Horse Racing

John Tullis Ledbetter “Tullis” Jones IV, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was 31 years old. Jones was born October, 30, 1989, in Houston, Texas, the son of Johnny Jones III and Mia Edgar Jones. Jones attended St. John’s School and Episcopal High School in Houston, Texas, where he excelled in

5:11 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The California Horse Racing Board will honor any action against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert by other states if his license is suspended or revoked after a hearing and due process. Churchill Downs in Kentucky and the New York Racing Association’s Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga tracks

Wertheimer and Frere’s unbeaten Happy Saver (Super Saver), last seen winning the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup last October, will make his 4-year-old debut in an allowance at Belmont Park Friday. “I’m happy to get his season under way,” said trainer Todd Pletcher. “Hopefully, we’ve done enough with him to have him ready, but I’m

2021 Belmont Stakes Contenders 2021 Belmont Stakes Contenders Date: 05/22/2021 This year, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) will not have a horse going for the Triple Crown, with Medina Spirit winning the Kentucky Derby and Rombauer winning the Preakness Stakes. Several of the Kentucky Derby horses who skipped the Preakness will be back plus

2nd-Santa Anita, $64,562, Msw, 5-21, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :53.12, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.ROYAL O’HAIGAIN (f, 2, El Deal–Dreaming of Susie {GSP}, by Cowtown Cat) posted a blazing :34 flat bullet (1/33) at Santa Anita May 17, prompting her to be backed down to 4-5 favoritism for this unveiling. Quickly to the front, the Louisiana-bred

Aparna Battula, the jockey-turned-trainer who has not started a horse since New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC) investigators confiscated 83 injectable medication vials and 36 needles from her Monmouth Park tack room July 29, 2019, had her training license suspended 2 1/2 years and was fined $7,500 in a post-appeal commission ruling on those violations during

The following is the 11th of a 12-part series on wagering insecurity in American racing from the think tank the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation.  A growing firm in the sports integrity business approached a major racing operator in 2017. “They told us better integrity does not help us bring in more customers and their main focus

The New York Racing Association announced on Monday that it’s suspending trainer Bob Baffert from entering or stalling any horses at its tracks. That means Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit won’t be allowed to run at the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The NYRA announced its decision as Derby host

New York racing authorities on Monday barred trainer Bob Baffert from entering horses in next month’s Belmont Stakes following the positive drug test against his Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. In a statement, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) said Baffert would also be suspended from all racing as well as occupying stall space at

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will not contend in next month’s Belmont Stakes after the New York Racing Association (NYRA) temporarily suspended the horse and its famed trainer, Bob Baffert, on Monday following a failed drug test. Medina Spirit tested positive for betamethasone, a banned substance, earlier this month after winning

2021 Preakness Miscellaneous Photos 2021 Preakness Miscellaneous Photos These fans seem to be more interested in their phones than in the races! Date: 05/16/2021 There was wasn’t as much going on at Pimlico on Preakness day due to the covid restrictions, but some of the usual scenery was there. Here is a selection of photos

2021 Preakness Undercard Stakes Results Jockey Jose Ortiz celebrates with owner Morris Kernan after winning the Dinner Party Stakes withe Somelikeithotbrown on the 2021 Preakness undercard. 2021 Preakness Undercard Results Date: 05/15/2021 The COVID-limited 10,000 paying spectators in attendance at Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes (G1) were treated to a marathon 14-race card with the

TIMONIUM, MD – The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which was pushed back to late June in 2020 due to the pandemic, returns to its traditional mid-May spot on the calendar with bidding at the first of two sessions getting underway at 11 a.m. Monday at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. “We are very optimistic

2021 Preakness Results Flavien Prat and trainer Mike McCarthy take Rombauer to the winner’s circle after the 2021 Preakness 2021 Preakness Results Date: 05/15/2021 The $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) is the second jewel in the Triple Crown. A field of 10 three-year-olds contested the 146th renewal of this 1 3/16 mile classic around two

7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Rombauer beat out Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon down the stretch to win the 2021 Preakness Stakes. Rombauer entered the second leg of the Triple Crown at 11-1 odds. Disputed Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit finished third after clearing three rounds of prerace testing on Friday. Trainer Bob Baffert

All eyes were on Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit at the 146th Preakness Stakes, but it was 11-1 Rombauer who outran the field to win the second race of the Triple Crown. Medina Spirit had led wire-to-wire in a controversial Derby victory two weeks ago, and looked poised to do the same thing at Pimlico

2021 Black-Eyed Susan Day Results Javier Castellano returns aboard Army Wife after winning the Black-Eyed Susan 2021 Black-Eyed Susan Day Results Date: 05/14/2021 The filly counterpart to the Preakness is the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) held on the Friday before Preakness day. Conditions were excellent with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low

6:43 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Army Wife pulled off a mild upset win in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday at Pimlico Race Course as embattled trainer Bob Baffert’s favored Beautiful Gift finished a well-beaten seventh. Mike Maker, a former assistant trainer for Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, saddled the winner. Army