Horse Racing

The problematic, $10-million turf course that was installed at Churchill Downs prior to the 2022 spring season will be getting another maintenance break that will mean no grass racing in Louisville for the upcoming Sept. 12-29 meet. Usage of the Churchill turf course has been curtailed on several occasions over the past two years because

Post time: 5 p.m. Lock of the day: Franz Josef (2nd race). Value play of the day: Cali Bali (4th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket— Race 1, (5,6/4/1,2,4,5,6,7,10/2,7,9/5,8), $42.00. 1. 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $29,000. #: Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Wt./Odds 1: Snow Flurry (Da

2024 Wickerr and Osunitas Stakes 2024 Wickerr Stakes Day Mike Smith celebrates aboard First Peace after winning the 2024 Wickerr Stakes. Date: 07/21/2024 The feature race on the first Sunday of the Del Mar summer meet was the $100,000 Wickerr Stakes for older horses going 1 mile on the Jimmy Durante turf course. Conditions were

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Add Virgin Colada (More than Ready) to the Resolute Racing’s burgeoning list of firsts. So, so many firsts in its first season of racing. With her huge finish in the stretch in the seventh race Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, Virgin Colada got to the wire first, a half-length in front

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch captured the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park to take charge of what had been a wide-open 3-year-old division. The Haskell featured a renewal of the budding rivalry between Dornoch and Mindframe. They clashed

Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert will be allowed to race a horse at the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs announced on Friday that its suspension of Baffert is now rescinded, reports the Los Angeles Times. The home of the Kentucky Derby announced that Baffert’s suspension was lifted after he posted a statement on social media taking

The debut auction from the Inglis Digital USA platform was led by the $235,000 sale of racemare MSW Lucky Girl (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), the auction house said in a release late Wednesday. Previously operated under the Wanamaker’s banner before partnering with the Australian-based William Inglis & Son Ltd., and relaunching earlier this year,

A bit of wonderment remains in Vito Cucci’s voice as he detailed a quintessential New Jersey story, about his junior high-self skipping school and taking the bus from Nutley to Penn Station in Newark, where he caught a train to Monmouth Park after saving up enough lunch money to bet $2 on each race. More

2024 My Dear and Ballade Stakes 2024 My Dear and Ballade Stakes Bullet heads to the winner’s circle after the My Dear Stakes. Date: 7/13/2024 There were two stakes at Woodbine on Saturday for the female sprinters, headlined by the $125,000 My Dear Stakes for two-year-old fillies going 5 1/2 furlongs over the main Tapeta

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–After five career starts without a win, enough was enough. It was time for a change for 3-year-old colt Reynolds Channel (West Coast). Or two. Or three. Co-owner Lee Einsidler huddled with Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and the following modifications were made: new distance, new jockey, and an equipment change. “I’m

Post time: 5 p.m. Lock of the day: Whistler (2nd race). Value play of the day: Blazing Performer (7th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket— Race 1, (3,5,6/6/1,2,4,5,6,7/5,7/3,4,5), $54.00. 1 6 furlongs. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance optional claiming: $20,000. Purse: $30,500. #: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds 1: Citrus Bay (Gallardo, Tranquilino)122/5-1 2: Hi Yah

by Christina Bossinakis & Stefanie Grimm Lexington, KY–The onset of the yearling season every summer can be a bit of a worrisome time for many. With the yearlings that have been so painstakingly selected by Fasig-Tipton’s team for its first yearling sale of the season, it can often be a bit unnerving whether things will

1. 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $10,000. Purse: $12,500. 3 • Pageant Purrfect (Barajas) 6.80 3.20 2.10 5 • Bohemian Jiggles (Pena) 3.40 2.20 6 • Autism Counts (Da Silva) 2.10 Time: 1:12.99. Exacta: 3-5, $9.10. Trifecta: 3-5-6, $7.60. Superfecta: 3-5-6-2, $6.54. 2. 1 mile on turf. Fillies and mares. 3-,

A judgment Friday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declared that part of the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) is unconstitutional. Even though the three-judge panel agreed with “nearly all” of a lower court’s ruling that other contested aspects of HISA’s constitutionality were fixed by a Congressional amendment to

Post time: 1 p.m. Lock of the day: Baby Doll Peach (6th race). Value play of the day: Total Surprise (5th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket— Race 1, (3,5,7/1,3,5,10/6,7/1,2,3,9/4), $48.00. 1 6 furlongs. State bred. Open. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden claiming: $7,500. Purse: $12,000. #: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds 1: Carpe Gold (Rodriguez,

The list of trainers that have been informed by the Horse Racing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) that a horse they train has tested positive for the controversial drug Metformin has grown by two. According to postings on the HIWU website, Greg Foley and James Lawrence II have been notified that horses under their care

Post time: 1 p.m. Lock of the day: C C’s Heart (4th race). Value play of the day: Noel’s Angel (8th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket—Race 4 (6/1,2,7/2,5,7,9,10/2,3/2,3,7), $45. 1. 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming: $7,500. Purse: $14,000. #: Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt./Odds 1: Cato’s Lady (Valenzuela, Roberts)