The second day of Ellis Park‘s Kentucky Downs Preview races continues Aug. 3 with the $400,000 Pucker Up Stakes (G3T) as the headlining event. Steve Landers Racing’s Destino d’Oro , an auspicious daughter of Bolt d’Oro from the Brad Cox barn, tops a field of 10 3-year-old fillies going postward for the 1 1/8-mile turf contest. Destino d’Oro,…
Racing is canceled at Thistledown July 30-31, the remainder of its scheduled race week, as the track surface there goes through continued examination. Pending a satisfactory evaluation, equine workouts are planned to resume Aug. 2 and racing Aug. 4, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. The cancellations follow cards being scrapped on both July…
The legacy of two of the top trainers of the last few decades will be honored by 1/ST with the announcement of graded stakes races being renamed in their memories. Beginning with the 2026 runnings, Santa Anita Park’s Grade II Santa Monica Stakes will be known as the D. Wayne Lukas Stakes and Gulfstream Park’s…
The board of stewards of The Jockey Club announced today the election of Everett R. Dobson as chair. Dobson succeeds Stuart S. Janney III, who had served as chair of The Jockey Club since August 8, 2015. Janney will continue to serve on the board of stewards. Dobson has been a member of The Jockey…
Fresh from a remarkable group 1 treble from graduates at Royal Ascot, Tattersalls Ireland has unveiled a catalog for the September Yearling Sale, which will undoubtedly receive particular interest. A total of 505 yearlings have been listed for sale across the two sessions Sept. 23-24, while Part II will continue Sept. 25 with another 165…
Veteran California jockey Geovanni Franco posted an upset win in the Gr. I Bing Crosby at Del Mar while across the country, jockey Mychel Sanchez won a total of 14 races between Parx and Colonial Downs including the Reigh Count Stakes. The two jockeys tied in the voting for Jockey of the Week for July 21-July…
Here’s a comprehensive guide compiled by America’s Best Racing, to TV, streaming, and radio coverage of a busy week of racing and events in horse racing: Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) HKJC World Pool…
Thistledown canceled racing July 29, a day after its eight-race card was scrapped following a fatal breakdown in the first race. There is hope that racing and training can resume as early as July 30. “I think there’s a good chance we train and race tomorrow,” said Ohio Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association executive director…
There is no greater satisfaction for a Thoroughbred breeder than establishing and cultivating a family that branches out and excels over multiple generations. Mission accomplished for John and Debby Oxley, whose breeding exploits produced 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victor Sierra Leone , one of the headliners in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2 at…
Keeping a 3-year-old in its comfort zone can be difficult when there are rich rewards for taking a gamble. But for the connections of Zulu Kingdom there have been about a million reasons to keep the son of Ten Sovereigns in turf races at a mile and a sixteenth or less and there could be…
