John and Thady Gosden were crowned the leading trainers at the Royal Ascot meeting, with their brilliant week headlined by Field of Gold ‘s superstar performance in the June17 St James’s Palace Stakes (G1). The father-and-son combination finished the week with five winners having also scooped the two feature races June 18 and 19, with Ombudsman …
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Spectacular Bid Division Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth. Source link
Equine star power will be on display June 28 at Churchill Downs, and not just in the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1), where Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone meet beneath the twin spires for the first time since they were noses apart when 1-2 in the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1). While the Stephen Foster is certainly…
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Spectacular Bid Division Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Goodwood Stakes at Monmouth. Source link
With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening and the safety of horses, jockeys and staff working outdoors being paramount, Canterbury Park has canceled the June 21 Northern Stars Turf Festival program that had been scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Racing on June 22 will be moved from 1 p.m. to…
It was around 4:30 a.m. when the phone rang, about an hour before sunrise. The overnight guard manning the Del Mar stable gate was on the line, telling Joe Harper there were headlights appearing in the darkness and vehicles gathering nearby. Harper sighed, got dressed, and hurried to the track. It was happening, just like…
The Foundation for the Horse is awarding its first Equine Care Grants totaling $75,000 to 30 equine adoption, rescue, retirement, and therapy facilities in 18 states and Puerto Rico. Each $2,500 grant is designated for essential needs such as feed, hay, veterinary services, and farrier care. This new grant program, made possible by Pennsylvania horse…
As group 2 races go, the Hardwicke Stakes (G2) is the best in Britain and perhaps among the best in the world. The average winning Racing Post Rating is 120, the sort of figure handed to the winner of a modest open-company group 1. The latest renewal at Royal Ascot takes place June 21. The…
The first five in the betting for the June 21 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot features two horses trained in France and one each in Britain, Japan, and Ireland. The home team is led by last year’s dominant Commonwealth Cup (G1) winner Inisherin . Two disappointing efforts, when favored, followed that brilliant…
Trainer Karl Burke turned around a frustrating week as the highly regarded Venetian Sun burst home to land the June 20 Albany Stakes (G3) at Royal Ascot under Clifford Lee. The 2-year-old Starman filly had been “kicking group horses out of the way” on Burke’s gallops in recent weeks and brought that class to the…
