UK RACING: Jockey Jim Crowley’s superb Royal Ascot form continues
Jim Crowley's superb Royal Ascot week continued on Thursday with a double taking his tally to six winners. After a day one treble and another winner courtesy of Hukum on Wednesday, the former champion Flat jockey picked up where he left off as Molatham made a winning return to action in the Group Three Jersey […]
US RACING: VIDEOS of 10 race card at Gulfstream Park – Wednesday, June 17, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 we feature all 10 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY
US RACING: The Belmont Stakes – the horses – the draw – the analysis
The field was drawn for the US$1 million Belmont Stakes and the newly minted Triple Crown will finally kick off on Saturday at Belmont Park. It’s time to set aside the discussion about the new distance and the altered sequence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and start handicapping the field of 10. For the first […]
US RACING: Favoured Tiz the Law to start in eighth post at Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Tiz the Law was made a 6-5 favourite and drawn into the eighth post for Saturday's Belmont Stakes, the first leg of a 2020 coronavirus-disrupted US horse racing Triple Crown. The 152nd running of the Belmont Park classic, trimmed from 1 1/2 miles to 1 1/8 miles and delayed […]
UK RACING: Tactical produces Royal Ascot performance fit for a Queen
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II could be forgiven for jumping out of her chair in celebration at nearby Windsor Castle on Wednesday as her colours were carried to victory by Tactical on the second day of Royal Ascot. The 94-year-old monarch has had to miss the meeting for the first time since […]
UK RACING: Dettori gives trainer John Gosden landmark Royal Ascot win after caffeine kicks in
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Frankie Dettori said he required an espresso or two to pump himself up because of the flat atmosphere with no spectators allowed at Royal Ascot due to the coronvavirus pandemic. The 49-year-old Italian riding legend managed to get off the mark on the first day on Tuesday with Frankly Darling […]
US RACING: Expect 10 to race in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes as trainer Todd Pletcher guns for win number four in Belmont
Entries are to be taken and post positions drawn Wednesday for the 152nd Belmont Stakes and its accompanying undercard. In this most unique of seasons, the Belmont Stakes -- traditionally the last and longest of the three Triple Crown races for 3-year-olds -- will for the first time ever serve as the launch of the […]
US RACING: Kentucky Horse Racing Commission adopts rules limiting whip use
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved new rules and penalties restricting the use of riding crops by jockeys. Jockeys will be allowed unlimited backhand or underhand strikes for the first 1/8 of a mile, to adjust the direction of their mounts. After that, they are allowed six strikes, with no more than two in succession […]
UK RACING: Battaash crowning moment of Jim Crowley’s Royal Ascot treble, Circus Maximus nips Terebellum in Queen Anne Stakes
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Jim Crowley stole the show on the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday, riding three winners including a sparkling victory on Battaash in the Group One King's Stand Stakes. Battaash's win brought the 34-year-old the most joy and a sense of relief too as the duo put behind them […]
US RACING: Security guard implicated as ‘inside man’ for robbery at Aqueduct in March
According to court documents, a security guard at Aqueduct was charged as the 'inside man' who posed as a victim in the robbery that occurred about 10 p.m. on the night of March 7 following the running of the Gotham Stakes. Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Lamel Miller, […]