UK gambling groups anxious as anti-addiction laws set to be unveiled
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - British online betting groups, booming thanks to the pandemic, are under increasing pressure to discourage gamblers at risk of addiction as parliament prepares to intervene with major new laws. The stakes are high for large listed groups in the sector such as Entain and Flutter, who have both taken action […]
UNBEATEN ESSENTIAL QUALITY IS THE 3-5 BLUE GRASS FAVOURITE
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 morning line favourite and will start from the No. 4 post for the U $800,000 Blue Grass at Keeneland race course. The Brad Cox-trained, Eclipse Award-winning colt, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Breeders' Futurity last fall at Keeneland, is 4-0 lifetime including a […]
#US RACING: GULFSTREAM PARK REPLAYS FOR APRIL 1, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - There were eight races as the spring/summer season got underway at Gulfstream Park in Florida. Watch the replays of those eight races.
#US RACING: MEDINA SPIRIT 9-5 FAVOURITE FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY
In what was supposed to be Life Is Good’s grand send-off to Churchill Downs before he got hurt, Saturday’s Grade 1, US$750,000 Santa Anita Derby instead will feature two understudies, inviting rematches and an undefeated turf graduate among the 10 horses who got their post positions Wednesday. Medina Spirit, whose only blemishes in four races were a […]
#AUSTRALIA RACING: Top Sydney racing figure admits role in cocaine ring
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - One of Australia's most high-profile racehorse owners pleaded guilty on Monday to his role in a cocaine smuggling ring operating through Sydney airport. Damion Flower, a regular fixture at Australian racetracks, admitted in a Sydney court to importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and dealing with proceeds of crime. […]
#US RACING: Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 Blue Grass favourite
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Unbeaten Essential Quality is the 3-5 morning line favourite and will start from the No. 4 post for the US$800,000 Blue Grass at Keeneland race course. The Brad Cox-trained, Eclipse Award-winning colt, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Breeders' Futurity last fall at Keeneland, is 4-0 lifetime including a 4¼-length […]
KNOWN AGENDA TAKES FLORIDA DERBY – WATCH VIDEO REPLAY
Only one Kentucky Derby in the 21st century has been run without a horse trained by Todd Pletcher. There will not be a second in 2021. The two-time Kentucky Derby-winning conditioner made his way back to the main event on Saturday when St. Elias Stable’s homebred Known Agenda finished best to win the Grade 1, […]
Mystic Guide wins Dubai World Cup
A 4-year-old Ghostzapper colt bred and owned by Godolphin, trained by Mike Stidham and ridden by Luis Saez, the favourite Mystic Guide (8-5) rated the pace throughout the race before charging to a 3 3/4-length victory in the Group 1 $12 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday night at Meydan. “That was our plan,” […]
#US RACING: Laurel Park suspends racing – Herpes virus
Maryland Jockey Club was informed (Thursday) evening by Maryland State Veterinarian Dr. Michael Odian, that a horse at Pimlico has tested positive for the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). The horse had been isolated for 72 hours prior to the positive test. As a result of the positive test, and as a proactive measure to protect […]
#US RACING: GREATEST HONOUR THE FAVOURITE FOR SATURDAY'S FLORIDA DERBY
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Greatest Honour has been installed as the 6-5 morning-line favourite for Saturday's Florida Derby, a race that may set him up as the favourite for the Kentucky Derby. Greatest Honour, a winner of both his starts this year for trainer Shug McGaughey on the same Gulfstream Park track that he'll […]