#US RACING: Golden Gate Fields to open after COVID-19 outbreak

ALBANY, Calif. (AP) — Golden Gate Fields will resume live racing on January 15 after being closed for over a month due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Track owner 1/ST Racing said on Friday last that after extensive testing, the COVID-19 outbreak at the San Francisco Bay area track has decreased to levels that allow for […]

#US RACING: Charlatan may skip Pegasus World Cup for Saudi Cup

Charlatan likely will bypass the Pegasus World Cup (G1) to make his next start in the world’s richest race, the US$20 million Saudi Cup at 1 1/8 miles in Riyadh on February 20, Bob Baffert said Sunday morning. The winner receives US$10 million. Charlatan returned to the races after an eight-month absence with a dominating 4 […]

#US RACING: Javier Castellano on the road to recovery after leg surgery

US Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, out since mid-November following leg surgery, said he expects to resume riding the second week of February at Gulfstream Park. Castellano, 43, won a record five consecutive Championship Meet riding titles at Gulfstream from 2011-12 through 2015-16. He had arthroscopic surgery to clean up some debris in his […]

#US RACING: Watch Bob Baffert's Life Is Good wins the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita

Heavily favored Life Is Good survived a mild threat late from stablemate Medina Spirit and went on to a three-quarters of a length victory in the $100,000 Sham Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert earned 10 qualifying points for the May 1 race at Churchill Downs. Baffert trained […]