Gulfstream Park: Replay Show: Saturday, August 19, 2023
#US RACING: Del Mar Cancels Sun, Aug 20, 2023 Races Due To Hurricane Hilary
Del Mar cancelled its planned Sunday racing card due to expected rain and wind from Hurricane Hilary. “For the safety of everyone involved – our horses, our riders and all the workers, staff and fans – we have made the decision to cancel Sunday’s races,” Del Mar president and chief operating officer Josh Rubinstein said […]
Gulfstream Park: Replay Show: Friday August 18, 2023
#US RACING: Owner of Zenyatta, Kentucky Derby Winner Giacomo, Jerry Moss Moves On
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss were building A&M Records into a powerhouse label, Moss bought his first thoroughbred in 1970. It was the start of a love affair with horse racing that lasted the rest of his life. His family said Moss died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles at […]
#US RACING: Kent Desormeaux Fined, Suspended For Crop Violation
Jockey Kent Desormeaux has been suspended one day for overuse of the riding crop in the Graduation Stakes on Friday at Del Mar. Desormeaux rode Lord Prancealot to victory in that 5 1/2-furlong dirt sprint for California-bred juveniles. In a ruling dated Saturday, stewards determined that Desormeaux used eight strikes of the crop, which is two over […]
Gulfstream Park: Replay Show: Saturday, August 12th, 2023
US RACING: Watch Set Piece Win The Arlington Million
RACE REPLAY BELOW ARTICLE It is a style that has worked time and again for Set Piece. Concede ground to the entire field early, and then make a late run to the winner’s circle. As it was in his last two victories, Set Piece (5-1) went from worst to first. Unlike those wins, he and […]
#US RACING: Preakness Time Change Being Considered
Preakness officials say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race back to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby instead of two weeks later, which would change the timing that has been in place for decades. Aidan Butler, CEO of 1/ST Racing, which owns and runs Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore where the Preakness […]
Gulfstream Park: Replay Show: Friday, August 11, 2023
#FRANCE RACING: Race Day DQ’s For Abusive Use Of Whip
France Galop has announced that disqualification for what it describes as "manifest abuse of the whip" will be introduced Sept. 1, a sanction triggered at nine or more strikes. Unlike in Britain and the United States, where similar regulatory changes have been made, any decision will be administered by race day stewards before the 'weighed-in' […]