The $200,000 San Clemente Handicap (G2) for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar drew a field of 11, which includes local stars from the division and a couple of talented shippers from the East Coast for the 1-mile test on turf. San Clemente's history is strong Inaugurated in 1949 on dirt, the 1970 renewal...
Once again, Irad Ortiz, Jr. was involved in a race-riding kerfuffle, this time as he rode odds-on favorite Forte to a narrow victory over Saudi Crown in the $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) on Saturday over a sloppy track at Saratoga. The win was the first for Forte in four months, a tumultuous time that saw...
California’s road to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) gets underway on Saturday with the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (GI) at Del Mar, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” event, which means that the best of the 12 standout sprinters who will race the six furlongs also win an all-...
A star-studded lineup featuring Epsom Derby (G1) winner Auguste Rodin and six other Group or Grade 1 stakes winners in a field of 11 is set for the $1.6 million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday. The winner earns an automatic spot, with all fees paid, in ...
Saturday’s $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar is the traditional prep race for the track’s signature race, the $2 million Pacific Classic (G1), set to be contested on Saturday, September 2, and long before the Cal-bred fan favorite Best Pal won the inaugural Pacific Classic 33 years ago...
Hopefully, a frustrating spring will lead to a fruitful summer for a champion last seen in the winner’s circle nearly four months ago. That would be Forte, the 2-year-old Eclipse Award winner who tops a talented but compact field of five in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. ...
Jason Servis, the disgraced trainer of star-crossed champion Maximum Security, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a yearslong scheme of abusing racehorses through the use of performance enhancing drugs. The maximum sentence based on the charges was delivered on Wednesday (Jul...
Irad Ortiz, Jr. is rolling once again at the Spa, already out to a commanding lead in the jockey standings with no signs of slowing down. As the third week of the eight-week summer begins on Wednesday (July 26), Ortiz has piled up 21 victories in 71 races, including a win in the Shuvee (G2) [&hellip...
Overlooked at 12-1, Geaux Rocket Ride enjoyed a confident ride from Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith to upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage and 4-5 favorite Arabian Knight in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. The 3-year-old bay son of Candy Ride gave Hall of Fame train...
Since Gustavo Delgado, Sr. won the Kentucky Derby with 15-1 shot Mage back on May 6, getting to the winner’s circle again has been a tough task for the trainer. Delgado’s next 12 starters did not win, including Mage in the Preakness (G1) on May 20, where he finished third. He’s 1-for-his-last-...
No matter how he arrives, by plane, train, or horse van, Monmouth Park received the good news a day before Wednesday’s post-position draw for the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1): The Derby winner is coming, the Derby winner is coming. Mage, the surprise Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, will take on seve...
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