack, Camarero.
Equine organizations within the U.S. are attempting to organize relief efforts in the Caribbean for horses in need of care following the arrival last week of Hurricane Maria, which had especially devastating effects on Puerto Rico and its main racetrack, Camarero.
Dak Attack, the Ellis Park Juvenile winner, has a sore shin and will not be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, his connections said Monday.
Dak Attack joins Grade 1 Hopeful winner Sporting Chance (knee chip) as two stakes winners who will not be pointing to this year’s Juvenile, which will be run Nov. 4 at Del Mar. Coincidentally, Dak Attack and Sporting Chance ran 1-2 in a June 15 maiden race at Churchill Downs.
Blue Grass winner Irap underwent a three-hour surgery on Monday at the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., to repair his left front leg, which was injured during the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Saturday. Irap finished second to West Coast in the $1 million race and then was pulled up after nearing the gallop-out turn by jockey Mario Gutierrez.
