The winner of the 1 1/16-mile Gotham will be awarded 50 points under the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" point system, virtually guaranteeing a berth in the starting gate for the May 3 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. The Gotham will be run as race 9 on
"He doesn’t have to go to the lead, and he’s got a lot of gas if he needs to," Nick Galati, assistant to trainer Jose Garoffalo, said this morning. "Yesterday he was pinned down on the inside and he did have a little disadvantage, but he fought every
Bee A Magician became the first 3-year-old filly trotter to receive the Horse of the Year Award since Continentalvictory in 1996. She got 94 votes, followed by Foiled Again with 19 and Captaintreacherous with 16. In addition, Bee A Magician was named Trot
Kerwin Clark (jockey, Albano, 2nd): “I thought I was home at the 1/16. He was still running. I looked over inside the 1/8 pole and didn’t see anyone coming. I can’t believe that horse came and got us, to be honest, because my horse never stopped one
"The Florida Derby (March 29) will be the next step, depending on how the horse comes back, and then we'll see. If everything goes the right way, we will go straight to Churchill Downs, hopefully. I go to the sales with a limited budget and I liked everyt
"I don't think it's going to hurt him," McGaughey said. "Obviously, I'd rather be six of seven, but I'd rather be there than stuck down on the inside with his running style. Hopefully, the speed will show on the inside, and we can save a little ground aro
Managed Account, who finished first or second in seven of 10 starts since being claimed by Jamie Ness a year ago, is the 3-5 morning line favorite. The son of Malibu Moon won a pair of stakes races last fall and ran a career-best 94 Beyer speed figure in
While Fair Grounds was able to maintain or increase its market share in both Slots and Video Poker, adverse weather conditions and an overall softness in the pari-mutuel industry forced the change. Fair Grounds General Manager of Racing Howard “H†Wit
Although the son of Roman Ruler is set to go to post in Saturday’s $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream without a race since his New Year’s Day triumph, his first stakes win was flattered by runner-up Wildcat Red’s 4 Â
No single ticket was alive for the jackpot going into the 10th and final race. The 1-10-5-4-1-10 combination for the last six races paid $5,906.28 to multiple ticketholders. The popular wager, which requires a bettor to hold the only unique ticket in th
