US RACING: Del Mar pre-emptively cancels racing for November 21
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Del Mar is pre-emptively cancelling racing for Nov. 21 because of projected rain from the season’s first storm in Southern California. Track officials said Friday the cancellation is due to “an abundance of caution” because rain forecast from Tuesday through Thursday likely will result in a muddy main track and […]
US RACING: Judge dismisses suit by owners of Derby DQ Maximum Security
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of Maximum Security seeking to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Owners Gary and Mary West wanted the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky to reverse the stewards’ decision and […]
US RACING: American Pharoah’s stud fee now stands at US$175,000
Ashford Stud has set American Pharoah 's stud fee at US$175,000 for the 2020 breeding season, according to the farm's website. The 2015 Triple Crown winner and expected leading freshman sire for North America had his fee pending the outcome of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which produced strong results for the sire. From three starters, […]
UK RACING: Trainer John Gosden dominate Cartier Horse of the Year Awards
In securing a second Cartier Horse of the Year title Nov. 12 at a ceremony at the Dorchester (the 5-year-old Nathaniel mare earned her first recognition as Europe’s top horse in 2017), she joined Frankel (2011, 2012) and Ouija Board (2004, 2006) as just the third horse to twice be named Cartier Horse of the […]
UK RACING: Another Horse of the Year title for Enable
Enable was revealed as the 2019 Cartier Horse Of The Year at the 29th annual Cartier Racing awards, European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars. Bred by owner Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms, the 5-year-old mare added a further three Group 1 successes to her remarkable resume in 2019, with victories in the Coral-Eclipse, King George VI […]
UK RACING: Waldgeist, winner of the 2019 Arc – goes to stud
Waldgeist, who upset Enable in what was his final start, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has retired to stand at stud in Ireland, it was announced Tuesday. The 5-year-old by Galileo won nine of 21 starts, with four of those victories at the Group 1 level, while running for the connections of trainer Andrew […]
Thunder Snow – winner of the Dubai World Cup retires
KINGSTON, Thunder Snow, the only horse to win multiple renewals of the Dubai World Cup (G1), has called it a career. Godolphin announced the news Tuesday, saying its homebred -- a Group 1 winner at ages 2 through 5 -- would have his stud plans set "shortly." “Thunder Snow created history by winning the Dubai […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia | AFP | - Australian gelding Vow and Declare won the coveted Aus$8.0 million (US$5.5 million) Melbourne Cup at a packed Flemington on Tuesday as revelations about the grim fate of retired racehorses were put to one side as punters streamed through the turnstiles. With veteran jockey Craig Williams in the saddle, the […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Japan raider favourite as Melbourne Cup faces image issues
MELBOURNE, Australia | AFP | - Japanese stayer Mer De Glace and European import Constantinople have firmed as favourites for the Tuesday's Melbourne Cup as horse racing in Australia faces surging image problems. First staged in 1861, the "race that stops a nation" has been a fixture on the first Tuesday of November since 1876, […]
US RACING: Tragedy strikes Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita despite reform
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Breeders' Cup and Santa Anita came within 220 yards of staging a safe weekend of championship racing. It all came down to the $6 million Classic in front of nearly 70,000 fans and a prime-time television audience. The 11-horse field thundered out of the final turn, with favorite McKinzie in […]