#UK RACING: Charlie Appleby champion flat trainer

Charlie Appleby was on Monday crowned Champion Flat Trainer for the first time in his career. Appleby, 46, a retained trainer for Godolphin based at Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, has enjoyed a remarkable season with 17 Group/Grade 1 victories worldwide, including five British Group 1s and four QIPCO British Champions Series races. The Trainers’ Championship runs […]

#US RACING: Medina Spirit dies after workout

Medina Spirit, embattled winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died Monday at Santa Anita, trainer Bob Baffert’s attorney Craig Robertson confirmed to Horse Racing Nation. The news was first reported by Bill Finley of the Thoroughbred Daily News. “Very sad,” Robertson said in a text message confirming the news. Robertson later issued a statement from Baffert confirming […]

#US RACING: Irad Ortiz Jr suspended for aggressive ride

An aggressive ride that caused an apprentice jockey to fall off his horse Friday has put Irad Ortiz Jr. on a 30-day suspension by New York stewards, the Daily Racing Form confirmed Sunday night. Ortiz was punished for his bold, inward move after the first 110 yards of a one-turn, 6 1/2-furlong claiming race on Aqueduct’s main […]