Rapid Redux wins 19th straight, ties record - December 13, 2011
LAUREL, Md. (AP) - Rapid Redux tied a North American thoroughbred record for most victories in a calendar year, winning his 19th straig...
Rapid Redux ties record; wins 19th straight - December 13, 2011
LAUREL, Md. (AP) - Rapid Redux tied a North American record for most wins in a calendar year with his 19th straight on Tuesday...The 5-...
Tampa Bay Downs: Delacour barn on the rise and boosted by new client - December 13, 2011
OLDSMAR, Fla. Leigh Delacours stable has been rising in prominence since Delacour, a onetime assistant to trainer Graham Motion, and h...
Tiz Flirtatious wins Cat's Cradle - December 11, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Joel Rosario made it three consecutive victories in the $85,800 Cat's Cradle Handicap for California-bred fill...
Sam Sparkle wins Big A's Hunch Stakes - December 11, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Sam Sparkle rallied to beat Crossbow, the 3-5 favorite, by a half length on Sunday in the $57,000 Hunch Stakes for 3-ye...
Remington: Ted's Folly takes Springboard Mile for sixth straight victory - December 11, 2011
Teds Folly unleashed a devastating, six-wide move around the final turn in Saturday nights $300,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park,...
Killer Graces wins Hollywood Starlet - December 10, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Killer Graces defeated Charm the Maker by half a length to win the $402,000 Hollywood Starlet on Saturday at H...
Ron the Greek wins Big A's Queens County Stakes - December 10, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Ron the Greek beat Inherit the Gold by 21/4 lengths on Saturday in the $65,000 Queens County Stakes at Aqueduct...With ...
Hollywood Park: Killer Graces upsets Starlet to confirm fondness for favorite track - December 10, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif.- Largely forgotten after four consecutive losses in stakes, Killer Graces proved why Hollywood Park is her favorite r...
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela retiring at 49 - December 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Patrick Valenzuela, the jockey who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby and Preakness aboard Sunday Silence, is retiring afte...
Champions Gate wins Hollywood Park feature - December 9, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Champions Gate defeated Baby Blake by a half-length to win the $59,006 feature on Friday at Hollywood Park...R...
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela retires at 49 - December 9, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jockey Patrick Valenzuela, who won the 1989 Kentucky Derby and Preakness aboard Sunday Silence, is retiring after a ...
Leading NY horse trainer Pete Ferriola dies at 69 - December 9, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Ferriola, the leading thoroughbred trainer in New York in 1987, 1991 and 1992, died Friday. He was 69..The New Yor...
Joan's Choice wins the Big A feature - December 9, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Joan's Choice led all the way, beating favorite Southern Ridge by four lengths Friday in the $55,000 allowance feature ...
Celestial Kitten wins Hollywood Park feature - December 8, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Celestial Kitten defeated Whisper Louise by a head to win the $62,400 Spearfish Stakes at Hollywood Park on Th...
Mineralogist wins Big A's Soft Morning Stakes - December 8, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Long-shot Mineralogist rallied from last to beat Opus A by a neck Thursday at Aqueduct in the $60,000 Soft Morning Stak...
Rapid Redux goes for 21st straight victory - December 8, 2011
LAUREL, Md. (AP) - Rapid Redux, who broke the record for consecutive wins last month at Mountaineer Park with his 20th straight victory...
Hollywood: Weemissfrankie out for tough triple - December 8, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. It has proven nearly impossible to sweep Californias three Grade 1 stakes for 2-year-old fillies. Only Excellent Mee...
Briecat wins by a nose at Hollywood Park - December 7, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Briecat defeated 11-10 favorite Givine by a nose to win the $66,640 Cool Air Stakes on Wednesday at Hollywood ...
Double Mint wins Big A's East View Stakes - December 7, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Double Mint romped to a 10 3/4-length victory in the slop Wednesday at Aqueduct in the $65,000 East View Stakes for 2-y...
Hollywood Park: Weemissfrankie heads field of six in Hollywood Starlet Stakes - December 7, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. Weemissfrankie will face the smallest field of her career when she starts as a heavy favorite in Saturdays $250,000 ...
Veitch's dismissal as Ky. steward leaves questions - December 6, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The abrupt firing of former Kentucky Horse Racing Commission chief steward John Veitch's has divided the state's ...
Fair Grounds: Applauding will stretch out for Silverbulletday - December 6, 2011
Applauding, the fastest 2-year-old filly stabled at Fair Grounds until proven otherwise, showed Friday she can run as well on dirt as o...
Discreet Dancer dazzles with track-record debut win - December 6, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. The big news out of Gulfstream Park last weekend, aside from the early opening, was the performance of Discreet...
Chavez out 5 months following Big A spill - December 5, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Jockey Jorge Chavez, dumped from his mount during a recent race at Aqueduct, will be sidelined about five months with a...
Baffert filly Ellafitz wins Bayakoa at Hollywood - December 4, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Ellafitz, a 4-year-old filly from the barn of Bob Baffert, led all the way and easily won the $150,000 Bayakoa...
Swag Daddy wins the Big A's Damon Runyon Stakes - December 4, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Swag Daddy, the 8-5 favorite, rallied from last to beat Pretension by a head on Sunday in the $65,000 Damon Runyon Stak...
Hollywood Park: Ellafitz proves uncatchable in Bayakoa - December 4, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif.- At the end of her 4-year-old season, and a dozen races into her career, Ellafitz is finally thriving for owners Davi...
Kettle Corn takes Native Diver at Hollywood Park - December 3, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Kettle Corn and jockey Garret Gomez rallied to beat favorite Tres Borrachos in the $100,000 Native Diver Handi...
C C's Pal wins Big A's Garland of Roses Stakes - December 3, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - C C's Pal, the even-money favorite, surged in deep stretch Saturday to beat the front-running Isn't She Grand by 21/4 l...
Hollywood Park: Kettle Corn may be Dubai-bound after Native Diver victory - December 3, 2011
NGLEWOOD, Calif.- A ground-saving trip helped Kettle Corn win his first stakes in Saturdays $100,000 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood...
Taxi Ride wins Hollywood Park feature to end skid - December 2, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Taxi Ride beat Meltarib by a nose Friday in the $48,700 feature at Hollywood Park, ending a six-race losing sk...
Casablanca Smile, Silver Medallion win at Calder - December 2, 2011
MIAMI (AP) - Javier Castellano guided Casablanca Smile and Silver Medallion to victories Friday in $100,000 turf feature races on the f...
Haynesfield has been retired - December 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Haynesfield, a two-time Horse of the Year among New York breds, has been retired...The announcement was made Friday by ...
Flying Train wins Big A feature - December 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Flying Train swept to the front with a three-wide move on the turn and held off Honest Gold by a length Friday in the $...
Miss Sea Cup wins Hollywood Park feature - December 1, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Miss Sea Cup beat 3-2 favorite La Sombre by a half-length Thursday in her turf debut in the $49,050 feature fo...
Global Power wins Big A feature - December 1, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Global Power edged Bernie the Maestro by a head on Thursday to capture the $53,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct...Corn...
Calder: Casablanca Smile may be rusty for return appearance in La Prevoyante - December 1, 2011
Casablanca Smile, here winning the 2010 Dowager at Keeneland, makes her first start since Jan. 2 in Friday's La Prevoyante Handicap.MIA...
Gulfstream Park gambles on early opening to meet - December 1, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. For dyed-in-the-wool horseplayers, winter didnt officially start in south Florida until the first week of Janua...
Abilio wins the Aqueduct feature - November 30, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Abilio romped to a 61/4-length victory over Isn'tlovejustgrand on Wednesday in the $53,000 allowance feature on the sof...
