HORSE RACING NEWS
10/18/2015
Breeders’ Cup contenders work at Belmont Park
Trainer Christophe Clement said he was "delighted" with the move, as well as that of Dirt Mile contender Red Vine, who with jockey Joel Rosario up went five furlongs in a bullet 59.45 seconds in company. All were on the main track. "They both went well, s
10/18/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 17
EXAGGERATOR GETS BACK TO WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE No trainer has won consecutive runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) since the D. Wayne Lukas three-peat from 1986-1988 with Capote, Success Express and Is It True. Keith Desormeaux, who won t
10/18/2015
Maryland Million Sprint
Ben’s Cat gave it his all under urgent handling by jockey Julian Pimentel, but Jack’s In the Deck and jockey Forest Boyce fought back along the inside to deny Maryland’s living legend his 31st career win and fourth triumph in the program for horses sired
10/18/2015
Maryland Million Juvenile
“You have so many horses but there’s only a few that have his kind of talent,” Voss said, after the son of Dance With Ravens won by 1 ¾ lengths over the 8-furlong course. “He worked against a couple of the others in here and I saw the spot and thought, ‘W
10/16/2015
Pletcher pair set for G2 Matron
Trainer Todd Pletcher will saddle a pair of formidable contenders each looking to rebound from their most recent starts in Island Saint and Tonasah. Island Saint, a home-bred daughter of Speightstown for Siena Farm, impressively won her debut on July 30 b
10/16/2015
Belmont Park Notes 10/16
"He worked great," McLaughlin said of Frosted, who won the Grade 1 TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial earlier this year and the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby in his most recent start. "He couldn't have gone better in 59 flat and up [six furlongs] in 1:12. We're ex
10/16/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 16
HOPEFUL WINNER RALIS PREPS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE; DARLEY ALCIBIADES WINNER GOMO SIDELINED Reddam Racing’s Hopeful (G1) winner Ralis worked five furlongs in :59.60 on Friday in his first local move in preparation for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breede
10/16/2015
LAUREL MARYLAND MILLION NOTES
Owned by the celebrated alpine skier, Ravenheart is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the six-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds, one of 11 races on Saturday’s $1 million Jim McKay Maryland Million program for horses sired by accredited Maryland stallions. Mil
10/15/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 15
The Rood & Riddle Dowager is carded as the eighth race on Sunday’s nine-race program with a 4:57 p.m. ET post time. First post Sunday is 1:05 p.m. Headlining the field are recent stakes winners Modernstone (GB) and Kitten’s Point. Wachtel Stable, Brous St
10/15/2015
Laurel Ready To Showcase Improvements On Maryland Million Day
When the 30th running of the $1 million Jim McKay Maryland Million is celebrated Saturday, it will serve in many ways as a coming-out party for the new Laurel Park. In the past eight months, the Maryland Jockey Club has spent approximately $14 million in