Horse Racing

7th-Meydan, AED82,500, Maiden, 2yo, 1600m, 1:38.92, ft.SHIRL’S BEE (c, 2, Bee Jersey–Shirl’s Soul, by Perfect Soul {Ire}) was the subject of some pre-race buzz and turned in a tough debut effort to stamp himself one to watch in next year’s 3-year-old events in Dubai. Nicely into stride from gate two, the homebred colt appeared set

by Charles Scheeler, HISA Board of Directors The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA, was created by Congress in 2020 to implement, for the first time, uniform nationwide safety and integrity rules to govern Thoroughbred racing in America. It represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reform a sport that in recent years has seen criminal

A stretch of dirt next to a desert highway in Israel’s south may not immediately seem an ideal spot, but for years it has attracted Bedouins weekly to enjoy horse racing. There is no grandstand or fence separating the spectators’ area from the track — just some plastic tubing tied to posts. But the Bedouins

Frankie Dettori will ride into retirement in 2023 having expanded the global profile of horse racing in much the same way that sprint legend Usain Bolt achieved in athletics. The Italian’s flying dismounts, his unabashed display of emotion in victory or defeat, and his association with the likes of two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori revealed on Saturday that he planned to retire from horse racing after the 2023 season. Dettori’s iconic 35-year career has seen him enjoy over 3,000 winners, but the Italian said he will make his last ride next year. The flamboyant 52-year-old, a three-time Champion Jockey, admitted he had been pondering his

As part of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA)’s month-long Holiday Giving Campaign, Siena Farm has pledged to match all donations up to $5,000 made to the TAA Dec. 17. Siena Farm not only breeds and races Thoroughbreds–such as their syndicate ownership in undefeated 2022 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Flightline–but excels within their endeavors to

In an order Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act’s (HISA) anti-doping and medication control (ADMC) program would not go into effect as scheduled Jan. 1 due to swirling legal uncertainty. “The bedrock principle of the Act is the need for uniformity,” wrote the FTC in the order,

2022 Longines Hong Kong International Races Results 2022 Longines Hong Kong International Races James McDonald and Romantic Warrior return after winning the Hong Kong Cup. Date: 12/11/2022 The Longines Hong Kong International Races are the richest horse races run in Hong Kong, and is the last major race day for Thoroughbred flat racing anywhere in

Romantic Warrior stole the show at Sunday’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), blowing away his rivals in front of the biggest crowd the Chinese city’s Sha Tin course has seen in over three years. Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing’s horse was the hot favourite in the HK$34 million ($4.4 million) Hong Kong Cup, the city’s richest

Dec 9, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Trainer Jason Servis, whose horse Maximum Security was the 3-year-old champion in 2019, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges involving a widespread scheme to drug horses. The 65-year-old New Jersey-based trainer faces four years in prison when he is sentenced next May in U.S. District Court in

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here’s a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act

Some outstanding turf distaffers have prevailed down the years in the GI Matriarch S., contested at Del Mar since the permanent closure of Hollywood Park in 2013. The late Bobby Frankel sent out the closely related Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert) and Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill) to win in 2003 and 2004, respectively–after the race was

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program raised over $72,000 for racehorse aftercare on ‘Giving Tuesday’. Breeders’ Cup winning owners of Wonder Wheel, DJ Stable, LLC, generously pledged to match the first $30,000 raised by New Vocations in honor of the organization’s 30th anniversary. Courtesy of over 100 supporters in the equestrian and racing communities, funds were

2022 Seabiscuit Handicap Results 2022 Seabiscuit Handicap Results Jockey Flavien Prat and Hong Kong Harry return after winning the Seabiscuit Handicap. Date: 11/26/2022 The feature race on Thanksgiving Saturday of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season was the $250,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2) for older horses going 1 1/16 miles on the Jimmy Durante turf course. Conditions

Edge Racing and Muir Hut Stables’ Spun Intended (c, 2, Hard Spun–Flora Dora, by First Dude) ran too good to lose his Oct. 30 debut at Santa Anita, just failing to overcome a brutal trip when dropping a half-length decision to the well-meant Fort Warren (Curlin). The latter earned the ‘TDN Rising Star’ nod for

2022 Bob Hope Stakes Results 2022 Bob Hope Stakes Results Jockey Juan Hernandez and Havnameltdown with assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes after winning the Bob Hope Stakes. Date: 11/20/2022 The feature race on the second Sunday of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season was the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) for two-year-olds sprinting 7 furlongs on the

Making the 33rd start of her career, her 19th in the last two years and ninth of her 5-year-old season, Lothenbach Stables’ She Can’t Sing (Bernardini) may just be better than ever and earned an extremely valuable first victory at the graded level in the GIII Chilukki S. as the sun began to set on

During Tuesday’s session of the Keeneland November Sale, a pair of horses secured final bids of $130,000 to top the ninth day of selling. After a pair of weanlings by Vekoma led sessions earlier in the week, a colt by the Spendthrift stallion once again headed the leaderboard Tuesday. Christina R. Jelm, agent, purchased Hip