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Ogden Mills (Dinny) Phipps, who has served as the chairman of The Jockey Club for the past 32 years, will resign his chairmanship effective Saturday, August 8, 2015, The Jockey Club announced in a release this morning. Their board of stewards will meet on that day, following the annual meeting of the membership.
Saturday’s G1 Epsom Derby winner Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) was reported to be in good form by trainer John Gosden the morning after his Classic score. The conditioner noted the Anthony Oppenheimer colorbearer–who answered stamina questions in resounding fashion over 1 1/2 miles Saturday–will revert to 10 furlongs for the G1 Coral-Eclipse July...
Trainer Takes on the Belmont Stakes New York trainers weigh in on the Triple Crown sweep: “We watched the race from my box and I think it was an outstanding performance from the horse, all the connections, and particularly Bob Baffert. He deserves a lot of credit for his horsemanship. For that horse to miss...
GI Metropolitan H. winner Honor Code (A.P. Indy) returned from Saturday’s victory in fine form, according to conditioner Shug McGaughey. “He seemed to come back really good,” McGaughey said. “He’s a very, very good horse. He got some pace and Javier let him settle, and when he asked him he really finished the last part...
The morning after ending the 37-year Triple Crown drought, American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) was in fine form, according to trainer Bob Baffert. “Looking at the horse today, he looked pretty darn good for a horse that just ran a mile and a half,” Baffert said outside of Barn 1 in Elmont. “He’s a tough...
Steve Sherack reports on the latest news from Belmont Park. Although lacking a private training session for the GI Belmont S. runners–half of the field of eight–headed by the imposing dual Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), strutted their stuff over the main track after the 8:30 a.m. renovation break Thursday. They...
T.D. Thornton reports on the first day of the 2015 Pan American Racing Conference in New York. The 2015 Pan American Racing Conference is all about how the Thoroughbred industry can achieve harmonization through globalization. But before challenges and opportunities can be tackled at a worldwide level, panelists and moderators who kicked off Thursday...
Sir Michael Stoute last enjoyed success in the G1 Investec Oaks in 1987, but in Crystal Zvezda (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) he has arguably one of his best chances in the interim and hopes are high that Freemason Lodge will be in celebratory mood on Friday evening. Sir Evelyn de Rothschild’s homebred is a half-sister to...
Steve Sherack reports from Belmont today on dual Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) who continued to show all the right signs during his first piece of light exercise at Belmont Park Wednesday. With the sun attempting to peek through the clouds on a cool and overcast morning, the Zayat homebred looked as good...
The biannual Pan American Racing Conference opens in New York City on Thursday, hosted by The Jockey Club and planned in conjunction with the South American Organization for the Promotion of Thoroughbreds, which represents the sport in nine Latin and South American countries, and the Latin American Racing Channel. “Globalization” will be the buzzword, a...
On the eleventh of June 1977, Seattle Slew broke from post position five as the 2-5 favorite and led every step of the way to score by four lengths and become the 11th horse in history to complete a sweep of the Triple Crown. While Affirmed went on to become the third in the span...
GOLDEN MOMENT ON THE KNAVESMIRE Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), who annexed a low-key Nottingham maiden on debut last October, earned his stakes spurs in Newmarket’s Listed Feilden S. last month and turned Thursday’s G2 Betfred Dante S. on its head with an explosive come-from-behind display to maintain his perfect record. Steadied off sharp...