Mahogany heads handicaps for Hall of Fame Stakes Trophy with burdensome 131 lbs

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Mahogany has been burdened with the top weight of 131 lb (59.0 kgs) in this year's edition of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Trophy. This race will be run over six furlongs (1,200 metres) on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The full list of prospective starters is provided below. THE THOROUGHBRED […]

#US RACING: Horse owned by Bob Baffert's wife runs in NY for another trainer

A 3-year-old colt co-owned by the wife of embattled trainer Bob Baffert ran under the name of another Hall of Fame trainer on Saturday, when it finished fourth in the $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational at Belmont Park, where Baffert has been suspended and is suing to regain access. Du Jour ran in the name […]

#US RACING: Aidan O’Brien horses win Belmont Oaks, Belmont Derby

After winning the Belmont Oaks (G1) with favorite Santa Barbara two races earlier, trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore completed a Grade 1 double at Belmont Park when Bolshoi Ballet got up to win the $1 million Belmont Derby. Dispatched as the even-money favorite, Bolshoi Ballet bided his time near the rear of the pack as Hard […]

#UK RACING: Galileo, the world's most sought-after racehorse sire, dies at age 23

Winner of the 2001 Derby at Epsom, the horse was father to numerous champions including the legendary Frankel. Owners Coolmore Stud announced he was put to sleep "on humane grounds owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot". "It is a very sad day," said Coolmore owner John Magnier. "We all […]

The light is on in Caymanas Saturday sixth – 2nd winner for Anthony Thomas

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Anthony Thomas rode his second winner on the day aboard the Gary Griffiths conditioned Turnonthelight in the Caymanas Saturday sixth. Racing over the five straight course in a three-year-old maiden contest, Turnonthelight, drawn on the outside was not the best away when the starter pressed his go button but Thomas was […]