3 Things You Might Not Know About: Rhetorical

More than 700 2-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses are now wearing a biometric sensor as part of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ research project to determine the effectiveness of sensors in injury detection. Submission of sensor data to the project’s data analyst began in mid-February. Data will only be collected during weekly high-speed workouts. Six sensor…

Tapbyangels became the first winner for Barton Thoroughbreds’ freshman sire Tap Back   when the 2-year-old gelding won by 2 1/4 lengths in a maiden $25,000 claiming race Aug. 1 at Emerald Downs. Tapbyangels had previously been second on debut. The California-bred out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Winning Sis  is trained by Scott Tubbs. Tapbyangels was piloted to…

The longest shot on the board at 86-1, Idratherbeblessed  shocked the field with a gate-to-wire score in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (G2T) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Without an eager pacesetter in the Muniz Memorial, jockey Ben Curtis spurred a willing Idratherbeblessed to the front from the outer 11…

Into Mischief   has been the gold standard for sires going on seven years. But there’s no need to look too far to find an up-and-coming sire making a name for himself. Mendelssohn  , a half brother to Into Mischief, has only had four crops but is knocking on his second consecutive top-20 finish on North America’s…

Here’s a rundown of horse racing coverage on TV, streaming, and radio for Travers Week 2025: Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) Juddmonte International Stakes Aug. 20 10:35 a.m….

The first under tack show of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded May 14 with seven juveniles tying for the fastest furlong at :10 1/5. A colt by Complexity   breezed the fastest quarter-mile in :21 4/5 over a wet track Wednesday afternoon. The top hips included: Hip 20, a dark bay or…