Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:51 p.m. CST SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com)– At least two of the so far 300 bills filed during this year’s Legislative session are focused on South Dakota’s horse racing industry. Senate Bill’s 105 and 128 are tied to the industry. SB128 would attempt to retrieve money moved from the live…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire Bob Baffert was back on the beat at Santa Anita Park’s Clockers’ Corner Saturday morning, fewer than 48 hours after his undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify was named the 2018 Horse of the Year. “He’ll go down among a very elite group of horses,” Baffert said of the son of Scat Daddy,…
It’s a rainy day in South Florida, site of the 2019 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. A talented Pegasus World Cup lineup of 12 horses goes to post at 5:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, with over a 70 percent chance of more rain at start time. There have been plenty of scratches in the…
A jockey switch could be a highly important handicapping factor, especially under the right circumstances. At Gulfstream Park, several of the nation’s leading jockeys are now riding there, giving trainers several options for landing a high-quality rider. Yet even with the likes of John Velazquez, Javier Castellano, and the Ortiz brothers, Jose and Irad Jr.,…
No U.S. race this year will have more money on the line than the 2019 Pegasus World Cup. It’s the richest race in the country, and it goes to post on Saturday at 5:40 p.m. ET from Gulfstream Park in South Florida. Accordingly, Pegasus World Cup contenders from horse racing’s elite will be on-hand. D.…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire Given an easy lead and short home stretch, Gray Attempt took them all the way Friday in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, collecting his first points toward the 2019 Kentucky Derby on opening day at Oaklawn Park.Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan guided the son of Graydar from the outside post over to the rail…
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Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Activision Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Activision Related content (CNN) – Combining the very best thoroughbreds horses with a touch of glitz and glamor, the Pegasus World Cup is an event like no other. Masterminded by the Stronach Group, the Florida spectacle has only been in existence for two years but was…
$9 million is on the line for those competing in America’s richest horse race this year in Hallandale Beach. Launched in South Florida in 2017, the Pegasus World Cup attracts throngs of thoroughbred racing fans to assemble for a weekend of booze, bets and one of the biggest purses in the game. Gulfstream Park calls…
After months of Horse of the Year debate, the moment finally arrived Thursday when Triple Crown winner Justify was crowned at the 48th Eclipse Awards. Other finalists were Accelerate, the Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, and Monomoy Girl, who took the Breeders’ Cup Distaff — among many other victories for both. The hotly debated Horse of the Year…
