Centennial Farm’s Preservationist showed off his strength of will on Saturday, making his way through a narrow hole and fighting his way to the wire first in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes. The 6-year-old son of Arch and jockey Junior Alvarado were sent off at 3-1 after a fourth-place finish in the G1 Whitney, but…
Aug. 30 (UPI) — Next year’s Kentucky Derby and Oaks contenders start sorting themselves out in weekend horse racing, with big 2-year-old stakes from coast to coast and in between, on both dirt and turf. Kentucky Downs fires up the first weekend of its very rich and all-too-brief season, running on only the European-style turf…
What’s the best way to celebrate the Virginia Derby on Saturday? With a Virginia Belle made with Virginia’s own Belle Vodka, of course! Here’s how to mix up the perfect cocktail to toast the biggest horse race in the Commonwealth: The Virginia Belle 1.5 oz. Belle Vodka 1.5 oz. Apple Pucker 3 dashes of bitters…
Del Mar Charts Results for Thursday, August 29. Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California. All finishes confirmed by Plusmic USA. Official program numbers may not correspond with post position. 31st day of a 36-day meet. Clear & Fast FIRST RACE. 6½ Furlongs. Purse: $35,000. Waiver Claiming. 3…
DEL MAR LEADERS Through Wednesday JOCKEYS / WINS Flavien Prat / 35 Drayden Van Dyke / 25 Abel Cedillo / 21 Rafael Bejarano / 19 Joe Talamo / 18 TRAINERS / WINS Doug O’Neill / 19 Richard Baltas / 16 Peter Miller / 16 John Sadler / 13 Philip D’Amato / 12 WEEKEND STAKES SCHEDULE…
CLOSE ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A horse owner and a trainer from Texas filed a lawsuit claiming officials in New Mexico are failing to follow their own policies and regulations in overseeing the state’s multimillion-dollar racing industry. Debra Gotovac and Brad Bolen filed the case in U.S. District Court, alleging their rights to due process…
The Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Debutante, run at seven furlongs, sets the stage for the major Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies prep races in the coming weeks, most to be run around two turns. Only two of the eight entered in the Del Mar Debutante have run in stakes, with Comical having shipped to New…
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we enter the Del Mar homestretch. Well, with the Del Mar meeting almost over, there is only one thing to do, look at what the stakes are in their next meeting. Nov. 8–$75,000 Kathryn Crosby Stakes, fillies and mares 3…
As locals raise questions about the potential return of horse racing to Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the company eyeing the town is trying to answer them. It’s been over 20 years since the ground at the Great Barrington fairgrounds felt the thunder of hooves. Now, with talk of racing returning, residents like Pam Youngquist have a…
Trials for Labor Day weekend’s All American Futurity and All American Derby were held recently at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico Do you remember the 2012 TheNew York Times(NYT) exposé on horse racing titled, “BREAKDOWN, Death and disarray at America’s racetracks?” The lead photo accompanying the story was the dead carcass of a racehorse. The text…
