The Stronach Group is supportive of all initiatives that help achieve the goal of horses competing free from the influence of medication. We therefore fully support the horse racing industry’s first ever National Uniform Medication Program. The Program
A winner of the Levy final in 2009 and 2010, Foiled Again was parked momentarily on the first turn by P H Supercam before taking the lead and crossing over to the inside. He paced the opening quarter-mile in 27 4/5 seconds and led comfortably passing the
Corey Nakatani (winning rider) “They were actually going a little slower than I anticipated, but being on the Polytrack you don’t know what’s going to happen. In talking with Peter (Eurton) about the race before, he said, ‘If you can, get him to s
The attendance is the second largest in track history, surpassed only by the 2012 Toyota Blue Grass Day attendance of 40,617. Dance With Fate gave trainer Peter Eurton his first Toyota Blue Grass victory and second Keeneland stakes victory, the other comi
Trainer Todd Pletcher (Danza, 1st, Commissioner, 6th) “We were searching for the right race and the right option and it seemed like the Arkansas Derby was the race for us to step out and take our shot. We’re certainly very excited that we did and very
Taking advantage of his rail position under jockey Joe Bravo, Danza settled into third place early as 3-5 favorite Bayern led the field through fractions of :23 3/5 and :47 3/5 for the first half mile. The winner slipped through on the rail as the field e
The Rainbow 6, which requires a bettor to hold the only ticket with the winners of the last six races in order to claim the jackpot, had created excitement throughout the Champions Meet as the carryover pool continued to grow since Jan. 10. The buzz creat
GARY STEVENS, CANDY BOY, THIRD: “Candy Boy ran a super race. He was just third-best today. I know Victor (Espinoza) got banged around at the start and we did, too. We settled down and we were comfortable, but I could see that Victor was very confident,
California Chrome romped to a 5 ¼-length victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, a race Swaps won by a half-length before he went on to Kentucky Derby glory. Like Swaps, California Chrome is a California-bred chestnut. "He's my Swaps," s
"He was showing a little soreness after his last race [a victory in the Private Terms at Laurel Park] and after he breezed Wednesday, he was not quite up to where we wanted him to be at this point," said Rice, who trains the Lemon Drop Kid colt for Vina D
