HORSE RACING NEWS
01/13/2017
Libby’s Tail headlines Busanda
Trained by Rudy Rodriguez for owners Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables, the daughter of Tiz Wonderful won her debut on July 2 at Belmont and followed with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Adirondack this summer at Saraotga. Returning to run in the Gr
01/13/2017
10-HORSE FIFTH SEASON FIELD HIGHLIGHTS OPENING DAY
The Fifth Season would be a milestone victory in the 60-plus year training career of Von Hemel, who topped the Oaklawn standings in 1981. Von Hemel, 82, is credited with 2,516 victories since 1956, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering o
01/13/2017
California Chrome Scheduled for Public Workout Saturday
‘Breakfast at Gulfstream’ has been scheduled for an early start at 7:00 a.m. this Saturday only to mark the occasion and provide attendees with the opportunity to watch North America’s richest thoroughbred prepare for a highly anticipated start in the wor
01/11/2017
Royal Posse aims for fifth straight win in Jazil
Closing out the year on a four-stakes win streak, Royal Posse finished second or better in nine starts in 2016 - a year which saw him pick up his first triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure with a 1 ¼-length victory in the Alydar, turn the tables on Empire Drea
01/11/2017
Divisidero Back on Familiar Turf in Saturday’s G2 Fort Lauderdale
“Hopefully, this is going to be a big year for him. We hope to keep him healthy and sound all year and plan the right races for him,” Bradley said. During the 2015-16 Championship Meet, Divisidero finished third in the Canadian Turf (G3) and second in the
01/11/2017
Gulfstream Today 1.11.17
Last week when Javier Castellano, who rode Shaman Ghost to victory in the 2016 Woodward Stakes (G1), committed to ride Keen Ice in the inaugural running of the Pegasus, Jerkens was in need of a jockey for the world’s richest race. On Wednesday afternoon a
01/07/2017
GRADE III, SHAM STAKES QUOTES
“It didn’t surprise me how well he broke out of there today. When he’s feeling good, he breaks quickly and already running. In the Breeders’ Cup he broke slow but today he came into the race in really good shape and got into it right away.” MIKE SMITH, AM
01/07/2017
Sonic Mule Stubborn Winner of $100,000 Mucho Macho Man
It was the third straight victory and second stakes in a row for Sonic Mule ($11.40), who trainer Todd Pletcher had planned to run in the seven-furlong Hutcheson (G3), also scheduled for Saturday, which failed to fill. Sonic Mule, a bay son of Distorted H
01/04/2017
NYRA to offer $1 million bonus to Japan-based winner of 2017 Belmont Stakes
Since a 2015 law change that allows Japan to simulcast a limited number of international races each year, Japan took simulcast wagering on a U.S. race for the first time in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, which featured the Japanese-bred multipl
01/04/2017
G2 Winner Hemsworth Makes Sophomore Debut in Mucho Macho Man
Two months later, Godolphin Racing’s Hemsworth is set to kick off his sophomore campaign in Saturday’s $100,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park. The sixth running of the one-mile Mucho Macho Man for 3-year-olds is one of four stakes, two graded, worth