Last May, Joe Ramos was recovering from a near-fatal motorcycle accident, hoping to return to the job he loves and visualizing the places that racing could take him. A year later, this rising star is back in the saddle and dreaming of roses, counting down the days to when he’s scheduled to ride Flying Mohawk …
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There is quite a contrast in the current ownership of Goliath , who makes his reappearance for 2025 in the April 27 QEII Cup (G1) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. This will be the third race in which Francis Graffard’s gelding will represent the Resolute Racing banner of John Stewart, the big-spending American whose…
April 25, 2025 4:10 PM 2:15 The Jockey Club president and COO Jim Gagliano provides a brief history and overview of the growing interest in aftercare April 24 at the International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses in Lexington. Source link
The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Cleveland Browns made the most shocking move of the night when they traded the No. 2 overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a package centered around the No. 5 pick and a first-round selection in 2026. Declaring winners and…
April 25, 2025 2:28 PM 2:54 Trainer Whit Beckman says Flying Mohawk is a dirt horse following a breeze in company with Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender Drexel Hill at Churchill Downs April 25. View Comments Source link
Real Madrid have doubled down by petitioning the Royal Spanish Football Federation to remove the officiating team assigned to Saturday’s Copa del Rey final. The club’s request targets referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea and VAR official Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes, following an emotional press conference on Friday. De Burgos Bengoetxea reportedly broke down in tears while…
April 25, 2025 2:34 PM 3:26 Jackson Werth, son of World Series champion and Belmont Stakes (G1)-winning owner Jayson Werth, talks about Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Flying Mohawk, his involvement in the industry, and sharing the experience with his dad. Source link
April 25, 2025 2:24 PM 1:35 Jockey Florent Geroux will ride Simply Joking in a race for the first time in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. He shares what he’s learned about the filly in the mornings after she breezed a half-mile in :47 3/5…
Around 7 o’clock the evening of May 1, 2021, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert was atop the Kentucky Derby (G1) history books as the legendary race’s only seven-time-winning trainer. His star 3-year-old of that year, Zedan Racing Stable’s Medina Spirit, had just led throughout in the Run for the Roses. The record victory wouldn’t last. Medina Spirit…
