War of Will wins 144th Preakness Stakes
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - War of Will won the 144th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, holding off a field that included a riderless horse to give trainer Mark Casse his first Triple Crown race triumph. War of Will, who had a tough ride at the Kentucky Derby, had a smooth trip from the number one […]
Point of Honor fulfils favourite role, wins Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico
BALTIMORE (AP) — Completely unconcerned about all the horses kicking up dirt in front of him, jockey Javier Castellano patiently waited for the right moment to make his move. After spending much of the race in seventh place and still in sixth just before reaching the stretch, Castellano pushed Point of Honor to the front […]
Filly dies on track at Pimlico the day before Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — A filly collapsed and died while running at Pimlico Race Course on Friday, the day before the track hosts the second leg of the Triple Crown. Congrats Gal faltered in the upper stretch of the Miss Preakness Stakes in 83-degree heat and was eased to the finish line. The Florida-bred 3-year-old was […]
Maximum Security owners file suit for Derby disqualification
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The owners of Maximum Security have sued the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and race stewards, seeking to reverse the horse's disqualification for interference as Kentucky Derby winner and restoration of purse money. The lawsuit filed by Gary and Mary West on Tuesday in U.S. District Court says that stewards relied on […]
Maximum Security rider banned 15 days for Derby interference
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Luis Saez was suspended for 15 days for failing to control Maximum Security and causing interference that resulted in the horse's historic disqualification as the Kentucky Derby winner. The decision by the Kentucky stewards was announced by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Saez was cited for failing to "make the […]
Stronach Group at centre of best and worst of horse racing
The Stronach Group isn't well known outside horse racing. In the public eye, the big players are the likes of recent Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify, trainer Bob Baffert and legendary horses Secretariat and Seattle Slew. But few — if any — have had a bigger impact on the sport of late than […]
USA: As Preakness approaches, strike at Pimlico possibly averted
BALTIMORE (AP) — A strike by workers at Pimlico Race Course may have been averted just before the running of this year's Preakness Stakes. The Baltimore Sun reports the Maryland Jockey Club and its employees at Pimlico Race Course and other tracks agreed "in principle" to a new employment contract on Friday. The Preakness takes […]
AFTER KENTUCKY DERBY DQ - No call in sports is above being picked apart
The replays stream onto our sets in high-definition on a practically endless loop, with no detail too small, or too big, to ignore: fingernails nicking basketballs, horses veering out of line, baseball gloves grazing runners as they slide into second. About the only irrefutable evidence to come from any of it is that nobody agrees […]
Amid turmoil, US horse racing avoided catastrophe at the Kentucky Derby
Horse racing was one step away from disaster. Amid all the turmoil the beleaguered sport is facing during Triple Crown season, it might've caught a break at the Kentucky Derby. When Maximum Security drifted to his right in the final turn, his back legs almost became entangled with those of War of Will behind him. […]
Maximum Security arrives at Monmouth, pointed to Haskell
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — A weary Maximum Security arrived Tuesday at Monmouth Park, where his trainer plans to race the colt in the US$1 million Haskell Invitational in July. The first Kentucky Derby winner disqualified for interference in the race's 145-year history pulled into the Jersey shore track shortly before 6 a.m. The previously undefeated […]