Jockey Mike Smith wins record 217th Grade 1 race
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Omaha Beach won the US$300,000 Malibu Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths on opening day at Santa Anita, giving Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith a record 217th Grade 1 victory. Smith surpassed the mark set by retired Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey to become thoroughbred racing's all-time Grade 1 stakes-winning jockey. […]
Meat was the motive – says Peruvians after murder of stallions at prominent stud farm
One day after its four stallions were killed in a break-in which saw the night watchman shot, Haras Barlovento in Peru has issued a statement indicating the perpetrators carried axes and that they believe the sale of the stallions’ meat was the motive for the crime. “We want to thank the countless calls and text […]
US RACING: Prosecutor finds no crime in Santa Anita horse racing deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors found no evidence of animal cruelty or other crimes during an investigation into a spike in horse deaths at Santa Anita Park racetrack over the past year, according to a report issued Thursday. A task force formed by the Los Angeles district attorney found the 49 deaths at the […]
US RACING: Stabling, training at Aqueduct to shut down in January
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Racing Association will shut down stabling and training at Aqueduct beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to consolidate operations at Belmont Park. About 250 horse are stabled at Aqueduct, while the majority of starters in races there travel over from Belmont, which is located nine miles away. Aqueduct's […]
US RACING: Gulfstream Park under water
Overnight rain Monday in south Florida proved enough to close the Fort Lauderdale airport. It also left some horses stabled at nearby Gulfstream Park up to their cannon bones in water. Trainer Mark Hennig first signaled "serious flooding issues" at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track, with a pre-dawn video of pooling outside his shed row. […]
US RACING: No animal cruelty at Santa Anita – report
An investigation by a task force assigned by Los Angeles County district attorney Jackie Lacey yielded no evidence of animal cruelty or criminal wrongdoing from a spate of equine fatalities over the past year at Santa Anita Park, but a 17-page report called for numerous equine safety improvements. The task force concentrated its review on […]
US RACING: America’s Joy the name given to American Pharoah US$8.2 million filly
A record-breaking $8.2 million filly by American Pharoah, purchased at the most recent Keeneland September yearling sale by Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm, now has a name. According to the BloodHorse's Ron Mitchell, the half-sister to top sire Into Mischief and multiple champion Beholder will be known as America's Joy. Todd Quast, farm manager for Whisper Hill […]
US RACING: War Story upends Bodexpress at Gulfstream
A hot early pace Saturday in Gulfstream Park’s Grade 3, $100,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes cost both pace-setting Bodexpress and Prince Lucky, who was pulled up and out of the race early. But it also cleared the way for a veteran who's still got it after all these years. War Story, running for the first time […]
Casting Crowns wins first US$150,000 Pitons Cup in St Lucia - Nunes family finish 3rd, 5th, 6th
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The acclaimed richest race in the Caribbean (US$150,000) was just won by the American bred Casting Crowns. The event run over nine furlongs saw Casting Crowns ridden by Qin Young came from off the pace to catch and beat Colonel’s Pride (Chen U) from the top of the straight to win convincingly […]
#US RACING: California Racing Board approves whip restrictions
The California Horse Racing Board approved what was described by its chairman, Gregory Ferraro, as “the most restrictive whip rule in North America and maybe the world” during its Thursday meeting at Los Alamitos. Under the approved rule, which will undergo a 45-day review period before possible adoption, a riding crop cannot be used more […]