Horse Racing News
Posted 1/14/11 9:25 AM by Steve Andersen
The initial list of races for Sidney's Candy at Santa Anita this winter did not include a start in Saturday's $150,000 San Fernando Stakes.
Posted 1/13/11 1:45 PM by Mary Rampellini
With the Oaklawn Park racing surface failing to thaw out fast enough following a Sunday snowstorm, track officials have called off Friday's nine-race opening-day card. Oaklawn is expected to race on Saturday.
Posted 1/12/11 3:48 PM by Mary Rampellini
A high-profile trainer, Jones is making his comeback during the Oaklawn Park meet that opens on Friday. He had retired in November 2009, but after clearing up a complex health issue that had dogged him for a while.
Posted 1/11/11 2:02 PM by Matt Hegarty
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed legislation late on Monday night that would direct $30 million over the next three years from a newly created state casino fund to the New Jersey Racing Commission, according to reports.
Posted 1/10/11 2:12 PM by Glenye Cain Oakford
Wickedly Perfect, winner of the 2010 Alcibiades at Keeneland, brought a session-leading $800,000 bid from Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm Monday afternoon at Keeneland's January yearling sale.
Posted 1/10/11 10:32 AM by David Grening
In the wake of a poor response from medical personnel to a jockey who was injured in the paddock at Aqueduct on Saturday, the New York Racing Association on Sunday implemented several new procedures designed to better serve the riders.
Posted 1/10/11 10:30 AM by Marty McGee
Joe Bravo was beaming as he came into the Gulfstream Park winner's circle after capping a sweep of Grade 3 turf stakes Sunday aboard longshot Justaroundmidnight in the ninth running of the $100,000 Marshua's River at Gulfstream Park.
Posted 1/10/11 10:26 AM by Jay Privman
May Day Rose didn't exactly win as a 1-20 shot should, but she managed to defeat two seemingly overmatched rivals as the heavy favorite in the Grade 3, $92,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita.
Posted 1/8/11 7:33 PM by David Grening
Though it still has a long way to go to recoup the handle lost from the closure of NYC Off-Track Betting Corp., NYRA officials have been encouraged by the increased handle through its Internet and telephone wagering platforms in the last month.
Posted 1/8/11 7:14 PM by Marcus Hersh
Trainer Al Stall is about to swing into stakes action at Fair Grounds and Louisiana points beyond, but Grade 1 winner J.B.'s Thunder will not be among the stable's participants, Stall said Friday.