Horse Racing News

Trainer Mike Maker didn't give Victor Lebron any instructions in the paddock before Lebron rode Matthewsburg in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,0000 Speightstown Kentucky Cup Sprint at Turfway Park.

Pomeroys Pistol is likely headed to the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint after an emphatic four-length win in the $150,000 Foxwoods Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park Sept. 24.

Trainer Tony Pecoraro earned his 1,000th career victory in style Sept. 24 when I'm Steppin' It Up held off odds-on favorite King Congie to win the Grade 3, $250,000 Kent Stakes by two lengths at Delaware Park.

The New York Racing Association has announced that total purses for the 2012 winter/spring meet at Aqueduct are expected to increase by approximately $8.6 million, or 36%, over this year's meet.

Anna "Rosie" Napravnik was back on horses Sept. 22 for the first time since undergoing multiple surgeries on a broken arm incurred in a July 6 spill at Delaware Park, the jockey reported Sept. 23.

Multiple graded stakes winner Banned is expected to undergo an attempt at life-saving surgery Sept. 24 to repair a pair of broken sesamoids in his right ankle, injuries suffered after a routine half-mile work at Santa Anita Park Sept. 22.

Tizway, the expected favorite for the next weekend's Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup, will miss the race, according to trainer Jimmy Bond.

Saturday, Rattlesnake Bridge looks to improve upon that second-place performance when he meets Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice, the multiple graded stakes winner To Honor and Serve, and six others in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.

All In Stable's Willcox Inn is the 3-1 favorite for the Grade 3, $250,000 Kent Stakes Sept. 24 at Delaware Park. The 1 1/8-mile turf event has attracted a field of 13 sophomores.

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana Sept. 19 as a companion to legislation already introduced in the U.S. Senate.