HORSE RACING NEWS
10/09/2015
PRELUDE TO $5 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC
Immediately following the 6:30 a.m. renovation, two-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder jogged and then galloped straight off from the quarter mile chute and was set down approaching the half mile pole for an eye catching move that culminated a furlong pas
10/09/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for Oct. 9
PLETCHER WORKS ANOTHER TRIO OF BREEDERS’ CUP HOPEFULS Among trainer Todd Pletcher’s Friday workers at Keeneland after the renovation break were three horses turning in their first timed moves over the track in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup World Champ
10/09/2015
Natural Herbie ready for International Trot
The International Trot features horses from six different countries, with Natural Herbie joining Creatine as the U.S. representatives. Canada’s Bee A Magician is the 3-1 morning line favorite in the invitational event, which will be raced at 1-1/4 miles r
10/08/2015
Foreign horses aim for $1 million International Trot crown
Bjorn Goop, who drives Timoko regularly for owner/trainer Richard Westerink, said via email this morning that Timoko’s absence was because of stallion duty. The horse was scheduled to return to action in the UET Masters Trot final on Sept. 13 in Belgium,
10/08/2015
Mr Speaker and Legendary square off again in G3 Knickerbocker
Trained by Niall Saville and based out of Fair Hill, Md. for owner Walter Swinburn, Legendary has yet to reach the winner's circle in five starts this year, but last out showed his best performance racing three-wide to finish second to Mr Speaker in the G
10/08/2015
Statement by Keeneland Regarding Uniform Medication Policies
We have listened to our racing patrons and horsemen, all of whom deserve uniform standards across all jurisdictions which provide a product to our fans that will allow the sport to grow and thrive. As the world’s leading marketplace for Thoroughbreds, we
10/08/2015
Gulfstream Park West Registers 87 Percent Opening-Day Handle Boost
“We are very happy with Opening Day at Gulfstream Park West,” said P.J. Campo, the Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group and General Manager of Gulfstream Park. “We were pleasantly surprised with the turnout at the facility and happy with the tu
10/08/2015
Harmonize Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth
Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, Harmonize covered the 1 1/16 miles on a firm turf course in 1:44.19. It was the third victory in the race for Mott, who also won with Stylelistick in 2001 and Bail Out Becky in the second division of the
10/08/2015
Quotes from the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine
“I thought we could be laying third or fourth in the race. There looked like there were two obvious speed horses. I thought we would be laying right behind them. It didn’t work out that way, but I’m glad the filly took care of it.” Junior Alvarado (winnin
10/08/2015
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
The QE II, run at 1 1/8 miles on the grass, will go as the ninth race on Saturday’s 10-race program with a 5:30 p.m. ET post time. First post time Saturday is 1:05 p.m. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Sentiero Italia finished fourth in her stakes debut in t