Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots canceled racing March 15, citing high winds and corresponding electrical issues in the area. Racing is scheduled to resume Sunday, March 16, at 12:45 p.m. CT. Sign up for BloodHorse Daily This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff. Source link
Powered by a steady stream of nine winners, Dan Piazza, a wealth management advisor from Chicago, leads after the first day of the 26th National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), presented by Caesars Race & Sportsbook, Horseshoe Las Vegas, and Racetrack Television Network (RTN). Piazza bested Alex DeVito by a mere four…
Sam F. Davis Stakes winner John Hancock , unbeaten in two starts, is the expected favorite over the seasoned Built and eight other 3-year-olds in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G1) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The first of a cluster of designated preps in late March and early April offering 200…
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 122 entries for its March Digital Sale, which may be viewed at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding opened March 13 and will close March 18 beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The catalog offers horses of racing age, breeding stock—including mares with foals at foot, 2-year-olds in training, yearlings, and a no-guarantee season to Nyquist . “We have…
International riding star Frankie Dettori has announced he is filing for bankruptcy. In a shocking statement, Dettori revealed he had been unsuccessful in efforts to resolve financial difficulties with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, the national taxing authority of the United Kingdom. Dettori said: “For the last six months, my advisors have been working with…
The New York Racing Association announced March 13 the stakes schedule for the 2025 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, which opens July 10 and continues through Sept. 1. Highlighted by the 156th renewal of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) Aug. 23 and the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2, the 40-day summer meet will offer…
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An Eddie Woods-consigned colt by Gun Runner sold for an Ocala Breeders’ Sales record when he dropped the hammer for $3 million at the closing session of the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale March 13. The previous sale record was $2.45 million for the Tiznow colt Conquistador, established in 2017 at the OBS Spring…
Since coming to the United States from Venezuela in 2007, jockey Junior Alvarado has compiled an enviable list of accomplishments with more than 2,200 wins including three in the Breeders’ Cup, two on 2023 Horse of the Year Cody’s Wish , the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) in 2023 at his winter home of Gulfstream…
Steal Sunshine , a last-out second to Mindframe in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) March 1, will be back on the work tab March 15 ahead of a next scheduled start in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) on the Dubai World Cup (G1) undercard April 5 at Meydan Racecourse. Gulfstream-based trainer Bobby Dibona said Steal…
