Sale histories for horses in the Sept. 18 10th session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and second session of Book 5A. The session begins at 10 a.m. ET.
Jose Ortiz was named leading rider in his first meet at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 23. Bagging 98 races, including five on closing day, Ortiz was best by 43, winning the most by any jockey since Florent Geroux tallied the same amount in 2016-2017. “I feel great,” Ortiz said. “The goal was…
A 14-horse field has been confirmed for the Oct. 4 Turnbull Stakes (G1) at Flemington Racecourse, with 2024 winner Via Sistina and Underwood Stakes (G1) victor Sir Delius having been handed polar opposite barriers. Via Sistina and James McDonald will attempt to become the first Turnbull winners from barrier 1 since Northerly in 2002, while Sir Delius…
The Oklahoma Training Track at historic Saratoga Race Course will open for the 2025 season on Saturday, April 19, the New York Racing Association announced today. The Oklahoma barn area will open to licensed trainers and staff beginning Tuesday, April 15. In 2025, NYRA will expand public access to the Oklahoma Training Track. Beginning April…
Early bettors on the (non-listed) Grand National Handicap Steeplechase see I Am Maximus as the favorite to repeat in the traditional about 4.3-mile test over hurdles April 5 at Aintree and the wagering pace picked up after his trainer, Willie Mullins, delivered a successful day April 3. Successful in the Grand National a year ago,…
Docklands bounced back to go one better and cause a 14-1 shock as he narrowly denied Rosallion in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) June 17 to open the Royal Ascot meeting in thrilling fashion. Trained by Harry Eustace and ridden by Mark Zahra, last year’s Queen Anne runner-up battled it out to the line alongside Rosallion…
Most of the attention in the run-up to the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) July 19 at Monmouth Park will be focused on classic winner Journalism as he seeks a late-season rally that would put him back in the conversation for a 3-year-old divisional championship. On the other side of the Haskell ledger is the…
