Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we ponder fewer racing dates in 2020. Is it too soon to think about next year’s racing schedule? Actually, it’s a little late. On Thursday, the California Horse Racing Board plans to meet at Del Mar to discuss the racing…
When a jockey wins two races in a single afternoon, he’s enjoyed a successful day. Three wins signifies a banner afternoon and four is bound to generate buzz among racing fans and horseplayers. But how about seven wins in a single day? Only on the rarest of occasions will a jockey embark on such a…
Image copyright Shaun Swingler Image caption Lubabalo has been racing horses since he was just five years old, which is not uncommon for a traditional jockey. Now aged 13, he is widely considered to be one of the leading young jockeys on the traditional horse-racing circuit. Image copyright Shaun Swingler Image caption Like many Xhosa…
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– A new deal to bring more horse racing to southern Oregon has reached the finish line. On Tuesday afternoon, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners agreed to a long-term lease with horse racing company TMB Racing. As part of the agreement, the company will pay $175,000 a year to use portions of…
Bob Long racing across the Mongolian steppe during the 2019 Mongol Derby. Mongol Derby/Sarah Farnsworth Bob Long has never been to Mongolia. But as soon as he heard about the Mongol Derby, he knew he had to travel to the country of the Great Khan and see what this race, and culture, was all about.…
The first two-time winner of the Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes at Arlington International Racecourse, Sistercharlie won a berth into the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf last week on her quest to become only the second two-time winner of that race. Winner of the Eclipse Award as champion turf female last year, Sistercharlie…
Pocket Aces Racing LLC (PAR) is pleased to announce the formation of a partnership with The Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC). After an extensive review of aftercare organizations, PAR feels the MMSC is best suited to meet the needs of our retired horses. Pocket Aces Racing LLC pledges to donate a percentage of the entire…
The 150th Runhappy Travers Stakes this Saturday, Aug. 24, at Saratoga Race Course anchors an elite racecard that also features six other graded stakes. Travers Day is the annual centerpiece of the historic Saratoga meet, and this year the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Travers should be especially important in determining the leaders of the 3-year-old male…
Aug. 19 (UPI) — On the international front, Coronet and Earthlight were the Group 1 winners on Sunday’s program at Deauville, while Blast Onepiece scored a Grade 2 win in Japan that could have implications for that country’s long quest to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. But the even bigger international racing news…
Aug. 19 (UPI) — Higher Power upset in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar while Dunbar Road prevailed as the favorite in the Alabama at Saratoga in the co-features of weekend horse racing. There was plenty of other action, too, as Tone Broke racked up two-thirds of a Canadian Triple Crown and promises…
