Though excited about his Arkansas Derby (G1) entrant, debut winner Cornucopian and the Arkansas Derby’s 7-5 morning-line favorite, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says Coal Battle is the deserving public choice. “Him being the favorite? I don’t know about that,” Baffert said of Cornucopian in remarks to Oaklawn Park publicity. “I don’t think he should…
The value of The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database has been demonstrated repeatedly over the past 16 years with the development of numerous industry safety initiatives including the revision of race-day medication rules and regulatory changes such as void-claim rules and prerace veterinarian inspections. Those changes have helped North American racing reduce the rate of…
Trainer George Scott discusses West Acre ahead of his start in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T). Source link
Trainer Owen Burrows discusses Deira Mile ahead of his start in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1T). Source link
Following the announcement this week of a new two-year racing agreement between the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) and Woodbine Racetrack, HBPA Ontario president Sue Leslie said unity is the best way the Ontario thoroughbred racing industry can address the significant challenges the sport faces. “We’ve got outside forces that are having a dramatic…
After more than 10 years, Carlo Vaccarezza and his wife look likely to lose a $1.06 million veterinary malpractice claim against Dr. Vince Baker after a recently concluded retrial in Los Angeles Superior Court. The court’s decision is not final, but a March 21 tentative ruling issued by Judge Gail Killefer finds the Vaccarezzas failed…
WinStar Farm entered a partnership with MyRacehorse to acquire the breeding rights to 2024 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Eclipse Award champion male sprinter Straight No Chaser , the farm announced March 28. Trained by Dan Blacker, the globetrotting 6-year-old son of Speightster is a prohibitive favorite in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen Stakes…
Volume 16 of IFHA Quarterly, a newsletter produced in partnership with the Japan Racing Association, has been released. This edition features highlights from the Longines World Racing Awards, where City of Troy, Laurel River, and the Juddmonte International were honored, a report on the recent WOAH-IHSC Riyadh workshop and its role in advancing horse movement…
Although based in Southern California since the early 2000s, Hall of Fame Jockey Mike Smith has a proven track record at Gulfstream Park. Hall of Famer trainer Bob Baffert has called upon Smith to fill in for Tyler Gaffalione, who sustained a broken ankle in a starting gate mishap March 26 to ride Madaket Road …
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Henri Matisse is entered for his 3-year-old debut March 30 in the Leopardstown Two Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes (G3), a seven-furlong turf target which trainer Aidan O’Brien nominated earlier this week as a means to getting the freshness out of the son of Wootton Bassett . In last year’s Juvenile…
