There is quite a contrast in the current ownership of Goliath , who makes his reappearance for 2025 in the April 27 QEII Cup (G1) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. This will be the third race in which Francis Graffard’s gelding will represent the Resolute Racing banner of John Stewart, the big-spending American whose…
April 25, 2025 4:10 PM 2:15 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. Source link
April 25, 2025 2:28 PM 2:54 Trainer Whit Beckman says Flying Mohawk is a dirt horse following a breeze in company with Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender Drexel Hill at Churchill Downs April 25. View Comments Source link
April 25, 2025 2:34 PM 3:26 Jackson Werth, son of World Series champion and Belmont Stakes (G1)-winning owner Jayson Werth, talks about Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Flying Mohawk, his involvement in the industry, and sharing the experience with his dad. Source link
April 25, 2025 2:24 PM 1:35 Jockey Florent Geroux will ride Simply Joking in a race for the first time in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. He shares what he’s learned about the filly in the mornings after she breezed a half-mile in :47 3/5…
Around 7 o’clock the evening of May 1, 2021, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert was atop the Kentucky Derby (G1) history books as the legendary race’s only seven-time-winning trainer. His star 3-year-old of that year, Zedan Racing Stable’s Medina Spirit, had just led throughout in the Run for the Roses. The record victory wouldn’t last. Medina Spirit…
Opening Day at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR), a rite of spring in the Finger Lakes Region since 1962, is set for Monday, April 28. The 64th season of Thoroughbred action at “The Thumb” features 91 racing days through Nov. 26. The first two weeks feature Monday-Tuesday racing, with Wednesdays added to the weekly…
The connections of last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Fierceness are back for the Run for the Roses with a horse flying just under the radar in Grande . Trained by Todd Pletcher for Repole Stable, Grande posted his final breeze before the Derby April 25 at Keeneland, drilling five furlongs in company in 1:01. The…
Equibase, the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing information, has enhanced the foreign past performance data with internal points of call information and short comments for the expected Japanese runners in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Similar data enhancements were also made for two European-based horses likely to be entered on the Derby undercard program. The…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman The 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) is barely more than one week away. Post positions will be drawn on Saturday, after which we can start finalizing our betting strategies. Journalism is expected to start as a clear favorite in the Kentucky Derby, and I’m confident…
