#UK RACING: A look at the major races on British Champions Day  | Sat, Oct 16, 2021

There will be stars at every turn on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday (October 16), with 22 Group One winners in action. Adayar, Mishriff and Palace Pier are among the headline acts, with such as Trueshan, Stradivarius, Snowfall and Baaeed joining them. The glittering cast have between them won 48 races at the highest level. Prize money of £4,091,250 is up for grabs, […]

#US RACING: New York date for Bob Bafftert hearing now set

A hearing over whether Bob Baffert will be suspended by the New York Racing Association will begin on Jan. 24, the trainer’s attorney Craig Robertson confirmed to Horse Racing Nation on Monday. The news was first reported by the Daily Racing Form. Robertson said he had no further statement to make about the process at time of publishing. […]

#UK RACING: Jockey Oisin Murphy fails alcohol test | taken off mounts

Jockey Oisin Murphy was taken off his mounts at Newmarket on Friday after failing a breath test for alcohol. It was the second time in his career that he had been taken down for alcohol, with the first coming in 2019 at Salisbury according to the Racing Post. Murphy also served a suspension in 2020 after […]

#US RACING: New race | increased purse at Gulfstream Park

A major race will be inaugurated, and a significant purse increase for a tradition-rich Triple Crown prep will be introduced in Gulfstream Park’s 2021-2022 championship meet stakes schedule released Friday afternoon. A total of 76 stakes (37 graded) worth US$14.26 million, more than $1 million more than the previous year, will be run during the […]