Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington was founded in 1962 by Alice Chandler, daughter of legendary Kentucky horseman Hal Price Headley. The farm has been an industry leader in propelling the evolution of Thoroughbred breeding and racing ever since. Chandler established Mill Ridge out of a 248-acre parcel left to her by her father after his…
President Ronald Reagan once quipped that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” This lesson has been forgotten by some in the horse racing industry who are calling for the federal government to oversee an industry it knows nothing about — horse racing.…
Osphos, one of two bisphosphonates approved for use in horses four years old and up At its August 19 meeting at Del Mar Turf Club in Del Mar, California, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board approved a model rule for the regulation of bisphosphonates as well as further regulations and stacking prohibitions for…
I attended the California Horse Racing Board meeting in Del Mar this past Thursday. As is usual now, there were demonstrations pro and con before the meeting, and public comments on both sides during the meeting. As I walked to my car afterwards, with the TV trucks and crowds long gone, I saw a small group…
Aug. 26 (UPI) — Saratoga’s Travers Stakes, the “Midsummer Derby,” was missing many of the prominent 3-year-olds from early in the year but Code of Honor’s victory was impressive enough that the race might turn out to be a key one by the end of the horse racing season. And the $1.25 million, Grade I…
The morning after William S. Farish‘s Code of Honor added some clarity to the leadership question in the 3-year-old male division by winning the Runhappy Travers Stakes for trainer Shug McGaughey, it was clear that it will likely come down to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to determine the recipient of an Eclipse Award. That…
Del Mar Charts Results for Sunday, August 25. 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. 29th day of a 36-day meet. Clear & Fast FIRST RACE. 6 Furlongs. Purse: $36,000. Starter Allowance. 3…
After 16 hours pushing through the world’s most rigorous endurance horse race, 18-year-old Sanoma Blakeley and her horse Goober were sprinting all-out under a black sky in California’s Gold Rush country.Neck and neck with them was a three-time winner of the race, Jeremy Reynolds. Blakeley, meanwhile, was striding atop a horse her family found for…
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Runhappy Travers Stakes on Saturday and other developments at Saratoga Race Course: HITTING TARGET: Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey said he always managed Code of Honor with an eye toward having him in peak form for the Travers. “I wanted a summer…
Del Mar Charts Results for Saturday, August 24. 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. 28th day of a 36-day meet. Cloudy & Fast FIRST RACE. 1 Mile. Purse: $21,000. Claiming. 3 year…
