HORSE RACING NEWS
08/04/2016
Grade 1, $1.25 million Whitney to headline Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing
"The Whitney is a classic and iconic race, and a true highlight of the summer calendar at Saratoga. It is a race that routinely showcases incredible and often heroic competitors striving to stand out in a lineup featuring the best racing in America," said
08/04/2016
Saratoga Race Course Notes, Thursday August 4,
Accompanied by New York Racing Association outrider Juan Galbes and ridden by exercise rider Edgar Rodriguez, the 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro made a routine visit to the paddock before being turned loose on the clubhouse turn and steadily pickin
08/04/2016
Daring Kathy Gets the Right Distance in Saturday’s Soaring Softly
John Eaton and Steve Laymon’s Florida-bred is an accomplished miler with five career stakes victories to her credit, including the $100,000 My Charmer Stakes (G3) as a sophomore. After a disappointing series of performances, however, trainer David Fawkes
08/04/2016
Awesome Banner, Ballet Diva Heavily Favored for Saturday Stakes
Begg, who is overseeing the day-to-day training of Casse’s South Florida division during the summer meet, has experienced first-hand his boss’s Hall of Fame grade of horsemanship and leadership. “Mark’s a great horseman,” Begg said. “I’ve called him about
08/04/2016
Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $298,058
The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day’s pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent
07/31/2016
Stellar Wind Stuns Beholder in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
Turning into the stretch, Espinoza asked Stellar Wind to hook Beholder and the daughter of Curlin responded gamely to take a short advantage which she never relinquished to the wire, finishing a half-length in front in 1:41.24 despite the best efforts of
07/31/2016
Bowling Green (G2) Quotes
"When you have a 1-9 shot, there's a lot of pressure. The other riders don't give you anything, and they shouldn't. But it all worked out. I couldn't be more pleased with his effort. We don't have too many star horses in the game, and there seems to be se
07/31/2016
The Alfred G. Vanderbilt G1 Quotes
"We'll see how he comes back. He ran three weeks and three weeks before. We'd love to see how he comes back. It's a little too far away [the Breeders' Cup]. We'll see." On first career Grade 1 win: "It's very special, especially because it's our first rac
07/31/2016
A. P. Indian digs in for G1 glory in Vanderbilt
A. P. Indian completed the six-furlong dash in 1:08.25, a fifth of a second off the track record set by Spanish Riddle in 1972. Notching his third straight victory, including the Grade 3 Belmont Sprint last time out, the winner paid $11.40 for $2 win wage
07/31/2016
Mind Your Biscuits gives Falcone, Jr. first graded stakes win in Amsterdam
The Amsterdam, which completed its 24th running, marked the first career graded stakes win for the 22-year-old Falcone, a Brooklyn, New York native in his third year of training. "[This win] wasn't really a surprise. We always knew he was a good horse," s