In his fifth year of competition, Private Zone had arguably his best campaign, winning more races and earning more money than ever before. His accomplishments have made him an Eclipse Award finalist in the male sprinter category for the second consecutive season.
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[bc_video_id:374623:]HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Former jockey Michael Straight, paralyzed from the chest down in a riding accident in 2009, walked into the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle following the seventh race Sunday with the help of a bionic exoskeleton, a robot-like suit controlled by the user that provides upright ambulation for persons with chronic, disabling disorders such as spinal-cord injuries.
The Maryland Jockey Club tracks of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course had all-sources handle of $404 million last year, an increase of 20 percent over the $338 million wagered in 2014, according to track officials. In-state handle on the MJC tracks was up 6 percent, increasing from $25.4 million to $27 million.
The Maryland Jockey Club downsized to a three-day race week for much of last year and added a summer meet at Laurel.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Richard Wheeler, a racing official at Southern California tracks for nearly 40 years, died Saturday after a recent illness, according to Santa Anita officials. He was 69.
Wheeler retired at the end of 2013 and was living in Monrovia, Calif., not far from Santa Anita, at the time of his death.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah set a single-season record for North American earnings in 2015, breaking the 2004 mark held by Smarty Jones, according to a release issued Friday by Equibase.
American Pharoah earned $8,288,800 last year, winning 7 of 8 starts, including six Grade 1 races. Smarty Jones earned $7,563,535 in his record season, which also came as a 3-year-old. Smarty Jones’s earnings reflect a $5 million bonus he received from Oaklawn Park for his win in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Three longshot winners in the first five races on Thursday’s card resulted in a pick five carryover of $162,853 for Friday’s card at Aqueduct.
It is the first time since the bet was introduced here in September 2013 that there will be a carryover in the pick five at a New York Racing Association track. The takeout remains at 15 percent.
Grade 3, $150,000 Iroquois Stakes; 1 1/16 miles; Churchill Downs; Sept. 12, 2015
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Cocked and Loaded (Sire: Colonel John)
Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Manny Esquivel
Owner: Richard Ravin and Patricia’s Hope LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 82
The news Shared Belief was euthanized on Thursday from complications of colic filled one person’s mind with memories of the 4-year-old gelding’s all-too-brief career.
In 12 starts, he won 10 times, including eight stakes. He was a champion capable of brilliant performances in sprints and at the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles.
Shared Belief, the champion 2-year-old male of 2013, was euthanized Thursday after being stricken with an acute case of colic early that morning.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Friday that he saw Shared Belief prior to dawn Thursday morning at his stable at Golden Gate Fields before heading to a local airport for a flight to Southern California. Before Hollendorfer arrived at the airport, he was told Shared Belief was in distress.
“He started breaking out in a sweat,” Hollendorfer said. “The vet got there fast, and he didn’t like the way he looked.”