Ortiz on Aristides Winner Durante: 'My Day Today'

Marc Witkowski, the regular exercise rider of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism, reacts to the colt’s victory the following morning May 18. Source link

The first five in the betting for the June 21 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot features two horses trained in France and one each in Britain, Japan, and Ireland. The home team is led by last year’s dominant Commonwealth Cup (G1) winner Inisherin . Two disappointing efforts, when favored, followed that brilliant…

When Fort Washington ‘s patented late stretch run carried him first across the finish line in the Aug. 9 Arlington Million (G1T) at Colonial Downs, the 6-year-old knocked off one of Joe Anzalone’s goals as an owner—win a grade 1. The pharmaceutical business partner of racing magnate Bob Edwards, Anzalone paved his own path in horse ownership and…

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from major Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races held on each coast April 5, the Santa Anita Derby (G1) in California and the 100th Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct. He also looks at international action at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai highlighted by the Dubai World Cup (G1) and the United Arab…

Canterbury Park racing officials, in cooperation with the Minnesota Racing Commission state veterinarian and Minnesota HBPA, will delay the start of Sunday’s racing program to 6 p.m. due to a projected excessive heat index early in the afternoon. The seven-race program was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. The family day promotion of llama…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series paused in mid-March of previous years without qualifying designated preps between the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) and Louisiana Derby (G2).  With Colonial Downs expanding its racing schedule this year to include an all-dirt week of racing this month, the $500,000 Virginia Derby fills that vacancy March 15.  The…