D. Wayne Lukas, the most influential thoroughbred horseman in modern times, has been hospitalized and will not return to training, according to a news release from Churchill Downs on Sunday. The 89-year-old Hall of Famer suffered a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] infection that ...
The completed weeklong Royal Ascot meet included four Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In’’ races, leaving bettors wondering whether all, some or none will be sent to America for the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Ombudsman could be BC Turf threat There are no odds on...
Jockey Jose Ortiz is hoping for clear sailing aboard Clever Again against nine rivals in the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown Racino on Saturday. For those who bet horse racing and recall it well, Clever Again was the horse in the Preakness Stakes (G1) who was bumped into the rail and out of ...
The fields for the seven races on Friday’s prestigious Royal Ascot meeting are set, including the two main events on the day, the Commonwealth Cup (G1T) for 3-year-old sprinters and Coronation Stakes (G1T) for sophomore fillies going a mile. Post time for the first race is 9:30 a.m. ET and can be ...
The 8-5 favorite, Los Angeles, was struggling in mid-stretch, so the door was open for an upset in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), the marquee event of the Royal Ascot meeting. Ombudsman was ready to roll but had nowhere to run. William Buick, a masterful big-race rider, was bottled up near the...
The warm weather in England will continue through Wednesday, day two at Royal Ascot, so once again, firm conditions are expected. The feature on the second day of the meet is the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (GIT), a 1 ¼-mile event named in 1892 for the Prince of Wales and now run in honor of the ...
For racing fans worldwide, the Royal Ascot meeting has always represented the most elite of horse racing seasons, with each day of the five-day race meeting every year steeped in history and filled with the best horses, trainers, and jockeys -- not to mention fashion, traditions, and royal pageantry...
There are 59 racecourses in Britain, and no two are alike. They can run clockwise (right to left), counterclockwise or straight. They can be flat or undulating, uphill or downhill, and some tracks feature all of the above. “Horses for courses” is a reliable handicapping angle, and nowhere does i...
Post Horse Odds Trainer Jockey 1 Nitti 10/1 Leonard Powell Armando Ayuso 2 For Arrogate 20/1 Jonathan Thomas Drayden Van Dyke 3 Time Song 8/1 Jonathan Thomas Hector Berrios 4 Maltese Falcon 5/1 Librado Barocio Juan Hernandez 5 Santa Barbarian 15/1 Ryan Hanson Kazushi Kimura 6 Mrs. Astor 8/5 Jonathan...
He was born to travel. Carl Spackler was foaled in Ireland, auctioned off in England, and flown to the United States. Last month owner Bob Edwards of e Five Racing Thoroughbreds sold the three-time Grade 1 winner to Yulong Investments. The Australian superpower shipped him back to England, where on ...
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