#US RACING: Filly dies at Golden Gate Fields, 2nd fatality in 2 weeks

ALBANY, Calif. (AP) — A 4-year-old filly died at Golden Gate Fields on Thursday, the second thoroughbred to die at the Northern California racetrack in two weeks. The filly named Munny was trained by Blaine Wright, who also trained the other horse that died Jan. 28. Munny had one win in nine career starts and […]

#US RACING: Breeders' Cup won't allow race-day Lasix in qualifying races

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Qualifying races for this year's Breeders' Cup will be run without the antibleeding medication Lasix in the world championships' attempt to move toward the elimination of race-day medications. Under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was passed by Congress in December, Lasix-free racing will be the U.S. standard as of […]

#US RACING: Trainer Kathy Walsh suspended, fined for use of acepromazine

Trainer Kathy Walsh has entered into a settlement agreement with the California Horse Racing Board in which she has been fined $3,000 and suspended 30 days after one of her horses tested positive for promazine sulfoxide, a metabolite of acepromazine, after a summer race at Los Alamitos Race Course. Under the agreement, which appeared on […]

US RACING: Six-timer for Irad Ortiz Jr at Gulfstream Park

Two-time defending Championship Meet titlist Irad Ortiz Jr rode six winners on Saturday’s 12-race programme at Gulfstream Park. After notching a natural hat-trick with victories aboard Hard Game in race 2, Noble Empire in race 3 and Bourbon in May in race 4, Ortiz scored aboard Great Island in race 6, the US$100,000 Suwannee River, […]

#US RACING: Candy Man Rocket soars in Sam F Davis

In a battle of three-year-old colts from the Bill Mott barn, it was Candy Man Rocket who outran stablemate Nova Rags to the wire Saturday (February 6), winning the Grade 3, US$250,000 Sam F Davis Stakes. Candy Man Rocket — named both for sire Candy Ride and for owner Frank Fletcher’s long-haired German Shepherd, Rocket […]