Rohan Crichton, Anthony Thomas Earn Victory In Stewards’ Room

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican combination of jockey Anthony Thomas and trainer Rohan Crichton earned another success today (May 17) at Gulfstream Park, this time in the stewards’ room. The Crichton trained, Thomas ridden Raka Raka Cruz finished second behind Luna Warrior with Jose Ocasio aboard, but the latter was subsequently disqualified and place second. […]

#US RACING: Preakness next for Kentucky Derby Winner Brian Hernandez

Brian Hernandez Jr spent the leadup to the Kentucky Derby watching replays of winning rides by fellow jockeys to see what it would take to get the job done with Mystik Dan, particularly those of Hall of Famer Calvin Borel. The 2010 Derby Borel won with Super Saver stuck out as the blueprint to hang […]

#US RACING: Fever Rules Out Preakness Favourite Muth

Preakness favourite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown. The Maryland Jockey Club announced Muth's status change Wednesday morning, roughly 12 hours after the […]

#US RACING: Turf Paradise To Continue For Another 3 Years

Turf Paradise will operate for at least three more years under an agreement between track officials and Arizona horsemen. Vince Francia, general manager of the Phoenix track, confirmed the agreement. The track had been in danger of closing last year amid on-and-off talks for its sale, and its opening this year was delayed until January […]

#US RACING: Preakness Serves Up Triple Crown Possibility

The Preakness Stakes will have a Triple Crown possibility on the line when Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan runs in the field of nine horses on Saturday in the 149th rendition of the race. Mystik Dan is coming off winning the Derby by a nose in that race's closest finish since 1947. Bob Baffert-trained Muth […]

#US RACING: Final Preakness At Pimlico Before Rebuilding

Preakness days in recent years have featured water and plumbing miscues. A large section of the grandstand at Pimlico Race Course has been rendered unusable because it's condemned, and much of the rest of the storied but decaying track is a relic to the sport of king's heyday many yesteryears ago. The home of the […]

Derby Winner Mystik Dan Draws 5 in Preakness. Muth The Favourite

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan drew the No. 5 post position in the Preakness on Monday looking to sweep the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown, though he's not favoured to do so. Bob Baffert-trained Muth, just inside Mystik Dan in the No. 4 post, opened as the 8-5 morning line favorite Monday. […]