Photo: Eclipse Sportswire John Sadler does not ship from California often, but when he does, he can be quite a force with which to reckon. Fresh off a brilliant 2018 in which his Accelerate was an absolute star, including a victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, Sadler looks to add some gloss to his 2019…
BISMARCK — A North Dakota Senate committee has opted to study whether to allow bets on past horse races, walking back a heavily lobbied proposal to expand the state’s gambling options. The Senate Government and Veterans Affairs Committee voted Thursday, March 21, in favor of the study bill, which replaced a proposal to allow historic…
William H. ‘Wolf’ Wolfendale III, a winner of nearly 1,700 races in a training career that dated back to the mid-1960s and was spent primarily in Maryland, died Monday, March 18 at home. He was 74. Best known and well-respected for his magnanimous nature and his work with cheaper claiming horses, Wolfendale was a stakes-winning…
Featuring America’s Best Racing’s deep roster of talented contributors, including former ESPN SportsCenter weekend anchor now-turned radio personality Bram Weinstein, who serves as the host of “The Winner’s Circle”; Joe Kristufek, paddock analyst at fabled Churchill Downs; and Dan Tordjman, “The Winner’s Circle” presented by SB Nation Radio brings together these accomplished racing insiders to share their…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire With My Boy Jack having posted three workouts in the new year, trainer Keith Desormeaux is beginning to ponder comeback spots for the fan-favorite closer. And that could mean a return to Churchill Downs, where the son of Creative Cause was bet down to be among last year’s top Kentucky Derby choices.…
Photo: Vassar Photography Trainer Keith Desormeaux’s horsemanship has been displayed at a top level recently with his presence at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May for the past three years. The native of Lafayette, La., hopes to extend his streak with a 2019 Kentucky Derby contender, and will send out…
Balch: We may not know exactly why, but we know what it’s not. It’s not anything to do with Lasix. Dr. [Rick] Arthur has made it very clear that there is no relationship between Lasix and catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries (CMI). The real proof is Golden Gate Fields went through the same winter, maybe worse, with…
The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is less than seven weeks away, and the final round of prep races kicks off this Saturday in New Orleans. The Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds offers Derby qualifying points and a hefty purse for 3-year-old Kentucky Derby hopefuls, including War of Will, Country House, and Spinoff.…
Horse racing is returning. Dominique Valenzuela, General Manager at the Cochise County Fairgrounds (CCF), has announced the racing facilities at the fairgrounds have passed inspection from the Arizona Department of Gaming and horses will be racing Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. There will be seven or eight races each day with the first race anticipated…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire The membership of North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians, both on site at Santa Anita Park and across the country, is concerned over the threat posed to the wellbeing of the racehorses and to the subsequent developments in the regulation of veterinary medicine, it said in a statement Tuesday. It reads in…
