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...
It was a good day at Los Alamitos Race Course for the owner of the track and the vice president of its racing association – their horse Wynstock won the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at odds of 13-1. Neither Dr. Edward Allred nor F. Jack Liebau were too worried about a stewards’ inquiry af...
Otto the Conqueror is on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 2-year-old son of 2007 Derby winner Street Sense came to Remington Park, he saw pace-setter Glengarry wouldn’t quit, and he conquered the $300,000 Springboard Mile, winning by three-quarters of a length. “It’s off to Hot Springs...
It’s closing weekend at Remington Park and Los Alamitos Race Course, and what better way for small tracks to close out a meet than with a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race? First up is the $300,000 Springboard Mile at Remington in Oklahoma City, where a field of nine is entered with Otto the Conqueror...
While not affecting the Kentucky Derby (G1) directly, it’s a kernel of news from Churchill Downs involving races run on Derby Day. Churchill Downs, Royal Ascot, and Epsom Downs, three iconic racetracks, announced Tuesday (Dec. 12) an automatic entry/travel incentive plan for the winners of four gr...
The $300,000 Springboard Mile provides Remington Park in Oklahoma City with the opportunity to showcase 2-year-olds who could wind up in the Kentucky Derby. It’ll be the 15th edition of the ungraded $300,000 Springboard, but significantly the race is one offering qualifying points for the 150th De...
When Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez got a leg up at Gulfstream Park for the track’s championship meet, it was a homecoming of sorts. Having spent the past two winters riding in California, Velazquez decided to return this year to what he calls his “second home.” “California, obviously, w...
It’s time for the $200,000 Starlet Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos, and that means deciding whether Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will extend his winning streak to seven Starlets in a row. A field of six 2-year-old fillies is entered for Saturday's 10th edition of the Starlet, formerly known as the...
The Belmont Stakes is moving upstate to Saratoga for the first time, and likely not the last – an expected result due to the massive renovation of Belmont Park on Long Island. The official announcement came Wednesday from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The third leg of racing’s Triple Crown will be...
The numbers are huge at Oaklawn: The 119th racing season opens Friday for 66 racing days, with a record $60 million in purses (a 20% increase), a record 47 stakes races, including a quarter-million-dollar boost to $1.5 million for the Arkansas Derby (G1), and one total eclipse of the sun on April 8....
West Coast mission accomplished for Chad Brown & Co. Sending some of his turf horses to Del Mar for the final weekend of the meet, the New York-based trained came away with a Grade 1 sweep – on Saturday, it was Program Training winning the $300,000 Hollywood Derby and on Sunday it was Surge Ca...
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