HORSE RACING NEWS
11/15/2014
Stakes Recap: Grade II, $237,800 Mrs. Revere at Churchill Downs
Sparkling Review, trained by Ben Colebrook, ran 1 1/16 miles over a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:42.33 to defeat 13 3-year-old fillies with overwhelming authority in the late stages. She was ridden by Julien Leparoux, who earlier won the $115,300 Commo
11/14/2014
Gulfstream Begins Third-Party Administration Of Race Day Lasix
By 6 a.m. of race day, horsemen will hang a red tag outside a horse's stall reading 'Horse In Today.' This will identify that horse for their pre-race exam and treatment of Lasix by a Gulfstream regulatory veterinarian. Horses being treated must be on-sit
11/12/2014
NYRA BOARD BEGINS FORMAL DISCUSSION OF RE-PRIVATIZATION
The meeting, which was open to the public and streamed live on NYRA.com, featured a wide-ranging discussion related to the potential long-term legal and governance structure of the New York Racing Association. No decisions were made and no votes were take
11/12/2014
Churchill Downs Stakes Advance
G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and St. George Farm Racing’s homebred Personal Review, winner of the Grade I Del Mar Oaks, is the only Grade I winner in the field and could end up as the betting favorite in the Mrs. Revere. But it’s unlikely that she would be a
11/12/2014
Posts drawn for Breeders Crown
A total of 156 horses entered on Tuesday for the 12 Breeders Crown events at the Meadowlands. Eliminations are unnecessary for the 3-year-old male and female trotters, as well as the Open Pace, Mare Pace and Mare Trot, so those horses advance directly to
11/12/2014
TEN SPRINTERS ENTERED IN SATURDAY’S DE FRANCIS DASH
The Fall Festival of Racing card also features five $100,000 stakes races. Total purses for the nine-race program are $981,000 making it the fourth biggest on the Maryland racing calendar this year, trailing only the Preakness ($2.85 million), Black-Eyed
11/12/2014
CHURCHILL DOWNS RELEASES KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER DATES
Future Wager dates for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) will be: • KDFW Pool 1: Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30 (22 weeks in advance of Derby) • KDFW Pool 2: Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 8 (12 w
11/12/2014
Churchill Downs Stakes Advance
The region’s final graded stakes event of the year for 3-year-olds on turf will be contested over 1 1/16 miles and shares top-billing Saturday with the $200,000-added Mrs. Revere (GII) for 3-year-old fillies. The first of 10 races is 12:40 p.m. ET and t
11/10/2014
$227,192 triple Pick 6 carryover into Wednesday’s card at Big A
The lone favorite in Monday's sequence was Socialsaul ($4.40) in Race 6. Although half the field was covered in the ninth and final race, 13-1 Miss Motivation ($29.40) won by a neck to provide bettors with the triple carryover. The Pick 6 on Wednesday beg
11/09/2014
Gulfstream Park News & Notes - Sun 11/9
In the 6 ½-furlong stakes for Florida-bred 2-year-olds, Mr. Jordan won handily under a motionless Paco Lopez, following up his 6 ¼-length debut victory at Monmouth Park to establish himself as an exciting prospect in the 2015 class of 3-year-olds. “Ne