Horse Racing

Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), winner of the GII Risen Star S., was the 7-1 favorite when Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday evening. Last year’s 2-year-old champion Fierceness (City of Light) was second choice at 9-1. “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 11-1 third betting option. Japan’s G3 Saudi Derby winner
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Associated Press Mar 15, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but deteriorating Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control is making a late charge down the stretch of Maryland’s legislative session. The measure, released Thursday with less than a month to
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2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Five 2024 Kentucky Derby Future WagerPool Five Updated: 03/12/2024 Pool Five of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens for betting at noon ET on Friday March 15 and closes on Sunday at 6pm. Remsen (G2) runner-up and Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner Sierra Leone, trained by Chad Brown, is
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Facing a bevy of more experienced rivals, lightly raced SWEET AZTECA (f, 4, Sharp Azteca–So Sweetitiz, by Grand Slam) led every step of the way to capture the renamed GI B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile S. at Santa Anita Saturday. Last summer’s GI Clement L. Hirsch S. winner and even-money favorite Adare Manor (Uncle Mo)
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2024 Santa Anita Handicap day 2024 Santa Anita Handicap day Frankie Dettori celebrates aboard Newgate after winning the Big Cap. Date: 03/03/2024 The highlight race of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting is the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) presented by Yaamava’ Resort and Casino, featuring the best older handicap horses on the west coast going
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The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) have opened an investigation into the University of Kentucky’s Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory’s performance, according to a joint statement Tuesday by the agencies. On the 16th of last month, HIWU stopped sending samples to the UK Lab. Prior to that, the
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renovations to Belmont Park are expected to pave the way for the racetrack to host the Belmont Stakes in June 2026. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a construction timeline Monday that includes the $455 million project being fully completed by fall of that
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Champion Fierceness (City of Light) continued his preparations for a likely start in the GI Curlin Florida Derby Mar. 30 with a half-mile breeze Friday at Palm Beach Downs in company with fellow ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Agate Road (Quality Road). The pair clocked in at :48.89, leaving conditioner Todd Pletcher satisfied with the progress he’d
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Just before the gate load in Saturday’s G1 Saudi Cup at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse, if you were an American race fan scouring the circling field looking for the customary light blue and neon green standard carried by Joe Peacock Jr.’s homebred MGSW Senor Buscador (Mineshaft), then you might have been left wondering. The banner
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2024 Invest Saudi International Jockeys Challenge Night 2024 Invest Saudi International Jockeys Challenge Night Maryline Eon is presented the trophy after winning the Invest Saudi International Jockeys Challenge Date: 02/23/2024 On the evening before the fifth running of the $20 million Saudi Cup, was the third edition of the $1.6 million Invest Saudi International Jockeys
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2024 Saudi Cup Results 2024 Saudi Cup Day Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates aboard Senor Buscador after winning the Saudi Cup. Date: 02/24/2024 The Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse is the richest horse race in the world. King Abdulaziz Racecourse. Conditions were ideal for racing in Riyadh on Saturday night, with clear skies, a race
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Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Confederate, who last year won 13 of 15 races and became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history, was named 2023 Horse of the Year at the U.S. Harness Writers Association banquet Sunday. The colt received 112 of 129 votes. Confederate’s wins
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