Distance Could Benefit Highway Robber in KY Turf Cup
Trainer Brian Lynch takes two shots at the $2 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2T) at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, with Highway Robber and Anglophile. The post...
View ArticleFasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Catalog Online
Recent graded stakes winners include I’m Very Busy, Leave No Trace, Neecie Marie, Post Time, and Studlydoright—winner of the Tremont Stakes and runner-up in the Sanford Stakes (G3) at Saratoga. The...
View ArticlePrairie Meadows Adds Extra Card Sept. 26
Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino is adding a day of live racing Sept. 26 to make up for the Thoroughbred races canceled due to a July 15 storm. The post Prairie Meadows Adds Extra Card Sept. 26...
View ArticleEllis Park Reports Record Wagering, 20% Rise From 2023
Ellis Park wrapped its meet with another record-breaking year, concluding with a 20% increase in all-sources handle. A total of $72.7 million was wagered across the 25-day meet, surpassing last year’s...
View ArticleEllis Park Continues Momentum in 2024
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst The post Ellis Park Continues Momentum in 2024 appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleIt's Mansa Musa's Time to Shine in Franklin-Simpson
If there is a horse ready for a breakthrough performance in the $2 million Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T) at Kentucky Downs, it’s Mansa Musa. The post It's Mansa Musa's Time to Shine in Franklin-Simpson...
View ArticleHighland Falls Ranks Sixth in NTRA, Breeders' Cup Polls
Godolphin homebred Highland Falls has joined the top 10 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll, ranking sixth following his four-length win in the $1 million Jockey...
View ArticleWeber Named Hall of Fame's Interim Board Chair
Longtime National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame board of trustees member Charlotte Weber has been chosen as the Museum’s interim board chair. Weber, previously a vice chair, will serve in the chair...
View ArticleGoffs Breeze-Up Sale Scheduled Irish Derby Weekend 2025
The later date for the Irish Derby Breeze-Up Sale will accommodate quality 2-year-olds that may have missed an earlier sale. Irish Derby weekend will attract a diverse group of buyers from all over the...
View ArticleFun of Horse Ownership Lured Kelce to Swift Delivery
Swift Delivery may have finished second in his stakes debut, the Aug. 31 Toronto Cup Stakes at Woodbine, but that has not dampened the spirit of National Football League superstar and part-owner Travis...
View ArticleEmphasis on Turf Stakes During Longer Fall Del Mar Meet
Del Mar’s fall stakes schedule will include 20 stakes with 12 on turf. Eight stakes are in the closing two weeks of the meet as part of the track’s highly favored Turf Festival. The post Emphasis on...
View ArticleLouisiana-based Foster Trains 1,000th Winner
A leading trainer at Louisiana Downs over the last decade, Joseph Foster accomplished a career milestone Sept. 3 when Flash N Class became his 1,000th winner in the track’s opening race. The post...
View ArticleWhere to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Sept. 5-8
Kentucky Downs has a huge card Sept. 7 including two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers, the Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (G2T) and the Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes (G2T). The post Where to...
View ArticleFormer Ellis Park Superintendant Thompson Dies at 88
“Glenn was the heart and soul of Ellis Park’s track maintenance for decades,”- Dan Bork, racing secretary of Ellis Park. The post Former Ellis Park Superintendant Thompson Dies at 88 appeared first on...
View ArticleA Better Entry to Racing
In the September 2024 What’s Going On Here from BloodHorse Magazine, Frank Angst notes racing’s need for more investment in the frontside, praises tracks that have made this investment. The post A...
View ArticleGoffs Postpones Irish Champions Sale
Goffs has decided to postpone the sale scheduled for the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown due to a lack of suitable stabling at the racecourse. The post Goffs Postpones Irish Champions Sale...
View ArticleCasse Pursues Music City With Pounce, Time to Dazzle
Resolute Racing’s Pounce, a dual graded stakes winner at a mile on turf, pursues the richest stakes race of her career when she cuts back to 6 1/2 furlongs on grass to compete in the $2 million Music...
View ArticleAnisette Rematches With Didia in John C. Mabee
Another year older and stronger, Anisette and Didia square off again in the Sept. 7 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar. The post Anisette Rematches With Didia in John C. Mabee appeared first on...
View ArticleImpressive Nooni to Meet Six in Del Mar Debutante
A $1.8 million 2-year-old, Nooni has daylighted her competition in her two starts and returns to attempt grade 1 company in the Debutante. The post Impressive Nooni to Meet Six in Del Mar Debutante...
View ArticleADW Platform AmWager Now Available in California
AmWest Entertainment, the operator of AmWager.com, announces that AmWager has received its license from the California Horse Racing Board and is now available to residents of California. The post ADW...
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