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The official 2015 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series schedule, consisting of 78 automatic qualifying races, including eight new races, was released by the Breeders’ Cup Friday. Breeders’ Cup will pay entry fees and provide travel allowances for the Challenge winners to compete in the Championships, which will be held at Keeneland for the first time Oct....
Cozmic One (Bernardini), the first foal out of multiple champion and Horse of the Year Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), will make his highly anticipated debut Friday in a maiden special weight at Santa Anita. Cozmic Zone, who will be sent forth for owner/breeder Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss and trainer John Shirreffs–the same connections that campaigned...
Great race horses, as we all know, can pass through a lot of hands along the way on their path to stardom. Having read many articles in recent weeks regarding the raising of Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah, I would like to complete the story regarding his early days at Vinery. Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah...
Trained in England by Richard Hannon on behalf of Lady Rothschild, Helene Happy Star–formerly Barley Mow–upset the Listed Newmarket S. last May, but was a close fourth in the Cocked Hat S. at Goodwood and fifth in the G3 Tercentenary S. at Royal Ascot before his sale to Hong Kong. He showed progressive form through...
Australian champion sprinter Lankan Rupee (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}), sent to the spelling paddock after finishing an uncharacteristically dull ninth of 10 in the G1 TJ Smith S. Apr. 6, has been diagnosed with bone bruising, trainer Mick Price told Racing and Sports. “It’s a difficult diagnosis which only comes from scintigraphy,” Price said. “He had a...
The curtain rises on York’s Dante Festival today and the opening card’s highlight, the G2 Duke of York Clipper Logistics S., has attracted its customary large field. Newmarket conditioner Marco Botti has yet to claim victory in the six-furlong dash, but has a live contender for this open renewal in the shape of Naadirr (Ire) (Oasis Dream...
Moyglare homebred Forgotten Rules (Ire) (Nayef) is training well ahead of an intended assignment in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot June 18, but trainer Dermot Weld insisted the unbeaten 5-year-old gelding will not run if the ground is too firm. “Forgotten Rules is very well and we’re very happy with him, but he’s ground dependent...
by Steve Sherack Champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant’s Causeway)–forced to miss a showdown with American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in the Mar. 14 GII Rebel S. due to a non-displaced chip in her right knee–is being aimed at a return for Saratoga’s seven-furlong GI Test S. Aug. 8. “We’ve had her galloping for 30 days [at Churchill...
by T.D. Thornton In advance of new, restrictive whip rules that will go into effect in California July 1, jockeys statewide are having their inventories of riding crops inspected to see if they meet size and cushioning standards. They are also receiving courtesy calls from safety stewards to make them aware if their actions in...
Presentations on racetrack surfaces, jockey safety, horsemanship courses, and the Equine Injury Database will be spotlighted when the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club hold the sixth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Wednesday, July 8. The summit, organized and underwritten by those two organizations and hosted once again by Keeneland Association,...
by Bill Finley, special to ESPN.com When the PETA scandal involving Steve Asmussen blew up last year I was among those leading the charge to keep the trainer out of the Hall of Fame. The story was an explosive one and an ugly one and it involved undertones of animal cruelty. The ballots had been...
By T.D. Thornton Twelve Thoroughbreds have lost their lives because of catastrophic injuries suffered during racing (11) or training (1) at Aqueduct since the inner dirt track opened Dec. 3. The New York Racing Association, horsemen, regulators, and the public all want answers–fast. Trouble is, quick solutions to complex epidemiological problems are rarely possible. Over...