US RACING: McKinzie, Code of Honor top Classic field for Breeders' Cup
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — McKinzie heads a field of 11 horses, including mare Elate against males, for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert going for a fourth victory in the US$6 million race that includes Preakness winner War of Will. The Classic won't have Kentucky Derby winner Country House or Belmont winner Sir […]
US RACING: Horse injured in race at Santa Anita; 34th to die at track
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old gelding was fatally injured in the fifth race at Santa Anita on Saturday, becoming the 34th horse to die at the track since December. According to a statement from track owner The Stronach Group, jockey Ruben Fuentes pulled up Satchel Paige at the three-eighths pole of the 6 1/2-furlong […]
UK RACING: Dettori's landmark softens blow of Stradivarius loss on Champions Day
ASCOT, United Kingdom (AFP) - Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori enjoyed a sweet and sour Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, as the joy of his 250th Group One victory was counter-balanced by Stradivarius's 10-race winning streak coming to a shock end. The 48-year-old Italian -- who famously once went through the card at Ascot with […]
UK RACING: Enable to stay in training, says owner Prince Khalid Abdullah
Flat racing superstar Enable is to stay in training as a six-year-old, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has announced, with another crack at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on the cards. The John Gosden-trained horse was denied a historic third Arc victory earlier this month at Paris Longchamp, pipped on the line by 16-1 shot […]
US RACING: Trainer Hollendorfer banned from Breeders' Cup
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, banned from Santa Anita this year amid a spate of horse deaths will be barred from the upcoming Breeders' Cup at the California track. "Earlier this year, the Stronach Group made the decision to prohibit Jerry Hollendorfer from participating at all TSG-owned tracks, including […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: 'Industrial scale' slaughter of Australian racehorses revealed
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Thousands of retired Australian racehorses are being secretly killed on an "industrial scale", with their meat shipped abroad for human and pet consumption, an investigation has revealed. Horse racing is a popular and lucrative business in Australia, with the revelations coming on the eve of the world's richest turf race, The […]
US RACING: Trainer fined US$1,500 for Bute overage; horse later euthanized
Trainer Steve Knapp has been fined $1,500 for an overage of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkiller phenylbutazone (Bute) administered to Emtech, a 3-year old colt that subsequently suffered a fatal breakdown at Santa Anita last month according to an article from the Los Angeles Times. Emtech suffered catastrophic injuries on the Arcadia, California track on Sept. […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Melbourne Cup-winning trainer charged with animal cruelty
SYDNEY, Australia – (AFP) - Melbourne Cup-winning Australian trainer Darren Weir was charged with animal cruelty offences Wednesday, months after receiving a four-year racing ban for possessing electronic devices used to shock horses into running faster. Weir trained the New Zealand thoroughbred Prince of Penzance, which was ridden to victory in the 2015 Cup by […]
US RACING: Godolphin’s Lucullan wins first Graded Stakes
Godolphin Stable's Lucullan utilized a patient trip to register his first career graded stakes win, running down pacesetter Dr. Edgar in the final furlong and prevailing against Olympico's late charge to capture Monday's Grade 2, US$200,000 Knickerbocker by a length at Belmont Park. Lucullan, who had posted a runner-up and third-place finish in four previous […]
US RACING: Massive statue of Secretariat unveiled at Keeneland
Commissioned by the Triangle Foundation, which seeks to beautify Lexington, Ky., a larger-than-life statue of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat was unveiled Saturday at Keeneland. It's Big Red, indeed. Sculptor Jocelyn Russell and her husband, Michael Dubail, created the bronze monument in Oklahoma. The statue traveled to Kentucky this week and will soon take up permanent residence […]