GULFSTREAM PARK REPLAY SHOW | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022
#US RACING: ZANDON IS TAKEN OUT OF THE PREAKNESS STAKES
Zandon, who finished third in the Kentucky Derby, was the latest horse to be ruled out of next Saturday's Preakness Stakes, according to what his owner said in a newspaper report Friday. This followed Thursday's latest surprise from Rich Strike, whose owner said the Derby winner would not be going to Baltimore. The 80-1 shot at Churchill […]
GULFSTREAM PARK REPLAY SHOW | THURSDAY MAY 12, 2022
#US RACING: KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER RICH STRIKE NOT RUNNING IN PREAKNESS, MOVING TO BELMONT
Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing from having a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year. Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. Dawson said he and trainer Eric Reed agreed to […]
#US RACING: DERBY-WINNING RIDER SONNY LEON SERVING SUSPENSION BY OHIO STEWARDS
The jockey of Kentucky Derby upset winner Rich Strike is serving a four-day suspension handed down by Ohio racing stewards that his agent says won't prevent him from riding the horse in next week's Preakness. Stewards suspended Sonny Leon last week for careless riding during the third race on April 27 at Thistledown Racecourse, east […]
#US RACING: ALL DRUG SAMPLES FOR KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS NEGATIVE
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission said Monday that it has received laboratory results from post-race samples taken on Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs, including for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. The KHRC said all samples for both days were cleared. "The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) has received laboratory results from post-race samples taken on May […]
#UK RACING: FRANKIE DETTORI SET FOR EMOTIONAL REUNION WITH STRADIVARIUS AT YORK
Frankie Dettori is preparing himself an “emotional” day at York on Friday when he is reunited with Stradivarius in the Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup. John and Thady Gosden’s superstar stayer is unbeaten in five previous visits to the Knavesmire, winning this Group Two prize in 2018 and 2019 before completing a Lonsdale Cup hat-trick last summer. The son of Sea […]
KENTUCKY DERBY DISAPPOINTMENT FOR BARBADIAN TRAINER SAFFIE JOSEPH JR
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, - Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr suffered disappointment in his second outing at the prestigious Kentucky Derby when his entrant White Abarrio finished 16th in the 148th ‘Run for the Roses’ here Saturday. Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Going off at odds of 13-1 in the 1-¼ mile trip, the winner of last […]
#US RACING: TRAINER OF KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER RICH STRIKE ERIC REED TELLS THE STORY
While his newly celebrated trainer was fielding questions from one visiting reporter after another, Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike looked the picture of calm Tuesday afternoon. The Mercury Equine Center, a well-tended, 50-acre farm just north of Interstate 64, is the home for America's newest four-legged star. Far from the chaotic scene that was Churchill Downs on Saturday, the […]
GULFSTREAM PARK REPLAY SHOW | SUNDAY MAY 8, 2022
