To Honor and Serve, third in both the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby, is off the Kentucky Derby trail with a strain to the suspensory ligament of his left foreleg, trainer Bill Mott said late Friday afternoon.
Mott said the injury is “very common” and that To Honor and Serve would probably lose four to six weeks of training, but could ultimately make it back to the races later this year at a high level.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A veterinarian once hired to evaluate the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's herd of about 1,200 horses says the retirement group must reduce its herd if it is to continue its mission of retiring former racehorses.
The parent company of Indiana Downs in Shelbyville, Ind., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Thursday, joining the parent company of Indiana’s other racetrack-casino, Hoosier Downs, in bankruptcy court.
In a release, the company, Indianapolis Downs LLC, said the track and its casino would remain open while the company reorganizes. The company claimed that it was generating enough cash flow to pay its operating expenses, but would seek to restructure its $500 million debt.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Bob Baffert must have the source code, because he keeps going in for more. It’s a month before the Kentucky Derby, and, like seemingly every spring, here he is with a couple of top contenders, this year’s models being Jaycito and The Factor. Yes, there are some familiar names among trainers on the Derby trail every year, but since his first appearance in 1996, Baffert has been the most consistent in terms of achievement.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. − Todd Pletcher operates the most successful training operation in the country. Coming off an Eclipse Award-winning season, Pletcher has gotten off to a rousing start in 2011 with 84 winners, including 26 stakes, and his horses have earned more than $4.2 million.
Representatives of the newly formed California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the Thoroughbred Owners of California are scheduled to meet at Santa Anita this weekend to discuss the CTHA’s request that the composition of the TOC’s board be changed to accommodate more owner-trainers, according to CTHA founding member Roger Licht.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday approved a settlement with John Velazquez that will require the jockey to pay a $10,000 fine on charges lodged last month related to the Life At Ten incident at the Breeders’ Cup last year.
Churchill Downs and NBC Sports announced Wednesday that they once again will offer a $100,000 win bet on the Kentucky Derby to one fan, a marketing experiment that paid off wildly in its first try last year when a Houston man hit for $900,000 by placing his wager on Super Saver, the Derby winner at 8-1.
