Baffert sweeps Grade 1 2-year-old races at Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert swept the CashCall Futurity and Starlet for 2-year-olds, winning the Grade 1 races for the second straight year at Los Alamitos. Improbable won the $300,345 Futurity by five lengths as the 1-5 favourite and 3-2 favourite Chasing Yesterday won the $300,345 Starlet by a […]
Mexican bred Kukulkan seeks 14 straight in Carib Classic at Gulfstream tomorrow
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A field of 10 compete tomorrow (December 8, 2018) at Gulfstream Park in Florida, USA in the 2018 running of the Caribbean Classic. The massive morning line favourite is Mexican horse Kukulkan to be ridden Irad Oriz Jnr, who is currently offering odds of 3-5. Kukulkan racing record thus far in Mexico […]
New Mexico regulators delay decision on racino license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bidders vying for a license to build New Mexico's sixth and final horse racetrack and casino will have to wait longer for a final decision after regulators on Thursday put off awarding the coveted license when an applicant sought a preliminary injunction. The New Mexico Racing Commission voted unanimously to table […]
Arkansas Racing Commission preparing to draft casino rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Racing Commission is set to draft rules for operating the state's first fully developed casinos after voters approved a measure to expand gambling in the state last month. The commission must approve the new regulations by March 14, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The deadline comes just months after […]
Jockey John Velazquez rides 6,000th win
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez rode his 6,000th career winner in North America, guiding Singapore Trader to victory Friday at Aqueduct. He joins Hall of Famer Edgar Prado, Mario Pino and Perry Wayne Ouzts as the only active riders to reach the milestone and the 18th overall. Velazquez says reaching […]
Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza aims for Jan comeback
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is aiming to return to riding in January, six months after he was seriously injured in a training accident. The 46-year-old rider says he had an MRI recently and "it came out perfect." Espinoza says he doesn't need surgery and his spinal cord has […]
Kingman Filly Sells for 370,000 (US$498,213) Guineas at Day 2 of December Foal Sale
A daughter of Kingman selling for 370,000 guineas (US$498,213) and eighteen lots topping 100,000 guineas were the highlights of the second day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. A total of 211 lots realised 9,142,000 guineas, on a par with last year’s session whilst the average and median came in at 43,327 guineas and 30,000 […]
One of Algeria's last farriers fears for the trade's future
Tiaret, Algeria | AFP | - Clutching a glowing red horseshoe between blacksmith's tongs, Meddah Larbi delights in his passion caring for horses' hooves, as one of Algeria's last farriers. At his workshop at the Chaou-Chaoua national stud farm in Tiaret, 340 kilometres (210 miles) southwest of Algiers, Larbi hammered the hot horseshoe on an […]
Frank Mirahmadi to take over as Santa Anita race caller
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Mirahmadi will become Santa Anita's new race caller when the winter meet begins Dec. 26, replacing Michael Wrona who was let go after two years. Mirahmadi recently completed his fourth season as track announcer at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. He will conclude his race calling duties at Aqueduct in […]
Signalman makes breakthrough win at Churchill Downs
Signalman put the Kenny McPeek barn back on top at Churchill Downs Saturday in the Grade 2, US$200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. The victory followed a nose defeat from favoured Restless Rider in the Golden Rod (G2) for fillies two races earlier. It also awarded Signalman with 10 additional points toward a spot in the 2019 […]