Horse Racing News

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has begun counseling sessions to address issues involving his alcohol use.

In her final workout for Saturday's Lady's Secret at Monmouth Park, Rachel Alexandra breezed a half-mile in 49.60 Monday morning on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga.

Saturday, trainer Mike Stidham tapped Cisco Torres to ride American Derby favorite Workin for Hops. Torres put a perfect ride on his pick-up mount, who proved much the best as the favorite in the Grade 2, $200,000 turf race for 3-year-olds.

A. U. Miner, a distant seventh at 88-1 in his only previous stakes appearance last month, ran down heavily favored Alcomo in deep stretch to upset Saturday's $240,000 Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park.

Magic Broomstick has been campaigned conservatively by Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad, while going through her allowance conditions without much of a problem.

In an effort to preserve field size, Hollywood Park may run four days a week during its autumn meeting later this year, track president Jack Liebau said on Friday.

New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation will develop a comprehensive restructuring plan over the next 30 days that will likely include proposed cuts in the amount of money that the state's racing industries receive from the company's betting revenue.

he 5-year-old mare Life At Ten has been a late bloomer for trainer Todd Pletcher. Since she learned how to win, Life At Ten has been unbeatable.

Belmont Park canceled its Friday card because of power problems in the area caused by the intense heat in the New York City region.

Formidable switches back to the turf for Hall of Famer trainer Allen Jerkens in the Grade 3, $200,000 Jaipur Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park. The six-furlong Jaipur is the final stakes of the meet, which concludes Sunday.