UK RACING: Ghaiyyath wins first Group One event since restart of racing

Ghaiyyath didn’t get a shot at the big prize in Dubai, where the Sheema Classic (G1) was canceled earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Friday’s Coronation Cup (G1) at Newmarket was a sure case of what could have been for this emerging international star. The Charlie Appleby trainee hopped at the start, […]

US RACING: Santa Anita Derby on tap for tomorrow (Saturday, June 6)

It's the first week in June, a time when Thoroughbred racing usually finds out if there's a Triple Crown champion to celebrate and anoint. Until COVID-19 became a part of everyday life. Yet even a pandemic could not derail the Triple Crown, though it surely led to some more stops along the way before the sport […]

US RACING: Trainer Joe Sharp recovering from major surgery

US trainer Joe Sharp is recovering from a 10-hour surgery to remove a benign tumour known as an acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma), his wife, Rosie Napravnik, said June 4. The 35-year-old trainer underwent the procedure Thursday at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and was recovering in the intensive care unit there Thursday night. He is […]

Apprentice Samantha Fletcher well prepared for return of racing

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Leading female apprentice rider Samantha Fletcher says she is hoping to return to the saddle with a bang when racing restarts, hopefully, within the next few weeks. Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), the sole promoter of local thoroughbred racing in the island, was forced to cease racing operations indefinitely on […]

US RACING: Horse named for Dr Anthony Fauci finishes second in debut

A racehorse named for Dr Anthony Fauci reached the finish line at a safe enough distance from others that would have made his namesake proud. Fauci the 2-year-old colt finished a distant second to a horse named Prisoner and was well ahead of third-place Indoctrinate in his much-anticipated debut Wednesday at Belmont Park. In a […]