As an investment manager and Thoroughbred owner, Mark Cohen is plenty familiar with the many expenses that come up in life—taxes, tuition, cars, housing, and for some, alimony—as well as the steady bills that arrive to keep a racing stable up and running. A few years ago a conversation with friends turned to talking about…
As an organization, the Jockeys’ Guild tries to keep its cool. They prefer to leave the headlines to the other guys and stick to what truly matters to their membership. For decades, the Guild has been in the forefront calling for more tightly controlled medication rules, and now here we are. They are in a…
Charm Stone advertised her spring credentials when she returned from a spell with a brilliant victory in the Sept. 26 Manikato Stakes (G1) over 1,200 meters (about six furlongs) at Moonee Valley Racecourse, her second taste of group 1 honors. Having won the Sangster Stakes (G1) against her own sex in Adelaide last season, the daughter…
After suffering six straight defeats, R. Lee Lewis’ Gun Song returned to the winner’s circle in the $232,500 Beldame Stakes (G2) Sept. 26 at Aqueduct Racetrack. A multiple stakes winner at 3, Gun Song collected her first victory as a 4-year-old in impressive fashion, defeating the heavily favored Randomized by 1 1/4 lengths. The Beldame, part…
The Sept. 27 Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket Racecourse is by no means a straight head-to-head, with four exciting fillies holding major claims, but it could be decided by the outcome of the rematch between Lowther Stakes (G2) 1-2 Royal Fixation and America Queen . Just a length separated the 5-2 joint-favorites at York Racecourse last…
This year’s 2-year-old program has marched on without bringing the horses with it. The division is still forming ahead of Newmarket’s 6-furlong Middle Park Stakes (G1) Sept. 27, which has as strong a claim as any to be the last real leading 2-year-old race of the campaign in the sense that the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and Fillies’…
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic & the Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont at the Big A. Source link
A reimagined Saddling Paddock with centralized saddling stalls and a ceremonial Stakes Winner’s Circle, along with the new Show Bet Bonus for on-track patrons, are among the highlights of Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet from Oct. 3-25. The season is the most lucrative in track history with purses for 22 stakes worth a total of $10.85…
Due to technical difficulties beyond Remington Park‘s control, The Sept. 25 nine-race card was canceled. All wagers made on Remington Park racing are refundable. Any guest who bought an official program on track can also seek a refund from the program stands. Remington Park racing is scheduled to resume Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26-28. The…
This is a for-real racehorse, not some four-legged fantasy from Walter Farley: He’s got the same record in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) as Hall of Famers Seabiscuit and Cougar II, that is, a win and two seconds. He has competed in 23 stakes events, 22 of them rated grade 1 or grade 2. His foal crop…
