Smokey Image takes his winning ways to Southern California
Smokey Image, Northern California’s best 2-year-old, with victories in all five starts — including four stakes events — is now a...
View ArticleDa Silva closing in on Woodbine jockey title
With just eight dates remaining on the Woodbine thoroughbred calendar, one race is almost over while another is heating up. A red-hot run by jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva has allowed the colourful rider...
View ArticleChace The Great makes telling debut
THE Dwight Chen - conditioned two-year-old Chace The Great made an impressive debut, easily brushing aside rivals by seven-and-a-half lengths in the running of the $800,000 Royal Lancaster Trophy at...
View ArticleTalking Horses: Wednesday’s best bets plus the latest racing news
Spanish Squeeze (6.45) is a worthy favourite in the Listed Wildflower Stakes at Kempton tonight...
View ArticleTrainer Graham Motion looks to be thankful for another European import
At this time last year, trainer Graham Motion was already thankful for the gift he received from England in the form of Breeders’ Cup Turf Champion Main Sequence. This year it may be another gift from...
View ArticleSummary of CHRB Actions & Discussions 11-19-15 (California Horse Racing Board)
(Source: California Horse Racing Board) STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDMUND G. BROWN JR., GOVERNOR BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES, AND HOUSING AGENCY 1010 Hurley Way, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA...
View ArticleMichelle Payne chases another dream cup win in her hometown of Ballarat
The group 1 attention has headed west but for racing's golden girl Michelle Payne the focus is on winning a second dream cup in her hometown of Ballarat on Saturday. Payne rode into the history books...
View ArticleBrawn looks a likely winner
THE United Racehorse Trainers' Association of Jamaica (URTA) Ltd stages its annual race day programme at Caymanas Park today. Ten races are carded, with the United Racehorse Trainers' Association...
View ArticleHoudini's Magic befuddles competition at Caymanas Park
On a day when nine races were run in honour of trainers, the Anthony Nunes-prepared Houdini's Magic took the spotlight by winning the United Racehorse Trainers' Association of Jamaica (URTAJ) trophy...
View ArticleHero makes big impression
Brave Hero saw his name enter the market for next year's Investec Derby after making an impressive winning debut in a new course-record time in the second division of the 32Red/Irish Stallion Farms EBF...
View ArticleJerry Hollendorfer, horse trainer, saddles 7,000th winner
Jerry Hollendorfer, horse trainer, saddles 7,000th winner Thanksgiving is just another day for Jerry Hollendorfer’s thoroughbred operation, but Thursday became...
View ArticleTaris wins Aqueduct's Go For Wand Handicap
NEW YORK (AP) Taris proved added distance was no obstacle, winning the $300,000 Go For Wand Handicap for fillies and mares by 2 1/2 lengths Friday at Aqueduct. The 4-year-old was had already...
View ArticleWho will 'pick' three?
THE second leg of the Supreme Ventures Limited-sponsored Two Year Old series, the Pick 3 Challenge Trophy over seven furlongs, has attracted nine of the best juveniles currently in training. The Pick 3...
View ArticleTonalist rallies to take Aqueduct's Cigar Mile
NEW YORK (AP) Tonalist rallied down the center of the track to beat stablemate Red Vine by a neck Saturday in the $500,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Christophe Clement trained the first two finishers...
View ArticleChiropractor triumphs in Hollywood Derby at Del Mar
Chiropractor rallied between horses entering the stretch to overhaul even-money favorite Om and then held off March by a head to win the $300,000 Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds Saturday at Del Mar....
View ArticleBig Cazanova likely key to G.G. Ryder winning 3 Grade 3 events
Will G.G. Ryder be the first horse to sweep Golden Gate Fields’ three Grade 3 events for older horses or the fifth in a row to win two of them? G.G. Ryder...
View ArticleI want to win the Supreme Ventures Limited Diamond Mile - Dane Nelson
THREE-TIME defending champion jockey Dane Nelson has declared that he has one thing on his mind, and that is to win the Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) Diamond Mile Race. The Diamond Mile Race Day is...
View ArticleSteadman likes his chances in Pick 3
LEADING apprentice Linton Steadman is confident of his chances going into tomorrow's Pick 3 Super Challenge Trophy at Caymanas Park. Steadman rides the Wayne DaCosta-trained Future King in the Graded...
View ArticleFLASHBACK 2014: Alacrann wins Pick 3
ON his way to claiming the crown of champion two-year-old of 2014, the Anthony Nunes-trained Alacrann scored an emphatic victory in the Pick 3 Super Challenge Trophy race. Ridden by jockey Andre...
View ArticleChiropractor wins Grade 1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) Chiropractor rallied between horses entering the stretch to overhaul even-money favorite Om and then held off March by a head to win the $300,000 Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds...
View ArticlePoshsky takes Berkeley Handicap at Golden Gate Fields
Poshsky takes Berkeley Handicap at Golden Gate Fields When entries were taken Thursday for Sunday’s Grade 3, $100,210 Berkeley Handicap at Golden Gate...
View ArticleOui, Monsieur: Millard's Mogok a banker play in Triple Trio
Tony Millard's stayer Monsieur Mogok finally broke through last start and the South African-bred import can go back-to-back as banker in a weak first leg of the Triple Trio at Happy Valley tomorrow...
View ArticleRead our in-depth guide to all of this year's Longines Hong Kong Sprint...
The Hong Kong International Races are less than two weeks away, with the main contenders beginning to fly in from all corners of the world for next Sunday's turf world championships. The shortest of...
View ArticleTeam Snowden dominates opening Golden Slipper market with Capitalist favourite
Wizard of Odds: Live Odds, Form and Alerts for all Racing Peter and Paul Snowden hold the key to the Golden Slipper, according to the TAB opening market, with three of their colts among the top four...
View ArticleSnubbing of Michelle Payne for Randwick meeting is a disgrace
Just when Sydney racing appeared to be embracing gender equality Michelle Payne was shunned for the Royal Randwick meeting. Saviour of the Melbourne Cup this year, Payne has genuine class – in the...
View ArticleThis week at Golden Gate Fields
Jerry Hollendorfer goes into Thursday’s program needing one winner to reach 7,000, and he has even-money favorite Kiss n Scat and Cajun Cookin in the first race. Ricardo...
View ArticleSeason to remember for Woodbine's da Sliva
A dominating four-victory afternoon on the final day of the 2015 Woodbine meet did more than give Eurico Rosa Da Silva his second riding title at Canada’s top track and some more cash for the long...
View ArticleGodolphin find the right race for Champagne placed Tarquin to start campaign
Godolphin have found a set weights and penalties for group 1-placed Tarquin to start a summer campaign aimed at raising his rating heading towards the autumn. Tarquin was a surprise packet as a...
View ArticleChampion horse Shared Belief dies after bout with colic
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2013, file photo, jockey Corey Nakatani celebrates aboard Shared Belief after winning the CashCall Futurity horse race at Betfair Hollywood Park in...
View ArticleHorse racing statistics, notes
DEL MAR LEADERS Final standings JOCKEYS / WINS Rafael Bejarano / 20 Santiago Gonzalez / 18 Fernando Perez / 12 Mario Gutierrez / 11 Mike Smith / 9 TRAINERS / WINS Doug O’Neill / 15 Philip D’Amato / 13...
View ArticleHorseracing: Almoonqith wins Sandown Cup for Michael Walker, who pays tribute...
Jockey Michael Walker signed off for the next few months with a big race winner when he scored in the $150,000 Sandown Cup aboard the David Hayes-trained Almoonqith ($8.50) — but his thoughts were all...
View ArticleGodolphin farewell assistant trainer Tom Ward with winning treble
Godolphin farewelled assistant trainer Tom Ward in style with a winning treble at Randwick on Saturday, producing a Golden Slipper contender and a couple of others that returned to form. Head trainer...
View ArticleFamed horse racing announcer Trevor Denman abruptly announces retirement
It was just past the final turn when Zenyatta made her move, starting well back, launching into a desperate stretch run. From where he stood trackside at the 2009 Breeders' Cup, trainer John Shirreffs...
View ArticleGodolphin's Astern races into Golden Slipper calculations as Niccolance goes...
SURF MEETS TURF PLATE Godolphin's Astern, dubbed the "Hugh Hefner of racing", rocketed into Golden Slipper calculations at the same time his closest rival, Niccolance, made a beeline for the exit...
View ArticleDel Mar statistics, horse racing notes
DEL MAR LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS Santiago Gonzalez / 14 Rafael Bejarano / 12 Mario Gutierrez / 9 Fernando Perez / 8 Martin Garcia / 6 Mike Smith / 6 TRAINERS / WINS Doug O’Neill / 9...
View ArticleFirst 2015 winner for trainer Fullerton
SIX HORSES CLAIMED ON SATURDAY Six claims were made on the 10-race programme at Caymanas Park on Saturday. In the fourth race on a $180,000 claiming tag, Pocket Money was claimed from Ryan Darby by...
View ArticleShort Squeeze to maintain Zac Purton-Benno Yung combination in Triple Trio
Three tricky contests at Happy Valley don’t offer much in the way of excitement for Triple Trio players but a switch to the smaller track and a potent jockey-trainer combination point to Short Squeeze...
View ArticleRacing legend Jim Moloney dies, aged 90
Jim Moloney, the man who arrived in Melbourne in 1956 to pursue a career as a horse trainer and then managed to produce arguably Australia's greatest sprinter Vain, has died at 90. Moloney was the...
View ArticleApprentice Brodie Loy ready to take the next step if he wants it
Warwick Farm trainer David Pfieffer has a nice group of horses in his yard but apprentice Brodie Loy could be the next big thing to benefit from time in the stable. The 19-year-old is a talent and is...
View ArticleMana Strike calmly rallies to Gold Rush Stakes win
Nervous antics in the paddock by 3-to-5 favorite Allaboutaction and 3-to-1 second choice Gold Rush Dancer, which unseated jockey Russell...
View ArticleSmullen expecting Eagle to soar in Far East
Pat Smullen reports Free Eagle to be in "tremendous form" ahead of his swansong in Sunday's Longines Hong Kong Cup. A narrow winner of the Prince...
View ArticleAnimal Kingdom's pedigree is a work of art
This past Thanksgiving weekend featured the first of four Kentucky Derby future pools. It also featured a new bet that allows you to bet on the winning sire. This is an interesting bet if not for any...
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