Lulu Le' Mon faces Motion trio in Nick Shuk - July 10, 2014
The Delaware Park racing office likes to pepper its midweek cards with $50,000 overnight stakes, many of which draw good-sized, evenly ...
Jones galloping horses 11 weeks after serious riding accident - July 6, 2014
WILMINGTON, Del. – Larry Jones is back galloping horses at Delaware Park, albeit at a reduced level, 11 weeks after being inv...
Los Alamitos opens short meet with high expectations - July 3, 2014
CYPRESS, Calif. – The plan was launched more than a year ago, long before Hollywood Park announced that it would close at the...
Untapable not ready for the boys just yet - June 30, 2014
I’m not going to get too hung up on Untapable receiving a pedestrian Beyer Speed Figure of only 94 for winning the Mother Goo...
Wallyanna seeks fourth straight win in Stanton - June 26, 2014
The first seven furlongs or so of Wallyanna’s win in the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes on the Preakness undercard may not h...
Treve sidelined until September - June 24, 2014
Treve, the 4-year-old French filly rated one of the world’s best runners after a rousing win in the Prix de l’Arc d...
Lucrative Turf Sprint Day takes the stage at Evangeline - June 19, 2014
Opelousas, La. – Entries were drawn Tuesday for Saturday’s Evangeline Turf Sprint Day, the most ambitious program e...
Espinoza's ride could have cost California Chrome the Triple Crown - June 10, 2014
In the days leading up to the Belmont Stakes, California Chrome’s pursuit of the Triple Crown was depicted as a fairy-tale st...
Trainer Clement out to prove he does just fine on dirt - June 7, 2014
ELMONT, N.Y. – Robert Evans, the owner of Tonalist, recalled a conversation he had with the colt’s trainer, Christo...
Giant killers lurking on Belmont Stakes card - June 5, 2014
Art and Alan Sherman have their father-and-son routine pretty much nailed down cold when it comes to training a horse for the Triple Cr...
California Chrome, sponsored by Skechers - June 3, 2014
California Chrome will be sponsored by the footwear company Skechers in the Belmont Stakes, according to the company and officials who ...
Intense Holiday retired, stud plans pending - May 28, 2014
Grade 2 winner Intense Holiday, injured over the weekend while preparing for a start in the Belmont Stakes, has been retired from racin...
California Chrome handles wet Belmont track just fine - May 27, 2014
ELMONT, N.Y. – Being based mostly in Southern California, California Chrome had rarely, if ever, seen a wet track. During his...
Intense Holiday out of Belmont Stakes with injury - May 26, 2014
ELMONT, N.Y. – On a morning when California Chrome had a routine two-mile gallop, five of his would-be challengers for the Ju...
Preakness Contenders Profile - May 17, 2014
California Chrome - The connections of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner California Chrome said again Friday morning that their colt is health...
California Chrome Training Like a Rock Star - May 12, 2014
CALIFORNIA CHROME - Kentucky Derby (G1) winner California Chrome continued his preparation for a scheduled start in Saturday's 139 th r...
Preakness: Ria Antonia to take on boys - May 8, 2014
Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable’s connections have resolutely declined to try her against males in the Preakness Stakes, but i...
Kentucky Derby win still sinking in for trainer Sherman - May 5, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For trainer Art Sherman, winning the Kentucky Derby Saturday with California Chrome still hadn’t ...
Kentucky Derby: Little guys have big shot with California Chrome - May 3, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Horse racing long has been known as the Sport of Kings, but it truly is one of the few places where some of...
California Chrome looks best by a lot - April 24, 2014
If we just looked at that race the first Saturday in May as a horse race and not the Kentucky Derby, the 2014 outcome would appear rath...
Imperative outguns Game On Dude in Charles Town Classic - April 20, 2014
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Despite watching Imperative get beat nearly 18 lengths by Game On Dude in last month’s Santa Anita Hand...
Game On Dude better equipped for Charles Town Classic repeat - April 20, 2014
Game On Dude came into last year’s Charles Town Classic riding a three-race winning streak, capped by a dominating 7 3/4-leng...
Keeneland handicapping notebook April 13 - April 13, 2014
Sunday, April 13 previewEven after running five stakes Saturday on Blue Grass Day, Keeneland on Sunday will run the Grade 2 Beaumont ov...
Kentucky Derby Bayern taking next step toward defying history in Arkansas Derby - April 10, 2014
In 1882, the electric iron was patented, Jesse James was killed, and Apollo won the Kentucky Derby. The Derby was 8 years old. It turns...
Evangeline Downs: New $300K Turf Sprint adds spice to meet - April 8, 2014
OPELOUSAS, La. – Evangeline Downs opens its 2014 season Wednesday night with a brand-new signature race and retooled stakes s...
Candy Boy faces big pressure at Santa Anita Derby - April 3, 2014
John Sadler, the trainer of Candy Boy, and Lee Searing, who owns Candy Boy with his wife, Susan, knew it was a calculated risk to manag...
Florida Derby Constitution beats Wildcat Red in thriller - April 1, 2014
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Constitution showed a new dimension while also keeping his record unblemished going into the Kentuck...
Kentucky Derby Intense Holiday latest bright spot for Starlight Stables - March 27, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – They first burst on the scene in the spring of 2002 with Harlan’s Holiday, who won the Florida Derby ...
Road to Kentucky Derby bumpy as ever for top 3 year olds - March 20, 2014
The road to this year’s Kentucky Derby might seem as jarring as a drive down Wilshire Boulevard near Western in Los Angeles, ...
Horsemen feed baking soda for varying reasons - March 17, 2014
Horsemen’s forums on the Internet abound with misinformation. One topic often discussed is daily feeding of sodium bicarbonat...
Dubai World Cup has 16 likely starters - March 17, 2014
The Dubai Racing Club on Sunday released likely fields for the eight Thoroughbred races on the March 29 Dubai World Cup program, and th...
ThistleDown Ohio Derby purse raised - March 13, 2014
Thanks in large part to revenue generated by ThistleDown's video lottery terminals, the purse of the Ohio Derby has been raised from $1...
Mucho Macho Man, Will Take Charge in BC Classic rematch at Santa Anita - March 9, 2014
ARCADIA, Calif. – Mucho Macho Man was fresh from a win in the Awesome Again Stakes here last September and approaching the Br...
Bayern's injury alters San Felipe Stakes - March 7, 2014
ARCADIA, Calif. – Bayern, the morning-line favorite for the Grade 2, $300,000 San Felipe Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, w...
Rydilluc sustains career-threatening soft-tissue injury - March 3, 2014
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Rydilluc, a multiple stakes-winning turf horse, sustained a soft-tissue injury when finishing fifth in the...
Samraat worth the wait for Riggio at Aqueduct - February 27, 2014
Len Riggio barely had time to savor his first graded stakes victory as an owner when he was attempting to win his second.Moments after ...
Golden Gate Fields Hotaling Heart, named for disabled Marine, gives connections special win - February 26, 2014
Thoroughbred breeder and owner Bob Bone is known for his love of horse racing and his aggressive approach to the sport. What might not ...
Streaming out for two months with bone chip - February 25, 2014
Streaming, the winner of the Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes last December, has been found to have a bone chip in a knee following a l...
Bejarano just wins baby - February 20, 2014
ARCADIA, Calif. – Rafael Bejarano was in an awkward position after Monday’s program at Santa Anita. For the first t...
Kobes Back impresses in San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park - February 18, 2014
ARCADIA, Calif. – The hits just keep on coming for trainer John Sadler. Eight days after winning the Robert B. Lewis Stakes w...
