After the Florida Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee passed Senate Bill 408, which seeks to decouple Thoroughbred racing from gaming in the state, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association said it’s not about to give up in its fight to stop the bill. “The Senate’s first of three committee stops showed that there’s more work…
Journalism and Citizen Bull , the top two on many lists for this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1), are scheduled to meet in the 1 1/8-mile Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 5. The race has been a reliable indication of ability in the Run for the Roses, as 14 horses in the last half-century have come out of…
Multiple grade 2 winner Hoist the Gold headlines a field of 12 older horses entered for the $350,000 Commonwealth Stakes (G3) April 5 at Keeneland. A Dream Team Racing homebred trained by Dallas Stewart, Hoist the Gold enjoyed a banner year in 2023 when he won the Phoenix Stakes (G2) at Keeneland and the Cigar…
As the Kentucky Derby (G1) is set to take its place in the sports world spotlight over the next month, a behind-the-scenes look at Thoroughbred racing will be presented to an international audience in a six-episode Netflix documentary series set to premier April 22. According to an April 2 Netflix news release and two-minute trailer, “Race for…
Although March 29 was headlined by a pair of Kentucky Derby (G1) trials—the Florida Derby (G1) and Arkansas Derby (G1)—they were paralleled by two Kentucky Oaks (G1) trials at the same venues, the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) and Fantasy Stakes (G2). In a neat piece of symmetry, those two fillies’ events went to the offspring…
A lawsuit seeking the removal of seven board members of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has been set for trial. A court petition filed in September by board president Robert Hutt and John Julia, a board member, alleged financial improprieties and self-dealing among prior leadership of the PTHA, particularly former president Sal DeBunda, who left…
Owner/trainer Juan Munoz Cano, initially charged in December with a pending clenbuterol violation from the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit with the late horse La Bukana, now has another six pending clenbuterol charges against him. READ: Cano Suspended Pending Appearance Before KY Stewards The most recent charges were posted April 2 to the HIWU website,…
Stakes winner Out On Bail makes his sophomore debut April 6 in the $300,000 Palisades Stakes at Keeneland, going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf against nine 3-year-olds. The New York-bred is owned by Case Chambers, Paradise Farms, and David Staudacher, and was purchased by Chambers for $110,000 at the 2024 Ocala Breeders’ Sales March…
Four horses sold for more than $100,000 at the Texas Thoroughbred Association 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale April 2 at Lone Star Park, with Hip 15 topping the sale at $150,000. Purchased by Clark Brewster from the consignment of Bryan Ford Training Stable, the Oklahoma-bred colt by Omaha Beach breezed an eighth of a mile :10 during…
If Mike Repole had his druthers, the St. John’s University alum would be in San Antonio this weekend for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. But awful shooting March 22 ended those hopes in the Red Storm’s 75-66 second-round loss to the University of Arkansas. “It was still a phenomenal year,” said Repole, who has…
