Gulfstream Park Replay Show | Wed, Jan 10, 2024
#US RACING: Kentucky Derby purse moves from US$3m to US$5m
The 150th Kentucky Derby on May 4 will be the richest in history as the purse for America’s greatest race has been elevated to a guaranteed $5 million. The substantial $2 million increase to the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby highlights a record-setting, 50-race stakes schedule cumulatively worth $25.6 million for Churchill Downs's 2024 spring meet, […]
#US RACING: Two horses die in training at Belmont
Two horses died during training hours at Belmont Park K Jan.8 due to injuries sustained in a collision on the training track, according to the New York Racing Association and a trainer of one of the horses involved. Where’s Chris , a 3-year-old son of Twirling Candy, who won the Nov. 5 Nashua Stakes, and multiple […]
#US RACING: Horse of the Year to be announced on Jan 25
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Cody’s Wish, Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic, and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio lead a list of Eclipse Award finalists announced January 6. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV and other outlets during the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, […]
#US RACING: Watch Bob Baffert Trained Muth Win The San Vincente
Cutting back in distance following a pair of Grade 1 stakes at 1 1/16 miles, Bob Baffert-trained Muth ettled nicely in the early going and displayed his ample class through the lane as he outran talented stablemate Pilot Commander by 2 3/4 lengths to take Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita. […]
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | Sat, Jan 6, 2024
#US RACING: Handle falls nearly 4% in 2023
The amount of money bet on US races fell nearly 4 per cent in 2023, the biggest such drop in handle in 12 years. Equibase reported Friday that more than $11.6 billion were bet on 31,746 races in the year that just ended, down 3.7 per cent from the $12.1 billion wagered on 33,452 races […]
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | Fri, Jan 5, 2024
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | Thur, Jan 4, 2024
#US RACING: Godolphin, Ortiz Jr, Cox – The Leaders In 2023
Godolphin LLC, which campaigned 15 North American graded stakes winners, including two Breeders' Cup winners, repeated as leading owner by earnings, and Irad Ortiz, Jr, again established a single-season earnings record as the leading jockey according to final statistics released today by Equibase Company LLC, the Thoroughbred industry's official database for racing information. Brad Cox […]