The United States delivered a first world team title as they triumphed in a dramatic finale to Friday’s Bank of America Merrill Lynch Jumping Championship at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG) at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The U.S. Trust Arena rocked to its rafters as McLain …
An incident at Belmont Park on Friday afternoon will cause jockey Junior Alvarado to miss at least one week of races, reports drf.com. Alvarado was riding Sword Fighter in the 6th race, a six-furlong allowance on the turf, when he was hit with a clod of dirt nearing the quarter pole. …
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will have two horses at Parx Racing Saturday that have much to prove. And he thinks both of them have a chance to do just that. Baffert has two high-profile horses making their first starts after long layoffs. McKinzie, once considered to be the …
A filly by Mucho Macho Man sold for $170,000 to lead Friday’s 11th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which realized another session of tremendous growth in gross, average and median. Keeneland sold 287 yearlings Friday for a total of $5,313,000, a 151.57 percent increase from the 11th session last year when 159 horses brought …
Friday’s Pick 6 at Belmont Park went unsolved, triggering a double carryover of $113,261 into Saturday’s card, featuring the Grade 2, $300,000 Kelso Handicap. On Friday, Indy Union ($16.20) kicked off the sequence in Race 5 and was followed by Discretionary Marq (No. 8, $9.10) in Race 6, the favored …
With the beginning of its 22-day Autumn Meet on Friday, Sept. 28, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., will offer players a comprehensive wagering menu that will include a pair of new items—the 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six each day and The Stronach 5 Pick Five, a 12 percent takeout …
Uptowncharleybrown Stud’s filly Dixie Serenade will be one of two Parx-based starters and the lone Pennsylvania-bred to break from the gate in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The daughter of Uptowncharleybrown will make her first Grade 1 start and will run the route of 1 …
Godolphin’s Group 1 Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow has settled into the quarantine barn for his bid in next weekend’s Jockey Club Gold Cup. The 4-year-old Irish-bred Helmet colt arrived at Belmont from England around 3 a.m. Friday, where his training will be overseen by Tommy Burns, traveling manager …
The British Horseracing Authority has ordered trainers there to stop using altrenogest (commonly known by its brand name of Regumate) and remove it from their yards after testing uncovered trace amounts of an anabolic steroid. According to Racing Post, British authorities became concerned about reports out of Australia suggesting some …
64-year-old jockey Perry Ouzts picked up a mount in Friday’s third race at Belterra Park to earn his 7,000th career victory, just the ninth rider to do so in North America. Ouzts rode Emmy’s Candy for trainer Gary Patrick in the hallmark triumph. Ouzts still starts four or five mornings …
