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.
As major renovations continue at Belmont Park, NYRA officials expressed steadfast confidence in the project’s completion by fall 2026 at a June 13 meeting of the New York State Franchise Oversight Board. The board met for a regularly scheduled meeting following a Friday morning announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYRA that the Belmont Stakes…
Already crowned with a name that portends great things, Dynasty, a full brother to 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure , sold for $750,000 to Wathnan Racing at the Aug. 4 opening session of The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select yearling sale. As Hip 10, the bay colt by Quality Road out of the Medaglia d’Oro dam…
American Promise secured a Kentucky Derby (G1) berth in winning the March 15 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, but his Derby preparations are not over. The Justify colt, who collected 50 points for his track-record performance at Colonial of 1 1/8 miles in 1:46.41, has 55 overall points, historically sufficient to gain entry to the Derby when…
The respective King’s Plate winners from 2023 and 2024, Paramount Prince and Caitlinhergrtness , swing back into racing action in separate CA$150,000 graded stakes races Nov. 8 at Woodbine. A 4-year-old Omaha Beach filly, Caitlinhergrtness cuts back to a sprint in second of the three stakes on the Saturday program, the Bessarabian Stakes, when she faces…
The Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet, which ran from April 3-27, saw jockey Kendrick Carmouche pick up his fourth riding title at a New York Racing Association (NYRA) meeting. Carmouche paced all other riders to secure his second Big A spring meet riding title with 21 wins, putting an exclamation point on a meet that saw…
Compiled by America’s Best Racing, A complete schedule of TV, livestream, and radio coverage for what promises to be an exciting week in horse racing: Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf…
