Despite attracting a talent-laden 10-horse field of sophomore sprinters, Saturday's GIII Gallant Bob S. does not appear to be loaded with blazing speed like in years past. Rather, the group features a number of promising entrants cutting back in distance, including 'TDN Rising Star' Coal Front (Stay Thirsty), last seen finishing fifth in the seven-furlong [...]

Situated just inside the Toronto city limits, Woodbine Racetrack has never been afraid to step outside the confines of traditional thinking and test a new idea. In 2016, Woodbine held clockwise turf races over its famed E.P. Taylor Turf Course, and earlier this year, the track announced that a second turf course will be installed [...]

Abdullah Saeed Almaddah's MGSW Green Mask (Mizzen Mast–Bonsai Beauty, by Forestry), considered a top contender for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, fractured a left front sesamoid during a turf workout Sunday morning at Belmont Park and will be retired, according to trainer Brad Cox. Green Mask pulled up abruptly at the top of the [...]

Together with Hall of Fame conditioner D. Wayne Lukas, entrepreneurs Robert Baker and William Mack have won the GI Hopeful S. a total of three times–none more dramatic than Sporting Chance (Tiznow)'s triumph Monday at Saratoga. A $275,000 Keeneland November weanling turned $575,000 Keeneland September yearling (click here for sales ring footage), the colt seized [...]

Everett R. Dobson and John W. Phillips have been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the expired positions of John C. Harris and Dr. Hiram C. Polk Jr., it was announced Wednesday. Dobson has owned and raced Thoroughbreds as Cheyenne Stables since 1996 and has owned Candy Meadows Farm near [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (NMRHOF) inducted its Class of 2017 in front of a packed house at Fasig-Tipton's Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs Friday morning. Highlighted by the induction of jockeys Javier Castellano, Victor Espinoza and the late Garrett Gomez, the ceremony included [...]

As the 2017 renewal of the GI Test S. draws near, Saratoga's Saturday patrons would be fortunate to witness a race half as exhilarating as the 2002 edition of the seven-furlong dash. An instant Saratoga classic highlighted by a stretch-long battle between Edmund Gann's 4-5 favorite You (You and I) and the previously unbeaten New [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It has been nearly two years since Donegal Racing's Keen Ice (Curlin) forged past American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in deep stretch to capture the GI Travers S., and the late-running veteran will get another chance to add his name to Saratoga's extensive list of high-profile upsets when he takes on [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Joe Sharp and owner Brad Grady enjoyed the thrill of their relatively young careers Sunday when Girvin (Tale of Ekati) closed stoutly to notch a hard-fought nose victory over 'TDN Rising Star' McCraken (Ghostzapper) in the $1-million GI Betfair.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The pair seeks to keep their [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) held its annual Saratoga Jockey Karaoke Contest Monday night at Vapor Night Club in Saratoga Springs, entertaining a diverse crowd covering all sides of the racing industry. The event, which has become a staple of Saratoga summers, raised funds through ticket sales, memorabilia auctions and [...]

Tim Ritvo, COO of The Stronach Group, has met with the owners of the Raynham Park greyhound racetrack in Raynham, Massachusetts, as well as state officials, to explore the possibility of converting the oval into a live Thoroughbred racing venue in the next calendar year. Speaking on a Thursday afternoon phone call, Ritvo confirmed reports that [...]

When Webb Carroll Training Center graduates Dream It Is (Shackleford) and Firenze Fire (Poseidon's Warrior) captured Saratoga's two opening weekend juvenile stakes on successive days last Friday and Saturday, it gave the St. Matthews, South Carolina operation an impressive double. Founded in the early 1980s by longtime horseman Webb Carroll, the training center has seen [...]