The California Horse Racing Board formally banned the use of the anti-bleeder medication Lasix in races for 2-year-olds this year and reduced the permitted dosage for runners in other age groups to 250 milligrams at its monthly meeting Thursday.
The measure will be the subject of a 15-day public comment period before it will be enacted.
Arkansas resident Jerry Caroom has expanded his racing interests this year and he said the move has much to do with Hoonani Road.
Hoonani Road, who had a chance to go over $500,000 in career earnings Saturday at Oaklawn in the Nodouble Stakes, has long been a flagship runner for Caroom.
While some trainers entered a horse in Saturday’s Curlin Florida Derby in part because they felt it was the last opportunity to run in a stakes for 3-year-olds for the foreseeable future, trainer Mark Hennig took a different approach with the promising Americanus.
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Kiaran McLaughlin will officially become the jockey agent for Luis Saez on Monday. When exactly his training career ends is not quite certain.
McLaughlin entered two maidens for Sunday at Gulfstream Park, and both wound up on the also-eligible list for their respective race. Both Prairie Wings, a filly entered in the fourth, and Ashiham, a colt entered in the sixth, would be live if they got in.
Tax, unraced since a ninth-place finish as the second choice in the Grade 1 Pegasus Cup Invitational on Jan. 25, is now targeting the Grade 2, $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap, rescheduled for May 2 at Oaklawn Park, trainer Danny Gargan said Friday.
Like most trainers with stakes horses, Gargan has had to constantly reshuffle plans for Tax due to the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on racetracks.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Taishan, who was an impressive winner on the Rebel Stakes undercard earlier this month at Oaklawn Park, is being pointed to the Grade 1, $750,000 Arkansas Derby, according to trainer Richard Baltas.
The 1 1/8-mile race has been moved to the closing-day May 2 card in response to the Kentucky Derby being postponed to September due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Arkansas Derby continues to carry points for the Kentucky Derby.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla – Chance It, considered a leading Kentucky Derby candidate prior to his disappointing performance in the Tampa Bay Derby, will spend the next two months on his owner’s farm in Ocala, Fla., trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. confirmed Friday.
Chance It won the Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream over As Seen On Tv to kick off his 3-year-old campaign. Joseph opted to skip the Fountain of Youth after Chance It drew post 11 to run the following week in the Tampa Bay Derby, where he finished a tiring fifth, beaten 8 1/2 lengths by longshot winner King Guillermo.
The California Horse Racing Board approved a rule on Thursday that restricts the medications horses can be administered in the 48 hours prior to post time.
The rule is an alteration to an existing rule implemented earlier this year that led to confusion among trainers and changes to the days tracks took entries.
Tonalist’s Shape will have to overcome 11 opponents and an outside draw while going two turns for the first time when she attempts to remain undefeated in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks.
Tonalist’s Shape is 5 for 5, including graded stakes victories this year in the Grade 3 Forward Gal, going seven furlongs, and the Grade 2 Davona Dale, going a mile. The Gulfstream Park Oaks is run at 1 1/16 miles around two turns.
