Omaha native Terry Thompson picked up a huge victory Monday aboard long shot Super Steed, who captured the $500,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Thompson rode the 62-1 shot to a three-quarter length win in the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds. The son of 2010 Kentucky Derby champion Super Saver paid an…
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill (S-2992) into law, which appropriates $20 million to the New Jersey Racing Commission for horse racing purse subsidies for this fiscal year, with all future appropriations subject to the budget. The funding will be allocated by the New Jersey Racing Commission equally between the thoroughbred industry and the…
Victory Drink of the Month: Belle Vodka’s Bloody Belle, the ideal winner’s circle cocktail! The Race: Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes The Venue: Gulfstream Park The Date: Jan. 26, 2018 The Winner: City of Light The Toast: To the career finales of two amazing horses. City of Light, last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner, ended…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) announced payment of more than $14.2 million in breeder awards from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund (KTBIF). Kentucky-bred horses won over 4,000 races across the globe in 2018, which made breeders eligible for these incentive payments. KTBIF horses won in 33 states and…
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA TV) – The state Tourism Department is withdrawing about $6 million in funding for horse racing in South Dakota. Racing is a passion so dear to Jill LaCroix. She owns 26 horses and has been involved in horse racing since the 1980s. LaCroix…
“It was a big question not only for other people but for me, as to whether I could make it back,” he said with dirt on his nose and face after riding Gallantlystreaming to a second-place finish in the first race. “I couldn’t even walk 20 or 30 feet without getting tired, and now, to…
As stellar as Silverbulletday was in gaining honors as the champion 2-year-old filly in 1998 and as the champion 3-year-old filly the next season, there will always be a “what if” attached to her career. What if she had not drawn far outside, post 14, for the Preakness? What if she had received a more…
Maltese deal extends successful Intralot partnership Athens, 18th February 2019 – Vermantia, leader in omni-channel content solutions, has launched its live horse racing channel in Malta with Maltco Lotteries – the largest retail network in the country. The bespoke channel, which extends Vermantia’s successful partnership with Intralot, features a daily schedule of action-packed horse racing…
Photo: Parker Waters/Eclipse Sportswire Trainer tom Amoss reported Sunday that his respective Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) and Risen Star Stakes (G2) runners, Serengeti Empress and Roiland, are in good shape and the goal is to have them prepared for their next starts on the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby 2019 trail following their big efforts Saturday.Both…
Action at the Haydock racecourse had to be brought to a momentary halt on Saturday when a group of spectators engaged in a minor brawl in the area right next to the track. Initial reports estimated about anywhere from 40 to 60 people were involved in the tussle, but the Guardian reports that CCTV footage…
