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Godolphin will send out two homebreds for Saturday’s GII Holy Bull S. in the highly touted GII Remsen S. runner-up Frosted (Tapit) and First Down (Street Sense). The later, the most lightly-raced horse in the field with just two starts under his girth, has much to prove, but his trainer Tom Albertrani is optimistically confident in the colt’s ability....
By Mike Kane An extender bill proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo could stretch New York State’s authority over the New York Racing Association for up to one more year. A provision of the 2012 legislation that allowed the state to take over NYRA says the association must be returned to private control three years after...
Taylor Made Sales Agency has announced a series of organizational shifts effective immediately, most notably the assumption of new responsibilities for Marshall and Joe Taylor. Marshall, son of company president Duncan Taylor, is one of a younger generation of Taylors taking on new, substantial roles in the family business. He will fulfill the position of Assistant to...
Al Shaqab Racing’s Khozan (Distorted Humor) was tabbed a “TDN Rising Star” after his impressive debut victory at Gulfstream Park Saturday (video), but the effort was no surprise to trainer Todd Pletcher. “We expected a good performance,” Pletcher said. “He’d been training well. A horse like that, with a big-time pedigree, you have high hopes for. We felt positive...
Fasig-Tipton has released the catalogue for its 2015 Florida Sale of 2-year-olds in training, which will be held for the first time this year at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday, Mar. 4. A total of 175 juveniles have been entered in the one-day auction, which begins at 4:00 p.m. Selling will take place in Gulfstream’s walking...
Australia’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board have confirmed the charges against Victorian Group 1-winning trainer Mark Riley, who now faces a three-year suspension. The RAD’s investigation into the case of Gold For Kev (Aus), who returned elevated levels of TC02 (bicarb) following a pre-race test in July last year, came to a conclusion on...
You have to go all the way back to 1997 and Silver Charm to find the last winner of the GII San Vicente S. to have any impact in the GI Kentucky Derby. Today’s Super Bowl Sunday renewal of the seven-furlong event marks the return of GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero Texas Red (Afleet Alex), though horseplayers...
A field of 12 sophomore colts and geldings was entered for Monday’s GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn Park, but that number was quickly reduced to 11 when trainer Tom Amoss announced that Loooch Racing Stables and Christopher Dunn’s GIII Lecomte S. runner-up War Story (Northern Afleet), who had drawn post 11, would return to New Orleans for...
Starlight Racing’s Itsaknockout (Lemon Drop Kid), unbeaten in two lifetime starts, worked four furlongs at Palm Beach Downs Sunday in :48.80 in preparation for next Saturday’s GII Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth S. The colt worked in company with “TDN Rising Star” Khozan (Distorted Humor) and the two Todd Pletcher runners shared the time as the ninth fastest of 18...
Last year’s G1 Cox Plate and GI Secretariat S. winner Adelaide (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) finished seventh of nine in a Rosehill barrier trial yesterday but remains on target for the A$4 million G1 Queen Elizabeth S. at The Championships in Sydney Apr. 11. Hustled from the gate initially by Hugh Bowman yesterday, Adelaide eventually settled one path...
A solid group of 10 sophomore males comprise the cast of Saturday afternoon’s GII Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds. Godolphin colorbearer Imperia (Medaglia d’Oro) gets the 7-2 morning-line nod off a head second in Churchill’s GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. to conclude his juvenile campaign Nov. 29. The Sheikh Mohammed homebred was flattered when KYJC winner...
There was no way that young French trainer Francis Graffard wasn’t going to witness the work of his CECF Singapore Cup entrant Summer Surprice (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) despite that steady rain Thursday morning. Though he returned soaking wet from head to toe, he pronounced himself pleased with the filly’s appearance and was in an even happier...