Sale histories for horses being offered during Book 4 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Book 4 includes sessions 6-8, which are being held Nov. 9-11. Each session starts at 10 a.m. ET.
Trainer Ian Wilkes discusses Blue Grass Stakes (G1) entrant and Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Burnham Square, who trained April 7 at Churchill Downs. Source link
If attention to detail is what makes a good racehorse trainer, then Dan Blacker has it in abundance. The California-based trainer flew 16 hours to Dubai last week to watch his superstar Straight No Chaser work at Meydan Racecourse ahead of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) April 5. “I came in for four days,” he…
Churchill Downs has officially rebranded Wednesday of Kentucky Derby Week to be known as “Winsday: Great Thrills for the Greater Good presented by Resolute Racing.” In partnership with the Community Foundation of Louisville, “Winsday” will be a special day dedicated to supporting local nonprofit organizations and spotlighting their invaluable contributions to the Kentuckiana community. A…
Stewards in Kentucky have issued jockey Luan Machado a suspension of three race days for careless riding during the $650,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) Oct. 3 at Keeneland, which led to the disqualification of Percy’s Bar . Machado was aboard the first-under-the-wire finisher, who was disqualified and placed second for veering out under left-handed urging and fouling Tommy…
Mr Brightside enhanced his reputation as a people’s horse when he benefited from a Craig Williams riding lesson to secure a 10th elite-level success in the Makybe Diva Stakes (G1) Sept. 13. Williams gave his five rival jockeys a clinic in the Flemington feature, being allowed to set a crawling pace on the 8-year-old Mr…
Equibase, the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing information, has enhanced the foreign past performance data with internal points of call information and short comments for the expected Japanese runners in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Similar data enhancements were also made for two European-based horses likely to be entered on the Derby undercard program. The…
