HORSE RACING NEWS
06/25/2014
Jockey Irad Ortiz released from hospital
ELMONT, N.Y. - Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. was released from North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset on Wednesday evening after tests revealed no fractures, according to sources at the hospital.
06/25/2014
SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA
To be run for the 76th time, the Gold Cup was first run at the now-shuttered Hollywood Park in 1938 and has been won by such legendary horses as: Seabiscuit (1938), Noor (1950), Citation (1951), Swaps (1956), Round Table (1957), Gallant Man (1958), Native
06/25/2014
Wildcat Red Set for Return in Saturday’s Quality Road Stakes
The Florida-bred colt, who had finished no worse than second in seven prior starts at Gulfstream Park, encountered a disastrous trip in the Run for the Roses, finishing 18th while earning a few cuts and bruises, as well as a trouble-line in the official r
06/22/2014
New York Stallion Series Cupecoy’s Joy quotes
Cornelio Velasquez, winning rider aboard Mark My Way (No. 1A): "I had a good trip. My horse slipped in the gate, but I saved ground all the way and at the top of the stretch I put her in the clear. [Free Mugatu] came to me in the end, but I had a lot of h
06/22/2014
Wildcat Red Breezes for Return in Saturday’s Quality Road
Breezing over a muddy track and around the “dogs,†the 3-year-old son of D’wildcat was timed in 1:02.43 completed with a 24-second final quarter of a mile. “It wasn’t the best track, but it was good enough to get the work in,†trainer Jose Gar
06/22/2014
Stars & Stripes Day to feature strong international presence
The Aga Khan, Juddmonte Farm, Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, Qatar Racing Limited, Phipps Stable and Ken and Sarah Ramsey are among the elite owners whose horses have been invited to the 1 ¼-mile turf races. The two stakes will feature a strong Europe
06/19/2014
Linda Rice has platoon of runners for NYSS races
Miss Narcissist rose to prominence as a 2-year-old, when she took the Joseph A. Gimma on October 19 at Belmont by 5 ¼ lengths, then followed that performance up with a win in the NYSS Fifth Avenue on November 23 at Aqueduct Racetrack. The bay filly has m
06/16/2014
USTA to Fund Cobalt Testing
Dr. Maylin will be assisted on the project by the Director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, Dr. Karyn Malinowski and Associate Director Dr. Ken McKeever. “It has become obvious that in all racing breeds the presence of cobalt is being
06/14/2014
Stephen Foster Handicap Quick Quotes
RANDY MORSE, trainer of MOONSHINE MULLIN (winner) – “He’s a good horse and he’s been training very well. He trained better leading up to this race than he did the race before. He drew a really good post, which meant a lot. I usually tend to be pre
06/14/2014
Astoria Quotes
"We're off to a good start with our 2-year-olds. We've run three so far, with two wins and a third. It looks like a quality crop. We'll look to pick it up a bit and have some more ready in the next couple of weeks and by Saratoga we'll have a real good id