Horse Racing

Amo Racing USA's much-ballyhooed Regent's Park (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro--Spark, by Speightstown), a $1.4-million purchase out of last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, ran to his good looks over a rain-affected Monmouth main track Monday afternoon, scoring by 3 1/4 lengths without being asked a serious question to become a rapid-fire second Memorial Day 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard. Drawn the rail in a scratched-down field of four, the scopey bay colt was quickly into stride and made the running a path or two off the sloppy inside rail for...

The major yearling sales are still a few months out, but to Kristin Brennan they are right around the corner. The yearling manager at Colin Brennan Bloodstock at Highlander Training Center isn't concerned because she's always dialed in. As part of a family of horsemen, including her father Niall and brother Colin, who helms the operation at Highlander in East Texas, Kristin has literally grown up around the sport of horse racing. "I started riding when I was maybe three and my granddad would come from Ireland and he'd throw...

Maryland State Steward Adam Campola said Saturday that the Laurel stewards took a close look at Paco Lopez's winning ride aboard Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) in the GI Preakness Stakes, but decided not to take action because they did not believe that the jockey violated any of HISA's rules related to misuse of the whip. PETA called on Maryland officials to strip Lopez of his race winnings and suspend him. It contended that he violated HISA Rule 2280(c)(1), which reads, "A Jockey shall not: raise the crop with the Jockey's...

Due to heavy, sustained precipitation, Sunday's flat meet at Fair Hill, part of the two-day "Fair Hill Turf Showcase" over Memorial Day weekend, has been canceled, the National Steeplechase Association said via a release on Saturday. After several days of rain in the region, racing officials and horsemen scrutinized the turf course on Saturday morning and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to abandon the event. Tickets purchased for Sunday will be refunded. Live racing will resume on Memorial Day Monday at 1:00 p.m. ET with a nine-race card....

In 2020, the Southern California Equine Foundation and its research arm, the Dolly Green Research Foundation, funded the development of the world's first standing PET scanner. Standing PET showed potential to allow the detection of specific pre-existing injuries which hitherto escaped recognition by either clinical exam or diagnostic technique. That investment has proved invaluable to the safety of California racing.  Standing PET technology is now deployed in racing venues ranging from Australia to Europe. The Board of Directors of the SCEF/DGRF is composed of industry representatives, veterinarians and trainers. From...

9th-GP, $68k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, post time: 5:04 p.m. ET STREET PLAY (Into Mischief), a $700,000 Keeneland September purchase, makes her first trip to the races for Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm and trainer Kent Sweezey. A May 1 foal, the bay looks to become the second winner out of a daughter of Contrive (Storm Cat), whose daughter Folklore (Tiznow) was champion 2-year-old filly of 2005 when taking out the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies for Wayne Lukas and Bob and Beverly Lewis. Folklore's GSP half-sister Delightful Quality (Elusive...

Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's homebred Golden Tempo (Curlin), the Keeneland-based winner of the May 2, GI Kentucky Derby, on Saturday turned in his second of three works at the track in preparation for the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course June 6, according to a press release from Keeneland on Saturday morning. With jockey Jose Ortiz aboard for trainer Cherie DeVaux, the colt covered five furlongs on a good track in 1:00.20. The workout was originally planned for Friday, but was postponed due to wet conditions after...

The form of the Mar. 7 maiden won by 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Crude Velocity (Beau Liam) continues to read extremely strong, as Great Friends Stables and Mark Davis's Decisive Win (c, 3, Nyquist--Weekend Away, by Malibu Moon) made light work of five rivals when graduating by the better part of a half-dozen lengths en route to his own 'Rising Star' Friday at Santa Anita. Beaten seven lengths into fourth on that occasion--an effort still strong enough to grade out at a 75 Beyer Speed Figure--the $200,000 Keeneland...

The champion of his generation in Canada in 2024 and the reigning Sovereign Award-winning older dirt male, Dresden Row (Lord Nelson) was entered for, but scratched from last Saturday's GIII Dinner Party Stakes at Laurel, for which he was the 7-5 morning-line favorite, opting instead for this high-level allowance Thursday evening at Churchill Downs. A two-time graded winner at three and victorious in the GII Autumn Stakes last November for True North Stable and Jeff Bloom's Bloom Racing Stable and trainer Lorne Richards, Dresden Row topped this year's Fasig-Tipton Digital...

The New York Backstretch Employees Pension Trust has a bit of a "well-kept secret" shroud to it. Even longtime Thoroughbred owners who compete on the New York Racing Association (NYRA) circuit are sometimes unaware that a pension fund exists for the backstretch workers, and that 2% of the purses at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course are invested toward the retirements of the people who provide daily, hands-on care for horses. Despite the under-the-radar nature of the fund, those who oversee it are continually trying to make sure...

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will significantly increase purses on overnight races during the fall meet at the new Belmont Park, which will open for live racing Sept. 18, the track said via a Thursday press release. NYRA has increased purses in the open allowance category by 15 percent from $100,000 to $115,000. In addition, first-level optional-claiming events will be offered for $105,000 and second-level optional-claiming races will be offered for $108,000. Maiden special weight races will receive an 18 percent increase from $85,000 to $100,000, while New...

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) has appointed Dr. Megan Knoell and Donald Little, III to its board of directors, according to a press release from the organization on Thursday. Dr. Knoell is the founder of Knoellwood Equine and has dedicated her career to providing individualized equine care with a focus on general medicine, geriatrics, and sports medicine. Little currently serves as Vice President of Sales at Centennial Farms, continuing a family legacy deeply rooted in the Thoroughbred industry. "We are thrilled to welcome Megan and Donald to the TRF Board...