Horse Racing

BloodHorse Monday co-hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins preview the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park July 19. Source link

It was the spring of 1996, in a racing universe long ago and far, far away, that 17-year-old Mirco Demuro arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from Milan, Italy, to dip his young toe into the American scene, if only to expand his horizons. No one was there to meet him, so Demuro…

Back on a fast track in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2), Whisper Hill Farm’s Leslie’s Rose  returned to the form that brought her her first graded stakes win, notching her second by 3 3/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 18. The 4-year-old Leslie’s Rose made it quite clear in last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) and this year’s…

Back on a fast track in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2), Whisper Hill Farm’s Leslie’s Rose  returned to the form that brought her her first graded stakes win, notching her second by 3 3/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 18. The 4-year-old Leslie’s Rose made it quite clear in last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) and this year’s…

After Book’em Danno  won the True North Stakes (G3) on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard at Saratoga Race Course June 7, owner Mark Rubenstein said that his millionaire runner would likely race next at Monmouth Park, an apt choice for the New Jersey-bred. Instead, Rubenstein and his partners in Atlantic Six Racing have brought the…

Adding the hardware from the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park to the trophy case would be a dream realized for any horseman, but it would be a most prized possession for a Jersey guy. “It would mean a lot. It would be great to win the biggest race close to us,” said…

It’s often said that revenge is a dish best served cold. The connections of Burnham Square  have waited eight years to dig in. When the Whitham Thoroughbreds homebred, who is trained by Ian Wilkes and will be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., contests the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) July 19, it will mark the first time…

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association is teaming up with Dean Dorton, a Top 100 CPA and advisory firm, to host a deep dive webinar on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its tax implications affecting Thoroughbred racing. It will take place on Thursday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The webinar will feature insight from…

Walmac Farm’s freshman sire Core Beliefs   was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Nour scored on debut in maiden $25,000 claiming race July 18 at Gulfstream Park.  The juvenile, owned by Sultan Racing and trained by Tareq Moubarak, was guided to the winner’s circle by Luca Panici. She earned $16,800 in victory. In the 5…

Minnie Hauk  appears to face a straightforward task against six inferior rivals as she bids to follow up last month’s Epsom Oaks (G1) success in the July 19 Irish Oaks (G1) at the Curragh.  Everything looks set fair for Minnie Hauk, who got the better of a protracted duel with Aidan O’Brien stablemate Whirl  last…