The heart of the fall horse racing calendar beats loudest in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, this weekend. Parx Racing, the home of the Pennsylvania Derby, is poised to host one of the most significant races for three-year-olds outside of the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup. The $1 million Grade 1 Penn...
In the runup to the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com presents our first Top 10 contenders list. Rankings will be updated periodically as Derby preps with qualifying points are contested over the next 3 ½ months. The points pick up, the prize money picks up, and the pace picks up in the next ...
Talk about a pay raise! The purse for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) has been boosted to $5 million, a great leap from $3 million since 2019. The breakdown translates to the winner earning $3.1 million -- $100,000 more than last year’s entire purse – the runner-up collecting $1 million, third pla...
Horseplayers would be wise to consider a Bob Baffert exacta the next time a graded stakes race for 2- or 3-year-olds is run in California. Five times in the past five months, the Hall of Fame trainer has finished 1-2, most recently with 3-year-olds Muth ($2.80 on a $2 win bet) and Pilot Commander in...
A horse finishes first, the race is declared official, and that’s that. It’s not complicated, unlike the process to determine the Eclipse Award for the 2023 Horse of the Year. Sometimes it’s a no-brainer, as it was in 2015 and 2018 when American Pharoah and Justify swept the Triple Crown. This...
We know it’s early, but is there another run to the Kentucky Derby (G1) for longtime owner Al Gold after his Drum Roll Please rallied from last to first in winning the $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct? Gold, who operates as Gold Square LLC, finally got his first Grade 1 win two years ago when [&...
The stage is set for an emotional Eclipse Awards ceremony with Team Cody’s Wish in position to dominate when the winners are announced. Three finalists in 16 of the 17 human and equine Eclipse Award categories were revealed on Saturday, with Cody’s Wish up for Older Dirt Male and Male Sprinter; ...
The 49th edition of the $200,000 San Vicente (G2) may have a short field of six 3-year-olds, but it’s quite an expensive group. Muth, the 4-5 favorite for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, tops the field at $2 million, purchased by Zedan Racing Stables at the Ocala Breeders 2-year-olds in training...
He rode in more races than anyone in 2023. He won more races, finished second in more races, and finished third in more races than anyone. He broke his own record for earnings in a year and is likely to win a fifth Eclipse Award as the nation’s top jockey on Jan. 25. Welcome to […]...
Just like trainers Jena Antonucci and Linda Rice, Brittany Russell also made horseracing history in 2023. Russell became the first female to lead the annual trainer standings in Maryland with 118 victories at Laurel and Pimlico and nationally finished 11th in wins (177) and 16th in money earned ($7,...
Catching Freedom found the daylight he needed in the stretch and won the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park on New Year’s Day. With Oaklawn’s leading rider (in 2023) Cristian Torres aboard for trainer Brad Cox, Catching Freedom ($5.40 for a $2 win bet) lived up to his 8-5 favoritism in...
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