A little less than a year ago, Phileas Fogg raced for a $62,500 claiming price at Saratoga Race Course and lost, finishing ninth in an allowance optional claimer on the turf. But a change in barns via a claim and a return to dirt racing has led to a change in fortunes. On July 4, he…
Marked by a soft month of wagering in June, betting on Thoroughbred racing in the United States continued to slide through the second quarter of 2025, dipping 2.38% to $3,281,212,052, according to Equibase figures. Betting totaled $956,784,146 in June, a reduction of 7.18%. Due to annual calendar shifts, there were four Saturdays last month, compared to five…
With the temptation of securing another grade 1 prize in the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) July 4, trainer Chad Brown opted instead to race Zulu Kingdom in the Manila Stakes (G3T) on the same card, believing the ridgling could be his barn’s next star turf miler. Zulu Kingdom, cutting back to eight panels after…
Amerman Racing’s Test Score stalked the pace from third and rallied strongest in the lane to win the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) July 4 at Saratoga Race Course. Graham Motion trains the Kentucky-bred 3-year-old colt by Lookin At Lucky . Test Score, b, 3/c Lookin At Lucky — Joy of Learning, by Kitten’s Joy …
Former stallion sales director at Walmac Farm Jay Goodwin is joining Vinery Sales and Silver Springs Training, it was announced July 4th. Jay will be an account manager for both companies. “Jay is a high integrity, high energy guy, with decades of sales experience in all markets. He’s going to be a tremendous asset to…
Kingsolver broke her maiden and added a black-type score to her résumé in the same afternoon in the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes July 4 at Saratoga Race Course. Running an even fifth in her June 11 debut at Churchill Downs, Kingsolver appreciated the extra sixteenth of a mile in the Schuylerville, rolling to a two-length tally over heavily-favored…
Trainer Michelle Elliott has been based at Horseshoe Indianapolis since she switched from the world of prepping young horses for sale to opening a racing stable in 2017. She has watched every year as others, most from out of state, compete in Indiana’s signature races: the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) and $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3),…
Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead at the Belmont Oaks Invitational at Saratoga and the Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Source link
Marked by a soft month of wagering in June, betting on Thoroughbred racing in the United States continued to slide through the second quarter of 2025, dipping 2.38% to $3,281,212,052, according to Equibase figures. Betting totaled $956,784,146 in June, a reduction of 7.18%. Due to annual calendar shifts, there were four Saturdays last month, compared to five…
After a runner-up finish in his first try in a grade 1 stakes, Amerman Racing’s homebred Test Score will be hoping for some July 4 fireworks in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course. A son of Lookin At Lucky trained by Graham Motion, Test Score is exiting a…
