HORSE RACING NEWS
02/01/2017
Classic Empire Ready to Pounce in Saturday’s G3 Holy Bull
“He’s such an athlete. What makes him so good is the way he moves. A really wise, one of the smartest horsemen I know in the world looked at him and said he looked like a panther. I think that’s the best way to describe him. I’m not going to say who it wa
01/29/2017
‘Just a Freak,’ Pegasus Winner Arrogate Departs for California
“I got here around 5:30. We didn’t have to nudge him or wake him up. He was already up,” Barnes said. “This is him. He recovers quickly. He’s just a freak. He came out of the race in excellent shape. He cooled out quick last night. It was just an awesome
01/27/2017
Inaugural $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Draws International Interest
Television crews from Australia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi are providing on-site coverage, and the race has also drawn media interest from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Canada and South America. Domestic television c
01/27/2017
Pegasus World Cup News & Notes: Fri 1/27
“He’s doing fine. He shipped well. He’s gotten over the track really well,” Baffert said. “We’re anticipating another big race out of him. The break is going to be crucial. He has to break. If he doesn’t break, well, it’s going to be tough. We’re looking
01/25/2017
Arrogate Gets First Look at Gulfstream with Wednesday Gallop
“First day out there, we went a little bit earlier. I was planning on going a little bit later but he was anxious and I wanted to get him out and get him on the track,” said Jimmy Barnes, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. “We couldn’t be happ
01/25/2017
Gulfstream Today 1.25.
Paolucci and his partners reached an agreement late in December with original stakeholder Dan Schafer that provided their stakes winner War Story with a starting berth in the Pegasus World Cup. An earner of $2,003,710, Imperative has primarily been based
01/23/2017
Leisurely Sunday for Two-Time Horse of the Year California Chrome
California Chrome was happy and enthusiastic on his Sunday stroll, coming a day after he put in the last timed workout of a storied career that has made him the richest horse in North American racing history. He is scheduled to make his final start in the
01/23/2017
Shaman Ghost works sharply for Pegasus World Cup (G1)
Jimmy Jerkens, who trains the millionaire, said it is likely Shaman Ghost will blow out “down the lane a little bit” at Gulfstream Park the day before the Pegasus, provided the weather cooperates. Jerkens, like his late Hall of Fame father, Allen, typical
01/21/2017
Final career work for California Chrome
As is California Chrome’s custom, he worked faster than what it appeared. A nearly motionless Gladney guided him through the five-furlong move, which was timed in 58.81, following fractions of 23.66 and 35.12. The 6-year-old galloped out six furlongs in 1
01/20/2017
Triple Pick 6 carryover of $306K Saturday at Aqueduct
Mid- to high-priced winners ruled the day in Friday's Pick 6 sequence as Dynamax Prime (Race 4, $14.60), Bullheaded Boy (Race 5, $23.60), Final Chapter (Race 6, $10.20), and To the Victor (Race 7, $21.20) prevailed in the first four legs at odds ranging f