#USA RACING: Jockeys ready to go to court regarding crop regulations
The Jockeys’ Guild has filed a notice of appeal in the Superior Court of New Jersey to fight the state’s new regulation that eliminates the use of the riding crop, Thoroughbred Daily News reports. According to New Jersey’s new rule, use of the crop will be eliminated except in situations in which it is needed for safety. […]
#US RACING – Breeders’ Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby winner Authentic retired
Authentic, the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby winner, has been retired to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky., where he will stand in 2021 for a fee of US$75,000 standing and nursing. “Authentic is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of horse, and Mr. Hughes is very proud that we are able to share him […]
#US RACING: Disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security retired
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Maximum Security, disqualified after crossing the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, has been retired to stud. The 4-year-old colt ended his career with a fifth-place finish in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic last weekend at Keeneland. He won 10 of 14 starts and had career earnings of […]
#US RACING: Breeders’ Cup betting earnings dive by 8 per cent
Total all-sources handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course was US$160,472,894, the sixth-highest total since the Breeders’ Cup expanded to a two-day event in 2007 and an eight per cent decrease from the 2019 record handle of US$174,000,574 at Santa Anita. The two-day total handle represented a seven per cent […]
#US RACING - Down deep, I knew I was going to win it with one of them – Bob Baffert on victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
The morning after a very big day at the Breeders' Cup, Bob Baffert reflected on his success in the Keeneland event. To recap: Baffert's Authentic and Improbable finished 1-2 in the Breeders' Cup Classic, with Maximum Security coming in fifth. Gamine won the Filly & Mare Sprint while setting a track record. On the undercard, […]
#US RACING: Breeders' Cup replacement riders thrive after virus changes
When Colin Keane got a last-minute mount on Tarnawa in the Breeders' Cup Turf because regular jockey Christophe Soumillon tested positive for the coronavirus, he called training great Dermot Weld to ask for a plan. "He said, 'We could be on the phone for half an hour trying to make a plan, but it mightn't […]
#US RACING: Horse racing hopes for return to normal, with fans, in 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The golden sunset over Keeneland provided a picturesque and welcome wrap for horse racing after the pandemic wiped out its spring, cramped marquee stakes races into a crowded schedule and reshuffled the Triple Crown order. No Triple Crown winner emerged as a result, though the Breeders' Cup world championships helped make […]
#US RACING – Quickgallop.com presents the video replays of the major Breeders’ Cup races
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Breeders Cup, the major race days in North America was held over the weekend of Friday (Nov 6) and Saturday (Nov 7) at the Keeneland racetrack in Kentucky. Quickgallop.com presents for its readers the replays of the major races on the Breeders’ Cup card. BREEDERS’ CUP TURF – Winner Tarnawa 1 […]
#US RACING: Authentic goes wire-to-wire to win Breeders' Cup Classic - watch video replay
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authentic has won the Breeders' Cup Classic, going wire-to-wire for a 2¼-length victory over Improbable that gave trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish Saturday (November 7) at Keeneland. The Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness runner-up broke out of the gate quickly and set the pace for others to follow. Stablemate Maximum […]
#US RACING: One horse euthanized on Breeders’ Cup undercard
One horse was euthanized after being injured in a spill on the Breeders’ Cup undercard Saturday at Keeneland, leading to a chain reaction and the dismounting of three jockeys who walked off on their own power. Absolutely Aiden, a 4-year-old colt trained by Wesley Hawley, took a bad step at the top of the stretch […]