Paint Thoroughbred Filly Runs Thursday At Evangeline Downs

Richard Rigney's Xigera trackedpacesetter Jag Warrior early on, pounced to the lead at the top ofthe stretch and drew away down the stretch to easily win by a widening 6 1/2lengths Thursday in the 108th running of the Grade2, $400000 Falls City Stakes, the traditional Thanksgiving Day fixture for filliesand mares at Churchill Downs. Trained by Phil…

Louisiana Downs Press Release, featured photo by Ann Switalski Photography The highlight of the 61-day Thoroughbred racing season at Louisiana Downs will take place Saturday with the return of one of the most prestigious races in the racetrack's history. Super Derby 41 makes its long-awaited return as the featured event on the card. The eight-race…

The annual Louisiana Cup Day at Louisiana Downs will take place Saturday, August 5. First post is 1:05 pm (Central) for the nine-race card which will feature six stakes for accredited Louisiana-breds with purses of $75000 each. The stakes action, which gets underway in the second race of the card, will showcase a range of talented Louisiana-breds…

George Sharp's Front Run the Fed successfully defended his title Saturday in the $150000 Van Clief Stakes at Colonial Downs. The open sprint stakes - one of two on the card - was contested at 5½ furlongs over the Secretariat Turf Course. Front Run the Fed ran a similar race to his come-from-behind head-victory in the 2022 Van Clief. The 7-year-old…

Rattle N Roll, shown winning the Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland, is the favorite in Saturday's Grade III Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Photo courtesy of Keeneland June 2 (UPI) -- Horse racing's focus remains squarely on Churchill Downs this weekend with full fields slated to contest important stakes races, while regulators implement new safety…

Bob Baffert is never far from the center of racing conversation. He will remain in the spotlight Monday when he saddles two of his best runners in a Grade 1 event at Santa Anita. Defunded (4-5) and Country Grammer (8-5) are the two shortest prices on the morning line for the $400000 Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G1). Post time from Santa Anita is 7:44…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Foley Hopes Bango Can Tie Record In Upcoming Aristides Stakes (Bango and trainer Greg Foley / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers & Kevin Kerstein: Tamaroak Partners' Bango is one win away from tying the Churchill Downs all-time win mark set by Ready's Rocket from 2005-12. The…

Country Grammer, shown winning the 2022 Dubai World Cup, features in the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup on Memorial Day at Santa Anita. Photo courtesy of Dubai Racing Club May 26 (UPI) -- The Memorial Day weekend summoned from their barns some of racing's heavyweights, including Country Grammer, C Z Rocket and Echo Zulu, to tackle competition from…

Echo Zulu winning the Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Dowsn Sept. 24, 2022. (Coady Photography) Churchill Downs Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky.- L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds' multiple Grade I winner Echo Zulu headlines a field of six filly and mare sprinters that were entered for Memorial Day's 20 running of the $225000 Winning Colors Stakes…

Fair Grounds' Barn Notes: Nominations Announced for G2 Louisiana Derby From the Fair Grounds Media Team: Nominations have been announced for the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) and $400000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) presented by Fasig-Tipton at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and…

Proxy gets his Grade 1 victory in the Clark (Coady Photography) By David Joseph - Pegasus News & Notes HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- While keeping a watchful eye on Proxy as the Godolphin homebred schooled in the Gulfstream walking ring Thursday afternoon, trainer Michael Stidham was as confident as ever that the 5-year-old son of Tapit was ready for the…

Even if a race does not carry qualifying points, if there are 3-year-olds running, it could end up being a prep for Kentucky Derby 2023. In addition to the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, there are six other races Saturday that include 15 horses who already are in the Derby futures market in Las Vegas or are on the verge of being there. Maiden…

The history of 151 years of horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots can be read in the stakes names, from the Colonel Power to the Rachel Alexandra (G2), the Allen Lacombe to the Buddy Diliberto. That tradition continues with the addition of six new opening weekend restricted stakes, serving as the perfect springboard for Louisiana…

World Series Winner Now a Winner at Churchill Downs, Too (Alex Bregman, of the Houston Astros, gets a win at Churchill Downs / Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Two-time World Series-winning third basemen Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros became a winning horse owner Wednesday at Churchill Downs when his family's 2-year-old…

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Godolphin's Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade 1) winner Santin will face six fellow turf specialists, including Cannon Thoroughbreds' 2021 Shoemaker Mile (GI) hero Smooth Like Strait, in Saturday's 39th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (Grade 1) at Churchill Downs. Thanks to cooperation from Ellis Park, the Kentucky Horse Racing…

Trainer Bret Calhoun had a banner day at Lone Star Park on Sunday, sending out Free Drop Maddy to win the filly division of the Texas Thoroughbred Association Futurity and Vietnam Victory to take the colts and gelding division. Each race offered a $150000 purse to Texas accredited and TTA Sale graduates. The James Stodola-owned Vietnam Victory was…

Saturday should be quite a showcase for the sport of horse racing. Elite milers Life is Good and Speaker's Corner are set to clash at Belmont, 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun takes on red-hot Olympiad in Churchill's Stephen Foster and Breeders' Cup champion Ce Ce returns to Gulfstream to defend her title in the Princess Rooney as part of the…

The mile-and-a-half Test of the Champion at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday is all that awaits the Triple Crown season for 2022. In reality, it will be more of a test to see if 80-1 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is more akin to the Beatles or Chumbawamba. Do we have a superstar or one-hit wonder in our midst? The answer comes against a field…

American Revolution, shown winning the Grade I Cigar Mile in December, is among the likely ones in Saturday's Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Photo by Joe Labozzetta, courtesy of New York Racing Association June 3 (UPI) -- Weekend racing is all about the doings on Epsom Downs southwest of London, where the Oaks on Friday and the Derby on Saturday…

Many of the top Florida-breds in training are set to compete in Sunday's 19th annual Florida Cup at Tampa Bay Downs, with six races for registered state-breds offering $110000 each in purse money. The Florida Cup races, which are part of a 12-race card beginning at 12:15 p.m., are scheduled as races 6-through-11 and will comprise the day's 20-cent…

El Paso owned Jackie's Warrior looks to make his last race the most memorable one for El Paso owners Kirk and Judy Robison. On Saturday at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky, the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Maclean's Music looks to finish off his brilliant career with a win in the one event that has eluded him - the Breeders' Cup. He…

The Delaware Handicap is known for bringing some of the nation's top horses, trainers and jockeys to the First State, and this year will be no exception. Brad Cox, who ranks first nationally among trainers in earnings this year, and Todd Pletcher - who has won the DelCap a record-tying four times - will have two of the six horses in the starting…