HORSE RACING NEWS
06/11/2016
The Longines Just a Game (G1) Quotes
"We were one-hundredth of a second slower than the course record of Elusive Quality, who I also trained. That was a world record at the time." "I don't know what's next for her. I haven't looked past tomorrow." On beating a high quality field even though
06/11/2016
Woodford Reserve Manhattan (G1) Quotes
"He has an indescribable amount of class. He's so intelligent. He picks things up at light speed, oozes class and is a privilege to work with every day." "This race wasn't our first pick. When we got him in and looked at the schedule, how far he'd been ru
06/11/2016
The 148th Belmont Stakes (G1) Quotes
"I thought Irad gave him a perfect trip. I thought he saved yards and won by inches. He made the difference." "He saved a lot of ground going into the first turn. Gettysburg did his job. A great call by Elliott there. Forty-eight and four for a half allow
06/11/2016
Frosted sizzles in dominant win in the G1 Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap
Frosted steadily increased his winning margin to a stunning 14 1/4 lengths and crossed under the wire in 1:32.73, just two ticks of a second off the track record for the one-mile distance. Anchor Down, who struck the front three-quarters from home under J
06/10/2016
The True North Quotes
On his next start: "I'm not sure. Saratoga might be the logical spot but he's a very tough shipper. He likes his home; he likes it here. We might run him one more time between now and Saratoga and then wait for Belmont." Manny Franco, winning jockey of Jo
06/10/2016
Chad Brown does New York his way as Dacita leada 1-2-3 finish
The New York unfolded in deliberate fashion, as second choice Photo Call set measured fractions of 25.05, 50.31 and 1:15.23 seconds under Javier Castellano, who had ridden Dacita in all four of her prior starts in the United States. Guapaza raced in close
06/10/2016
Da Big Hoss breaks seven figures with Belmont Gold Cup victory
Da Big Hoss settled along the hedge towards the back while My Afleet led the 12-horse field through an opening half-mile in 49.65 seconds and a mile in 1:39.65. Angled out in the final turn by jockey Florent Geroux, Da Big Hoss swept to the front in the s
06/10/2016
Belmont Park Notes 6/10
The numbers, however, also show that American Pharoah was only the third favorite in 20 years to win the Belmont, at 1 ½ miles the last and longest leg of the Triple Crown, following Afleet Alex (2005) and Point Given (2001). Nine others finished second o
06/09/2016
Belmont Park Notes 6/9
The dark bay or brown son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin was scheduled to school in the paddock during Thursday's live races, the opener of the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival capped by the 148th running of the 1 ½-mile 'Test of the Champio
06/09/2016
Baffert, Zayats hold Q&A at Belmont
" Walking through the paddock for the first time brought back great memories. It gave me goosebumps. It never gets old. We have a lot of fans out there, and to this day people want to know how he's doing. That horse touched a lot of people. This was like