HORSE RACING NEWS
02/18/2016
Undefeated Mohaymen, Nyquist Top Fountain of Youth (G2) Nominations
Reddam Racing’s Nyquist opened his sophomore season by winning the San Vicente (G2) Feb. 15, following a juvenile campaign where won all five of his starts, four graded stakes and three Grade 1 races, capped by the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Oct. 3
02/14/2016
Live racing at Aqueduct now scheduled for February 18, 2016
"As always, our first responsibility is to the safety of our horses and jockeys," said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice-President of Racing Operations. "It's unfortunate we lost two days to this weekend's extreme winter weather conditions but we're thankful
02/14/2016
LAMBHOLM SOUTH ENDEAVOUR STAKES QUOTES
Winning trainer Mark Casse: “It was good when she got away with a slow pace. That is what is so great about her. Julien can kind of do whatever he needs to do – if they’re running fast, he’ll sit back, and if they are running slow, she’ll relax. You’re al
02/14/2016
Penwith Breaks Through in $200,000 Royal Delta (G2)
“It was a very good ride, a good spot, and she ran huge. She’s come back great this year,” McLaughlin said. “I’m glad the owners were patient and gave her the time off and she’s come back great. She’s beautiful and doing well, and it was a great win.” Thi
02/12/2016
Gulfstream News & Notes: Fri 2/12
Under regular exercise rider Miguel Jaime, the multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tapit went four furlongs in :47 3/5 over the main track at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream Park’s satellite training facility in Palm Beach County. “He worked great. I was looki
02/10/2016
Presidents Day Card Draws 270 Nominations
Grade 3 winners City of Weston and Trouble Kid; Successful Native and Delta Bluesman, who ran 1-2 in the Claiming Crown Canterbury Dec. 5; and stakes winners It’s Not Me and Officer Griffin are among the 29 nominees to the $60,000 Rail Splitter for 4-year
02/06/2016
ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES QUOTES
“He wasn’t even blowing after the race. I haven’t been able to get him tired in the morning yet. Every time we step forward I hope I can find the bottom . . . but I don’t want to find the bottom of him until it’s time. I haven’t got close to that yet and
02/06/2016
LAS VIRGENES STAKES QUOTES
“Favorite Trick was one that fooled me; he was brilliant as a two year old. He won all eight of his races at two but then didn’t win the biggest ones as a three year old. You’re anxious to get it over with and she seems to have improved. She seemed to up
02/06/2016
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (G1)
The 30th running of the 1 1/8-mile Turf Handicap for 4-year-olds and up was the fifth of six stakes races, four of them graded, on a 13-race program anchored by the $500,000 Donn Handicap (G1), the first major race of the year for older horses. A 6-year-o
02/06/2016
Mshawish Earns G1 Status on Dirt in Saturday’s Donn Handicap
“That’s what’s cool about it. He has a dirt pedigree. Some of the Medaglia’s go turf and dirt and he’s out of a Thunder Gulch mare so the pedigree was there and he had trained like it was possible,” said Pletcher, who saddled the son of Medaglia d’Oro for