NTRA - Rule heads Sam Davis probables
The field for Saturday's Grade 3 Sam Davis Stakes could be as small as six or as large as 12, according to stakes coordinator Mandy McKeever.
The Tod...
NTRA - Best work yet for Buddy's Saint
Trainer Bruce Levine says he has trouble sleeping the night before his Kentucky Derby hopeful Buddy's Saint is scheduled to work. But it's a good bet ...
NTRA - Peppi Knows eyes Gotham at Aqueduct
It is unlikely you'll find Peppi Knows on anyone's list of Kentucky Derby contenders, but the gelding's 3-year-old debut in Saturday's Whirlaway Stake...
NTRA - Washout could change makeup of Lewis
The postponement of the Grade 2 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita to this Saturday because of significant rain last weekend may cost the Triple Crown...
Kentucky.com - Bank says Zayat hid his insurance from Thorn Song's death
Fifth Third Bank plans to continue its push to take over the stable of top horse owner Ahmed Zayat. The bank said in a filing in Zayat's bankruptcy th...
Ledger-Enquirer - Rachel Alexandra staying loose in Big Easy
Less than 12 hours after the New Orleans Saints captured Super Bowl XLIV, the other champion residing in the Big Easy took to the track for a jog.
Bloodhorse - Zarkava's First Foal Is a Filly
The Aga Khan's Zarkava, the unbeaten winner of the 2008 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) and that year's Cartier Horse of the Year, gave birth F...
Bloodhorse - Dancing in Silks Named Dual Cal-Bred Champion
Dancing in Silks, winner of the 2009 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), has been named California champion sprinter and older male by the Cali...
Courier Journal - Six-figure sales pace Fasig-Tipton sale
The top price in last year's Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale was beaten by three horses in this year's edition on Monday.
Bloodhorse - Lavender Sky Brings $340,000 at Fasig-Tipton
Broodmare prospect is the highest-priced horse sold so far at the Kentucky winter mixed sale.
Bloodhorse - Lavendar Sky Brings $340,000 at Fasig-Tipton
Broodmare prospect is the highest-priced horse sold so far at the Kentucky winter mixed sale.
Bloodhorse - Five Questions: Paul Wagner
Documentary filmmaker is putting finishing touches on 'Thoroughbred' which will debut on KET March 8.
ESPN - Claire Novak: Of Politics and Ponies
Aqueduct Race Course remains the center of a ridiculous political merry-go-round - and if the State doesn't step in to do something, the ponies won't ...
IEAH - I've Got the Fever entered
IEAH Stables' I've Got the Fever is entered to make his next start in a $41,000 maiden purse at Aqueduct on Thursday, February 11.
NBC Sports - Quality Road breaks track record in Donn
Quality Road broke his own track mark at Gulfstream Park on Saturday while winning the $500,000 Donn Handicap by a record 12¾ lengths.
NBC Sports - Peppi Knows wins Whirlaway disrupted by spill
NEW YORK (AP) -Peppi Knows won the $100,000 Whirlaway Stakes at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack after favorite Eightyfiveinafifty bolted through the outside...
NBC Sports - 2-year-old champs among 366 Triple Crown nominees
Eclipse Award winners Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild lead a field of 366 3-year-olds nominated to the Triple Crown races, while Todd Pletcher returns...
Bloodhorse - Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen: Feb. 8, 2010
With Winslow Homer off the Kentucky Derby trail, which new 3-year-old has entered the top twelve?
Bloodhorse - Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen: February 8, 2010
With Winslow Homer off the Kentucky Derby trail, which new 3-year-old has entered the top twelve?
The Horse - New Jersey Emergency Responders to Learn Animal Handling
To prepare state and county animal response teams to aid animals during emergencies, the New Jersey Animal Emergency Working Group will hold its 13th ...
Bloodhorse - NJ Lawmakers to Consider Sports Betting Bill
Legislation that would allow New Jersey racetracks and Atlantic City casinos to accept wagers on sporting events will go before an Assembly panel the ...
NTRA - San Antonio: Richard's Kid finishes like a rocket
The elements that seemed to work against Richard's Kid in Sunday's $150,000 San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita - a slow pace and a position at the ba...
Bloodhorse - Simms Joins Warrendale Sales Team
Hunter Simms recently joined Warrendale as bloodstock services and pedigree analyst.
The Horse - Flaxen Chestnut Color Inheritance Studied
Chestnut Morgan horses with lighter manes and tails, called "flaxen," are the subject of a research project seeking to unlock some of the mysteries of...
Bloodhorse - Elusive City Colt Shatters Festival Record
Colt brings NZ$110,000 ($75,786 in U.S. funds) as New Zealand yearling sale ends.
Bloodhorse - Tanaka Gets Five-Year Sentence
Former Thoroughbred owner Gary Tanaka was sentenced to five years in prison for securities fraud while he helped run Amerindo Investment Advisors.
Thoroughbred Times - Strong Festival sale caps New Zealand National yearling auction
The New Zealand Bloodtock Festival yearling sale closed Monday with increases in total sales and average price as well as a new record price.
The Horse - USDA to Revise Animal Disease Traceability Approach
The USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further s...
Thoroughbred Times - Lavender Sky sells for $340,000
Bloodstock agent Bill Lockridge bought Grade 2 stakes placed winner Lavender Sky for $340,000 on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale...
Thoroughbred Times - Small shareholder leaves Aqueduct group
According to several New York newspapers, a controversial person involved with the franchise selected to operate the Aqueduct casino will leave the gr...
IEAH - Court Vision wins on DQ of Take the Points
IEAH Stables' Court Vision was placed first in the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Mike Welsch of Daily Racing writes.
Thoroughbred Times - Rgirldoesn’tbluff and Medaglia d’Oro foal bring $215,000
Multiple stakes winner Rgirldoesn’tbluff and her first foal, a Medaglia d’Oro filly, sold for $215,000 on Monday at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky wint...
Stonewall Stallions - 2 more maiden special weight winners for Value Plus
Leading freshman sire Value Plus picked up two more flashy winners from his first crop of 3-year-olds on Feb. 7th at Oaklawn and Aqueduct...
Gainesway - Afleet Alex 3yos have big weekend
Dual Classic-winning 3-year-old Afleet Alex enjoyed a strong weekend from his first crop of 3-year-olds...
The Horse - Spring Vaccination Schedules Shared by Readers
More than 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "When does your veterinarian give your horse(s) spring shots?"
...
The Horse - Different West Nile Virus Genetic Lineage Evolving?
It's a variant of Murphy's Law: Anytime you think you have a handle on something, the unexpected happens and you're off balance again. The equine heal...
The Horse - Equine Carpal Spavin Treatment
Carpal spavin is a degenerative form of osteoarthritis located at the junction of the medial splint bone (the inside part) and the second carpal (knee...
Bloodhorse - Equine Carpal Spavin Treatment
Carpal spavin is a degenerative form of osteoarthritis located at the junction of the medial splint bone (the inside part) and the second carpal (knee...
Bloodhorse - Different West Nile Virus Genetic Lineage Evolving?
It's a variant of Murphy's Law: Anytime you think you have a handle on something, the unexpected happens and you're off balance again. The equine heal...
Courier Journal - Eightyfiveinafiftyback needs 14 stitches
The trainer of Eightyfiveinafifty said his 3-year-old colt has received 14 stitches to repair a cut suffered after crashing through the outer rail dur...
USA Today - A few Saints hope gelding Daddy Forty Nine proves to be a winner
The New Orleans Saints will play that team with the horseshoe on the side of their helmets, the Indianapolis Colts, in Super ...
Ledger-Enquirer - Richard's Kid wins San Antonio 'Cap at Santa Anita
Richard's Kid found room along the rail and rallied to win the $150,000 San Antonio Handicap by a head Sunday at Santa Anita.
Bloodhorse - Cup-Bound Richard's Kid All Heart in 'Antonio
Richard's Kid is Dubai-bound after winning the $150,000 San Antonio Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 7 in his first start for new owner Mohammed ...
Bloodhorse - Bim Bam Lowers Boom in Hallandale Beach
Front-running Bim Bam surged late to upset odds-on choice Interactif by a nose in a terrific finish to the $125,000 Hallandale Beach Stakes on the tur...
Bloodhorse - Turfway Adds Feb. 15 to Schedule
After losing the weekend of Feb. 6-7 to cold weather conditions, Turfway Park will add Presidents Day, Feb. 15, to its live racing schedule.
Yahoo Horse - Horse to miss week of training after bolting track (AP)
The trainer ofEightyfiveinafifty says his 3-year-old colt has received 14 stitches to repair a cut suffered after crashing through the outer rail duri...
Yahoo Horse - Horse to miss week of training after bolting track (PA SportsTicker)
The trainer ofEightyfiveinafifty says his 3-year-old colt has received 14 stitches to repair a cut suffered after crashing through the outer rail duri...
Bloodhorse - Santa Anita Trainers Adjust to Stakes Changes
Despite heavy rain that forced cancellation of Santa Anita's stakes-heavy card Feb. 6, horsemen made whatever adjustments were necessary and moved for...
Bloodhorse - Eightyfiveinafifty Mending Well
Eightyfiveinafifty should be able to return to training in a week after receiving 14 stitches to repair a cut suffered during his premature departure ...
Bloodhorse - NZ Festival Sale Opens With a Record
Yearling brings NZ$90,000 ($62,000 in U.S. funds) at Karaka.
Bloodhorse - Festival Sale Record Opens With Record
Yearling brings NZ$90,000 ($62,000 in U.S. funds) at Karaka.
Bloodhorse - Elusive City Colt Sets Festival Sale Record
Yearling brings NZ$90,000 ($62,000 in U.S. funds) at Karaka.
Bloodhorse - Star Guitar Adds to String at Delta Downs
Star Guitar chalked up his sixth win in a row when he cruised to a 3 1/2-length win in the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship Stakes at Del...
Bloodhorse - Square Eddie Retired for Stud Duty
Grade I winner Square Eddie has been retired from racing and will stand at Vessels Station Farm near Bonsall, Calif.
Thoroughbred Times - Richard’s Kid rallies to capture San Antonio
Bottled up in last on the final turn, Richard’s Kid found an opening along the rail in midstretch and drove with determination to a head victory in ...
Bloodhorse - Lengthy Purse Dispute Resolved in New Jersey
A battle over purse supplements for a New Jersey harness track that dates back to 2008 was resolved with the Feb. 6 announcement that purses at Freeho...
Thoroughbred Times - Bim Bam outfinishes Interactif to win Hallandale Beach
Pacesetter Bim Bam battled back gamely in the final strides to nip favored Interactif by a nose in the Hallandale Beach Stakes on Sunday at Gulfstream...
Bloodhorse - Weather Continues to Plague Racetracks
Turfway Park in Kentucky, Charles Town Races & Slots in West Virginia, and Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack in Pennsylvania canceled live racing f...
Bloodhorse - Turfway Park Cancels Sunday Racing
Citing the lingering effects from a recent winter storm and continued sub-freezing temperatures, Turfway Park canceled live racing for Sunday, Feb. 7.
Thoroughbred Times - University of Kentucky to sell Offlee Wild filly Monday
Laurie Lawrence, Ph. D., admits she was thrilled to see She Be Wild, a filly by Grade 1 winner Offlee Wild, capture the Gray Goose Breeders’ Cup Juv...
Thoroughbred Times - Eightyfiveinafifty in good order after Whirlaway adventure
Trainer Gary Contessa said Sunday morning that Eightyfiveinafifty appeared to have escaped serious injury after bolting and unseating jockey Jorge Cha...
Courier Journal - Early Triple Crown nominations dip to 366
The right horses are there, but the numbers are down with 366 3-year-old thoroughbreds nominated to the 2010 Triple Crown races.
Thoroughbred Times - Star Guitar, Superior Storm star on Saturday at Delta Downs
Star Guitar continued his domination in Louisiana-bred stakes and extended his overall winning streak to six with a convincing victory in the Louisian...
Thoroughbred Times - Turfway Park cancels live racing on Sunday
Turfway Park canceled live racing on Sunday because of lingering effects from a winter snowstorm and sub-freezing temperatures in the region.
The Horse - Veterinarians Form Equine Health and Welfare Alliance
A group of equine veterinarians have formed the Equine Health and Welfare Alliance (EHWA), which will be “dedicated to the proper care and maint...
Thoroughbred Times - Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale set begins Monday
As tough as the commercial market has been during the previous 14 months, there is a hint of positivity in the air leading up to Monday's Fasig-Tipton...
Thoroughbred Times - City Banker wins Miguel A. Martinez de Hoz
Multiple Group 1 winner City Banker rolled to a comfortable victory on Saturday in the Gran Premio Miguel A. Martinez de Hoz (Arg-G1), the first Group...
LA Times - Santa Anita cancels Saturday races because of weather
The Las Virgenes, Robert Lewis and Strub stakes have been rescheduled for next Saturday.
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Courier Journal - The 366 Triple Crown nominees
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ESPN - 366 horses nominated to Triple Crown
Led by Eclipse Award winners Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild, a total of 366 horses have been made early nominees to the three Triple Crown races, it ...
NTRA - Triple Crown nominees drop to 366
Led by Eclipse Award winners Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild, a total of 366 horses have been made early nominees to the three Triple Crown races, it ...
NTRA - Star Guitar and Superior Storm stay perfect
Star Guitar and Superior Storm both remained unbeaten in Louisiana-bred stakes company on Saturday night, when they defended their titles in the two r...
Kentucky.com - The Derby dozen
2009 Derby Dozen
How last year's Herald-Leader Derby Dozen fared:
Ran in the Derby
Friesan Fire Finished 18th, Pioneerof the Nile Finishe...
Kentucky.com - Quality Road wins Donn in record time
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. Quality Road broke his own track mark at Gulfstream Park on Saturday while winning the $500,000 Donn Handicap by a record 12...
NBC Sports - Leading trainers with Triple Crown nominees
Trainers with 10 or more horses nominated to the Triple Crown races (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes):
NBC Sports - Triple Crown Nominations List
Three-year-old thoroughbreds nominated early for the Triple Crown races (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes):
ESPN - Stakes-rich Santa Anita card washed away
Santa Anita was forced to cancel a lucrative 10-race program on Saturday after the Pro-Ride brand synthetic track failed to drain sufficiently followi...
Yahoo Horse - 2-year-old champs among 366 Triple Crown nominees (PA SportsTicker)
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Sports Writer
Ledger-Enquirer - 2-year-old champs among 366 Triple Crown nominees
Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild lead a field of 366 3-year-olds nominated to the Triple Crown races.
NBC Sports - Arkansas track aiming for Rachel-Zenyatta showdown
The stage is set for the first ladies of racing. Now all Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta have to do is show up.
Star Telegram - If Saints can make it, New Orleans can too
The Saints embody New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Yahoo Horse - 2-year-old champs among 366 Triple Crown nominees (AP)
Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild lead a field of 366 3-year-olds nominated to the Triple Crown races. The number of horses nominated to the Kentucky De...
Bloodhorse - Early Triple Crown Nominations Total 366
Lookin At Lucky and She Be Wild, the champion 2-year-old male and female, respectively, of 2009, top the list of 366 early nominees to the 2010 Triple...
Courier Journal - Quality Road romps in Donn Handicap
Quality Road broke his own track mark at Gulfstream Park on Saturday while winning the $500,000, GradeI Donn Handicap by a record 12¾ lengths i...
NTRA - Racing Bran all the way in Essex
Racing Bran was a dangerous horse to leave alone on the lead in the $100,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. He came into the race with an...
Horse-Races.net - 2010 Triple Crown Early Nominees
366 horses were nominated by the January 18 early nomination deadline. Find out all about them here.
NTRA - Gulfstream Park Turf: Court Vision wins on DQ
Take the Points won the battle, registering an apparent 1 1/2-length victory over Court Vision in Saturday's $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. B...
Kentucky.com - Two-prep approach becoming trendy Derby path
Twelve years after the fact, Elliott Walden can still recall the words of the critics in the weeks leading up to the 1998 Kentucky Derby.
"I remember...
NTRA - Tottie rallies to win Suwannee River
Tottie, an English-bred filly who has made great strides in a short period of time since coming to the United States, became a graded stakes winner fo...
Bloodhorse - Rancing Bran Downs Win Willy in Essex
Front-running Racing Bran, thanks to a heady ride from Chris Emigh, ran away from odds-on choice Win Willy and the rest of the field in the $100,000 E...
Bloodhorse - Rancing Bran Crunches Essex Foes
Front-running Racing Bran, thanks to a heady ride from Chris Emigh, ran away from odds-on choice Win Willy and the rest of the field in the $100,000 E...
Yahoo Horse - Quality Road breaks track record in Donn (AP)
Quality Road has broken his own track mark at Gulfstream Park while winning the $500,000 Donn Handicap by a record 12 3/4 lengths. The Todd Pletcher-t...
Yahoo Horse - Quality Road breaks track record in Donn (PA SportsTicker)
Quality Road has broken his own track mark at Gulfstream Park while winning the $500,000 Donn Handicap by a record 12} lengths.
Kentucky.com - Number of Triple Crown nominees drops
For the second straight season, the overall pullback in the Thoroughbred industry has been reflected in the early number of Triple Crown nominees. A t...
Kentucky.com - The Derby Dozen
The Herald-Leader's third annual Derby Dozen offers an early snapshot of the horses we think have the bloodlines, the speed, the stamina and the guile...
Bloodhorse - Suwannee River: Tottie at Home on U.S. Turf
Tottie, the 9-5 favorite, remained unbeaten in two starts since shipping to the U.S., as she stalked the pace and took over mid-stretch en route to a ...
NTRA - Quality Road sets two records in Donn
Thirty minutes after suffering the agony of Take the Points disqualification from first in the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, trainer Todd Ple...
Ledger-Enquirer - Quality Road captures Donn Handicap
Odds-on favorite Quality Road won Saturday's $500,000 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park and in the process broke his own track record for 1 1/8 miles.
Yahoo Horse - Freehold Raceway to see $4.8M purse money increase (AP)
Purse money at Freehold Raceway will soon increase by nearly $4.8 million. The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey announced Sa...
NBC Sports - Freehold Raceway to see $4.8M purse money increase
Purse money at Freehold Raceway will soon increase by nearly $4.8 million.
Yahoo Horse - Freehold Raceway to see $4.8M purse money increase (PA SportsTicker)
Purse money at Freehold Raceway will soon increase by nearly $4.8 million.
NTRA - Musket Man holds on to win Super Stakes
Musket Man justified his role as the overwhelming favorite of the 20th running of the $75,000 Super Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs by turning back a determ...
NTRA - Snowstorm disrupts racing in East, Midwest
The massive snowstorm that blanketed much of the Mid-Atlantic and portions of the Midwest on Friday night into Saturday shut down racing at several tr...
NTRA - Royal Express wires in Black Gold
One day shy of his 69th birthday, trainer Spanky Broussard claimed victory in the $60,000 Black Gold, as his colt Royal Express wired the field to win...
NTRA - Presious Passion back at the track
No horse is easier to spot or more enjoyable to watch train in the morning than Presious Passion, who put on quite a show on a regular basis in the mo...
NTRA - Rachel Alexandra picks up the pace
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra worked Saturday at Fair Grounds for the second time this year, stepping up her pace and covering a half-mile in 50....
Bloodhorse - Court Vision Wins GP Turf Handicap After DQ
Take the Points crossed the wire first in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (gr. IT) Feb. 6, but the 4-year-old colt was disqualified for int...
NTRA - Stakes-rich Santa Anita card washed away
Santa Anita was forced to cancel a lucrative 10-race program on Saturday after the Pro-Ride brand synthetic track failed to drain sufficiently followi...
NTRA - Whirlaway: 'Peppi' wins; 'Fifty' leaves course
Eightyfiveinafifty's bid to join the Triple Crown trail took a detour Saturday when the colt's bit broke going into the first turn of the $100,000 Whi...
Bloodhorse - Musket Man Fires in Super Stakes at Tampa Bay
Musket Man made a successful return in his first start since back-to-back third-place finishes in the first two legs of last year's Triple Crown, winn...
Bloodhorse - Quality Road Breaks Own Track Record in Donn
Quality Road broke his own nine-furlong track record that he set last year at Gulfstream Park, turning in a dazzling performance when crushing the fie...
Kentucky.com - Early Derby picture a family photo for WinStar
In hindsight, the six rivals that lined up against Drosselmeyer in a 11 8-miles allowance test at Gulfstream Park last weekend faced a pretty futile t...
Thoroughbred Times - Triple Crown nominations fall for second consecutive year
Nominations for the 2010 Triple Crown series tumbled for the second year in a row and reached the lowest total since 2005.
Courier Journal - Churchill's Miami track will see Super Bowl traffic, not necessarily at its new slot machines
Some Super Bowl fans in Miami will park at Churchill Downs Inc.'s newest slots parlor Sunday before making their way to the Sun Life Stadium about a m...
Yahoo Horse - Racing canceled at Santa Anita due to heavy rain (AP)
Racing has been canceled at Santa Anita because of heavy rain that left the synthetic surface unsuitable, forcing five stakes to be rescheduled. Among...
Ledger-Enquirer - Peppi Knows wins Whirlaway disrupted by spill
Peppi Knows won the $100,000 Whirlaway Stakes at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack after favorite Eightyfiveinafifty bolted through the outside rail on the fi...
Bloodhorse - Peppi Knows Wins Troubled Whirlaway Stakes
Odds-on favorite Eightyfiveinafifty blew the first turn and was pulled up by jockey Jorge Chavez, leaving the door open for Peppi Knows to win the $10...
Yahoo Horse - Peppi Knows wins Whirlaway disrupted by spill (AP)
Peppi Knows has won the $100,000 Whirlaway Stakes at chilly Aqueduct after the favorite Eightyfiveinafifty bolted through the outside rail around the ...
Bloodhorse - Santa Anita Cancels Saturday Card
Santa Anita has canceled its Saturday card due to heavy rains in Southern California. The wash out of the program impacts important prep races for bot...
Bloodhorse - Santa Anita Cancels Feb. 6 Card
Santa Anita canceled its Feb. 6 card due to heavy rains in Southern California. The wash out of the program impacts important prep races for both the ...
Bloodhorse - Santa Anita Cancels Card; Stakes Rescheduled
Santa Anita canceled its Feb. 6 card due to heavy rains in Southern California. The wash out of the program impacts important prep races for both the ...
Bloodhorse - Rachel Alexandra in 4F Move at Fair Grounds
In her second work of the week, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra breezes four furlongs in :50 3/5 Feb. 6 in New Orleans.
Bloodhorse - Rachel Alexandra in 4F Move at FG
In her second work of the week, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra breezes four furlongs in :50 3/5 Feb. 6 in New Orleans.
Bloodhorse - Rachel Alexandra in 4Fs Move at FG
In her second work of the week, reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra breezes four furlongs in :50 3/5 Saturday morning in New Orleans.
Bloodhorse - Turfway Cancels Feb. 6 Card
Due to the continuing winter storm, Turfway Park has canceled live racing for Feb. 6. The program feature, the Likely Exchange Stakes, will be resche...
Thoroughbred Times - Tottie takes over in stretch to win Suwannee River
J. H. Richmond-Watson’s Tottie (GB) won her second consecutive start Saturday at Gulfstream Park to remain unbeaten in North America as she captured...
Thoroughbred Times - Court Vision wins Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap via DQ
Court Vision earned the third Grade 1 win of his career on Saturday after being elevated to first from second following the disqualification of Take t...
Thoroughbred Times - Quality Road destroys competition in Donn
Quality Road easily dispatched the competition in the $500,000 Donn Handicap (G1) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, eclipsing his own track record for 1...
Journeyman Bloodstock - Regional Stallions Prospering
Hardly had the van door closed on the Storm Cat stallion (and former Kentucky resident) Consolidator than his runners began knocking over more victori...
Thoroughbred Times - Spectacular Bid runner-up Wildcat Frankie wins at Gulfstream
Stretching out to one mile for the first time, Wildcat Frankie shook free of Bank the Eight entering the stretch and held off that foe to prevail by 1...
Bloodhorse - Hefty Suspensions for 2 Philly Park Jockeys
Two jockeys at Philadelphia Park who were involved in a fight during a race last month have received hefty suspensions from track stewards.
Bloodhorse - Trainer Anderson Suspended Three Years
The Nebraska Racing Commission has suspended owner/trainer David C. Anderson for three years and fined him $4,000 as a result of positive tests for Cl...
Thoroughbred Times - Peppi Knows holds on for Whirlaway victory
Phillip Messina’s Peppi Knows posted a clear win on Saturday at Aqueduct in the $95,000 Whirlaway Stakes, a race win which Triple Crown hopeful Eigh...
Thoroughbred Times - Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra breezes at Fair Grounds
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra turned in her second workout of the year on Sunday at Fair Grounds, breezing four furlongs in :50.60.
Thoroughbred Times - Typhoon Tracy dominant in C. F. Orr Stakes triumph
Typhoon Tracy dominated the competition on Saturday at Caulfield in the $348,655 C. F. Orr Stakes (Aus-G1).
Thoroughbred Times - Drainage problems force another Santa Anita cancellation
Santa Anita Park canceled its ten-race card on Saturday after about 3½ inches of rain did not drain properly off the track’s synthetic Pro-Ride sur...
Thoroughbred Times - Winter weather forces Turfway cancellation
A winter storm forced Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky, to cancel live racing on Saturday.
Thoroughbred Times - Ragozin Insider: Whirlaway Stakes
Aqueduct’s inner track has never been mistaken for a proving ground where Triple Crown heroes are born.
The Horse - Racetrack Offers $5 Million Lure to Get Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta
Calling it "one of the most important moments at Oaklawn and in Arkansas sports," Oaklawn Park president Charles J. Cella has upped the purse of the A...
The Horse - Thoroughbred Trainer Suspended Three Years
The Nebraska Racing Commission has suspended owner/trainer David C. Anderson for three years and fined him $4,000 as a result of positive tests for Cl...
Kentucky.com - Quality Road favored in Donn Handicap
Quality Road will be at the track that made him famous Saturday as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the Grade I Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park.
Qua...
Bloodhorse - Current Joint Therapies in Equine Veterinary Practice
The results of a veterinarian survey on joint therapies were summarized by Dora Ferris, DVM, a staff veterinarian in Colorado State University's Ortho...
Baltimore Sun - Snow wipes out racing at Laurel Park Friday, today
The Maryland Jockey Club canceled live racing at Laurel Park for Friday and today because of the snowstorm in the region. Simulcasting at Laurel and P...
Courier Journal - 3-year-olds bring whiff of Derby to the air
Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park both have big stakes cards for older horses Saturday, but this time of year it's the 3-year-olds who take the spotligh...
ESPN - Premier Night: Foes line up to face dominant duo
Star Guitar and Superior Storm bring remarkable records into Saturday night's $1 million Louisiana Premier Night program of stakes at Delta Downs.
ESPN - One-half percent Kentucky bet tax proposed
A Kentucky legislator has introduced a bill that would place a one-half percent tax on all wagers made by Kentucky residents through account-wagering ...
ESPN - Win Willy overshadows previous Essex champs
Win Willy could meet the last three winners of the $100,000 Essex Handicap on Saturday at Oaklawn.
ESPN - Laurel Park stakes winner Digger tests positive
Digger could be disqualified from first place in the $70,000 Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park on Jan. 16 as the result of a preliminary postrace test s...
ESPN - Baffert may send pair in Sham Stakes
Conveyance, the undefeated winner of the Grade 3 San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita on Jan. 16, worked six furlongs in 1:13.20 on Thursday, and is a can...
Yahoo Horse - Mobilized wins Santa Anita feature (AP)
Rafael Bejarano rode three winners at Santa Anita on Friday, including Mobilized in the $56,984 feature. Bejarano increased his lead in the jockeys' s...
ESPN - Extra distance of Strub suits Misremembered
The deck was stacked against Misremembered in the seven-furlong Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26, opening day of the Santa Anita winter meet.
ESPN - Lewis Stakes: Green but talented Tiz Chrome gets test
With Lookin At Lucky, trainer Bob Baffert has the most accomplished prospect for this year's Kentucky Derby.
ESPN - Favorites gear up for bigger targets after San Antonio Handicap
Mast Track and Richard's Kid are headed in two completely different directions, both during and after the Grade 2 San Antonio Handicap on Sunday at Sa...
ESPN - Square Eddie retired to stud after injury
Square Eddie, the winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity in 2008 in his American debut, has been retired to stud with a suspensory injury, owner Pau...
ESPN - Whirlaway: Eightyfiveinafifty will try to ration his speed
No horseman is going to fret about having a fast horse in the barn. But when you're trying to get a 3-year-old onto the Kentucky Derby trail, is it po...
ESPN - Court Vision switches teams in Gulfstream Turf
When trainer Rick Dutrow won the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap here last season with Kip Deville, it was Court Vision who posed his greatest t...
ESPN - Donn Handicap: Quality Road gets his act together
Quality Road has probably gained more attention to this point in his roller-coaster career for races he did not compete in than those he did.
LA Times - Five stakes scheduled for Santa Anita on Saturday
The Grade II $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at 11/16 miles features two sons of 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow.
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NTRA - Cosmic comes on late to win King Cotton
Cosmic, a son of the champion racemare Heavenly Prize, became a stakes winner Friday at Oaklawn, when he rolled up the rail for a one-length win over ...
NTRA - General Quarters getting ready for Mineshaft
General Quarters is being pointed toward the Grade 3 Mineshaft on Feb. 20 and a probable fourth meeting with Friesan Fire, who beat him by 1 3/4 lengt...
NTRA - San Antonio faves gear up for bigger targets
Mast Track and Richard's Kid are headed in two completely different directions, both during and after the Grade 2 San Antonio Handicap on Sunday at Sa...
NTRA - Hallandale Beach: Cat Park will face Interactif
Trainer Graham Motion said he generally roots for his colleague Todd Pletcher's Interactif to run well, since that 3-year-old is a son of Broken Vow, ...
NTRA - Rule headed to Sam Davis Stakes
Todd Pletcher, who will run Eskendereya in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park, has confirmed that he will send another of his Kentucky D...
Yahoo Horse - Meese Rocks scores front-running win at Aqueduct (AP)
Meese Rocks took the lead shortly after the start and scored a 2 3/4 length victory in the $60,000 Personal Girl Stakes for fillies and mares on Frida...
NTRA - Kinsale King will prep for Dubai up north
Trainer Carl O'Callaghan is using two California racetracks to prepare his sprint star Kinsale King for the $2 million Golden Shaheen sprint in Dubai ...
NTRA - Square Eddie retired to stud after injury
Square Eddie, the winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity in 2008 in his American debut, has been retired to stud with a suspensory injury, owner Pau...
Bloodhorse - Stradley Named Top N.Mex Breeder by NMHBA
The New Mexico Horse Breeders Association announced its 2009 state-bred champions at its annual awards banquet held at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerq...
Bloodhorse - Paterson Selects Diamond to Join NY Board
Gov. David Paterson has recommended Charles Diamond to a state board with vast regulatory authority over New York's racing and gambling industries.
Bloodhorse - Paterson Selects Diamond to Oversee NY Racing
Gov. David Paterson has recommended Charles Diamond to a state board with vast regulatory authority over New York's racing and gambling industries.
Bloodhorse - Remington Alters Schedule for Thoroughbreds
With the exception of Oklahoma Derby day Oct. 10, Remington Park will eliminate Sunday racing from its fall Thoroughbred schedule, track officials sai...
The Horse - Treating Horses with Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells
Stem cell therapy has been used for soft tissue injuries, including stifle meniscal lesions following surgical debridement, and for treating tendon in...
Baltimore Sun - Laurel Park cancels Friday, Saturday races
Live racing at Laurel Park is canceled for Friday and Saturday, the Maryland Jockey Club announced in a news release.
NTRA - Likely Exchange: 'Bloom' set to go out a winner
Frederick Seitz is hoping Exotic Bloom will win from here to maternity when the 6-year-old mare makes what likely will be her final career start Satur...
Thoroughbred Times - Total sales up 34.6% at New Zealand select yearling sale
New Zealand Bloodstock’s select yearling sale finished its three-day run at the Karaka Sales Complex in Auckland on Friday with significant increase...
The Horse - Current Joint Therapies in Equine Veterinary Practice
The results of a veterinarian survey on joint therapies were summarized by Dora Ferris, DVM, a staff veterinarian in Colorado State University's Ortho...
The Horse - Equine Hospital Salmonella Biosecurity Evaluation
Salmonella infection is a disease taken very seriously by equine veterinarians, partly because it can cause severe gastrointestinal disease in their p...
Thoroughbred Times - Soneva takes Cape Verdi at Meydan
Multiple French Group 3 winner Soneva held off a late charge from Aspectoflove to score a neck victory in the $200,000 Cape Verdi (UAE-G3) on Friday a...
Thoroughbred Times - Schwartz resigns as Thoroughbred Owners of California president
Steve Schwartz resigned as president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California on Friday, effective immediately.
Thoroughbred Times - PETA calls for investigation of Gill’s vets
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has submitted a letter to the Pennsylvania Board of Veterinary Medicine asking for an investigation of the vet...
Kentucky.com - Oaklawn offers $5 million for Rachel-Zenyatta showdown
Oaklawn Park president Charles Cella is doing his part to produce the historic matchup the Thoroughbred racing community has been clamoring for.
Duri...
Thoroughbred Times - Four tracks cancel for Friday, Saturday
A winter storm bringing heavy snow prompted Charles Town Races, Laurel Park, Penn National Race Course, and Philadelphia Park to cancel live racing fo...
The Horse - MSPCA Overwhelmed by Surrendered Horses
Horse surrenders throughout New England have reached a critical point, said the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)...
The Horse - New Equine Dentist Bill before Oklahoma House
A bill that would protect non-veterinarian equine dentists in Oklahoma from criminal prosecution advanced yesterday when that state's House of Represe...
NTRA - Alexandros romps in Al Rashidiya
Alexandros ran away from an evenly matched field at Meydan on Thursday night, drawing clear to take the Group 3, $200,000, Al Rashidiya by 3 1/2 lengt...
NTRA - No clear favorite in Suwannee River
The field for Saturday's $125,000 Suwannee River may be far from the strongest in the 63-year history of the event - there isn't a graded stakes winne...
NTRA - Gulf Park Turf: Court Vision switches teams
When trainer Rick Dutrow won the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap here last season with Kip Deville, it was Court Vision who posed his greatest t...
NTRA - Donn: Quality Road gets his act together
Quality Road has probably gained more attention to this point in his roller-coaster career for races he did not compete in than those he did. Now it's...
Star Telegram - Zenyatta vs. Rachel: Hot (Springs) date awaits
Oaklawn in Hot Springs offers $5 million to attract the sport's biggest stars.





