Horse Racing

Dr. Patrick F. Sheehy, a retired oncologist and hematologist who owned racehorses and is best known for campaigning the overachieving sprinter Kinsale King, a gelding who flourished into an unlikely Group 1 winner in Dubai in 2010 after starting his career as a California-based maiden-claimer, has died. The trainer Carl O’Callaghan, who transformed the sore-footed

California-based The Street Fighter (Street Boss–Silver Swallow, by Alphabet Soup) will join the Rancho San Miguel roster for 2025. A winner at three and five who placed in Del Mar’s California Dreamin’ Stakes, The Street Fighter will stand for $2,500, live foal guarantee. The chestnut was bred in California by Bruce Headley and Andrew Molasky,

Chepstow Racecourse has hosted the Welsh Grand National since 1949 [PA Media] Nassalam will miss the chance to defend his crown at the 2024 Welsh Grand National at Chepstow Racecourse. The seven-year-old, trained by father and son duo Gary and Josh Moore, cruised to a 34-length win in last year’s race. Trainer Josh Moore told

Paul Townend celebrates after Galopin Des Champs’ second victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup – PA/David Davies The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the most prestigious race of the British and Irish jump racing season and the upcoming running promises to be another superb contest. All being well, last year’s winner Galopin Des Champs will be

Trainer Steve Asmussen won his 19th Chuck Taliaferro Award as Remington Park’s leading trainer following the conclusion of the meet over the weekend. Asmussen’s assistant, Pablo Ocampo, handles the string at Remington as the pair posted 60 wins during the meet while grossing $1,681,617 in earnings. Asmussen was also the only trainer to win four

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Thorpedo Anna, the favorite to earn Horse of the Year honors after winning six of seven races this year, has undergone minor dental surgery to remove a bone fragment in her jaw. The 3-year-old is currently on a break at trainer

Younger sibling James Bowen on Quantock Hills [Getty Images] Brothers Sean and James Bowen had to share the spoils at Cheltenham racecourse after a dead-heat was recorded between their horses. James Bowen looked to be heading for victory in the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle on the Warren Greatrex-trained Quantock Hills, before older brother Sean

The Fasig-Tipton Digital Platform launched in March 2022, with 10 lots selling for $856,000, topped by a share in the stallion Almanzor (Fr) that made $250,000. Suffice to say that 33 months later, the platform has found its footing and has increasingly gained acceptance in the marketplace. The just-concluded December Digital sale looked a whole

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Top Italian jockey Frankie Dettori said he is “working closely” with Britain’s tax authorities after losing a challenge to avoid being publicly named in a tax dispute. Dettori has been involved in a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which

A new national body that regulates the safety and integrity of horseracing has become the target of a constitutional lawsuit that could shake up the sport. Last week, Churchill Downs Inc. and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) sued the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and others in a Kentucky federal district court. Churchill

Horse racing is a sport genetically programmed in high emotion. It’s hardly surprising then that the vet scratch-the ultimate sucker-punch after weeks and months of best laid plans-should prove such a test of nerves. The problem is, diagnosing subtle lameness can be such a subjective venture. And where there’s uncertainty, doubt can quickly escalate to

2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races 2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races Entries Romantic Warrior wins the 2023 Longines Hong Kong Cup. Date: 12/05/2024 The last big event of the year on the international horse racing calendar is the Longines Hong Kong International Races, billed as the Turf World Championships. The four Group 1 events

Nobals (Noble Mission {GB}), the 2023 GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint hero who was set to become the first American representative at the Longines Hong Kong International Races in seven years, has been officially ruled out of Sunday’s G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint with a continuing blood abnormality, according to a release issued by the

The Longines Hong Kong International Races will be run this Sunday afternoon (Saturday night in North America) at Sha Tin Racecourse. As usual, horses from Europe, Asia, and Australia ship in for the four Group 1 races, billed as the Turf World Championships, with the HK$40 million (US$5.14 million) Hong Kong Cup the highlight of

2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races Workout Photos 2024 Longines Hong Kong International RacesWorkout Photos Thursday morning at Sha Tin Racecourse. Date: 12/05/2024 The Longines Hong Kong International Races will be run this Sunday afternoon (Saturday night in North America) at Sha Tin Racecourse. As usual, horses from Europe, Asia, and Australia ship in for

2024 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship 0 2024 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship Winner Mickael Barzalona with his trophy at Happy Valley in Hong Kong Date: 12/04/2024 At Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Wednesday night, French rider Mickael Barzalona won this year’s edition of the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship. With his 2 wins and 1

The jockeys’ union says its female members are experiencing “inadequate safeguarding and discriminatory facilities” after 80% of British racecourses missed a deadline to upgrade and modernise their weighing rooms. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) had set a target of all racecourses improving facilities by October 2024, to “meet the current and future needs of jockeys

Julien Leparoux wins 3000th race Julien Leparoux reaches 3000 wins Jockey Julien Leparoux celebrates at Woodbine two days after after winning his 3000th race aboard Pike Place at Churchill Downs. Date: 12/01/2024 Jockey Julien Leparoux notched career win number 3,000 in the third race at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 28 aboard 9-2