US RACING: Report: No illegal meds in deaths of horses at Santa Anita
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report released Tuesday by the California Horse Racing Board on a spate of horse deaths at Santa Anita found that no illegal medications were used on the animals and 39% percent of the 23 fatalities occurred on surfaces affected by wet weather. However, the report found no singular cause for […]
US RACING: Bob Baffert to train Maximum Security
The world's top dirt horse is headed to arguably its top dirt trainer in the wake of federal indictments handed down alleging Jason Servis administered performance-enhancing drugs to champion 3-year-old Maximum Security. In a statement released Tuesday, owners Gary and Mary West announced they're moving all their horses in Servis' care. Among the transfers will […]
UK RACING: Epatante dazzles to give birthday boy McManus ninth Champion Hurdle
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - An impressive Epatante justified favouritism to give owner JP McManus a ninth Champion Hurdle on his 69th birthday on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday. The mare stormed clear after the last under Barry Geraghty to hit the bookmakers where it hurts and prevail at 2/1 to […]
UK RACING: Two-time defending champion Altior out of Champion Chase
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Two-time victor Altior has lost his tussle to be fit to defend his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown at the Cheltenham Festival, his trainer Nicky Henderson announced on Tuesday. Altior had been found to be lame on Sunday but Henderson had seen a marked improvement on Monday. However, the 69-year-old […]
UK RACING: Globe-trotting bet could be winner for racing
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The advent of a 'Global Bet' that would sweep across one end of the world to the other could be the spark needed to ignite wider interest in racing, according to UK Tote Group leader Alex Frost. Former City of London banking heavyweight Frost heads the group of 160 investors, […]
US RACING: More than 2 dozen horse racing professionals charged in drug scheme
NEY YORK, USA - More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, have been charged in what authorities described Monday as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster. Trainer Jason Servis, whose stable includes the 3-year-old champion, was charged with administering performance-enhancing drugs to that horse […]
US RACING: Trainer of Maximum Security – Jason Servis said to cover up using performance enhancing drugs on his horses
Maximum Security is a horse both famous and infamous, and that was before Monday's bombshell unsealing of documents by the U.S. District Attorney's office in New York that claim trainer Jason Servis covered up performance-enhancing drug use in the champion colt. Servis had long been suspected of doing something to seemingly boost the talent of horses […]
US RACING: King Guillermo a 45-1 upset winner of the Tampa Bay Derby
King Guillermo tied for the biggest upset yet on the 2020 Kentucky Derby trail when crossing the wire a 45-1 winner of Saturday’s Grade 2, US$400,000 Tampa Bay Derby. And he looked much the best after sitting close to another longshot, pace-setting Relentless Dancer, before going by for a decisive score at Tampa Bay Downs. For […]
US RACING: US$1.8 million three-year-old filly Gamine makes auspicious debut at Santa Anita
Before Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old filly Gamine made her debut Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita Park, the respected clocker Gary Young told XBTV, “She’ll be 1-9, and she will run like a 1-9 shot.” That she did. The $1.8 million sales topper lived up to the expectations not just of Young but of her many backers […]
US RACING: Mischevious Alex takes the Gotham
After Mischevious Alex’s dominant effort Feb. 1 in Gulfstream Park’s Swale Stakes (G3), trainer John Servis identified Aqueduct’s Grade 3, US$300,000 Gotham Stakes as a race that would fit the speedy colt “really well.” The 3-year-old proved his trainer right Saturday when taking the Gotham by 2 ½ lengths and earning 50 points toward starting […]