#US RACING: Belmont Stakes to have at least 11,000 fans
The Belmont Stakes will limit attendance to 11,000 spectators for the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown series. Tickets will go on sale Thursday for the race on June 5. The New York Racing Association says it will offer advance pre-sale options on Wednesday to people who bought tickets for last year's Belmont Stakes, […]
#US RACING: Connections decide not to run Essential Quality in Preakness Stakes
Essential Quality will bypass the Preakness Stakes as connections pursue their long-term goal for the Godolphin homebred: The Aug. 28 Travers Stakes (G1). Jimmy Bell, president of Godolphin USA, told Horse Racing Nation Tuesday that the Belmont Stakes is a consideration after favored Essential Quality finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby. "There are other options, […]
#US RACING: Johnny V the man after fourth Kentucky Derby triumph
It was only a decade ago when we all wondered whether the two-time Eclipse Award-winning rider John Velazquez would break through and win his first Kentucky Derby. Now it is a question of how many victories the four-time winner will earn. There might be younger jockeys who win more races day in and day out, but […]
#US RACING: Does Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit need to lead to win Preakness?
It did not take long, barely long enough for the results of the Kentucky Derby to sink in, for fans to begin speculating about the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the 146th Preakness Stakes. It would seem likely that we will see the top four from the Kentucky Derby as well as familiar faces […]
#UK RACING: Watch Mother Earth win the 1000 Guineas
#UK RACING: Mother Earth wins 1000 Guineas for Aidan O’Brien, Frankie Dettori
Aidan O’Brien and Frankie Dettori teamed up for QIPCO 1000 Guineas glory with Mother Earth at Newmarket on Sunday. The 10-1 chance lined up for the fillies’ Classic having landed just one of her eight races as a two-year-old, although her placed efforts in the Fillies’ Mile and at the Breeders’ Cup in the autumn […]
#US RACING: Kentucky Derby betting – US$233 million
Wagering from all-sources on the Kentucky Derby program totaled US$233 million, up 85% compared to the 2020 Kentucky Derby programme that was pushed back to September because of COVID-19. All-sources wagering on the Kentucky Derby race was US$155.4 million, up 96% from last year’s Derby race. TwinSpires, the official wagering partner of the Kentucky Derby, recorded preliminary […]
#US RACING Watch Medina Spirit win the 2021 Kentucky Derby
#US RACING: Trainer Bob Baffert makes history as Medina Spirit wins 147th Kentucky Derby
WASHINGTON, United States - Medina Spirit won the 147th Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs, giving trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the US flat racing classic. Puerto Rican jockey John Velazquez piloted Medina Spirit to the front early and held on to win the first jewel of US racing's Triple Crown for […]
#US RACING: Watch Poetic Flare win the 2000 Guineas
