#Park Racing

Tom George: trainer spoke about the challenges British racing faces against France The best quotes from the racing world this week. . . In the cricket analogy I'd say I'm Ben Stokes, going out to try and hit a six rather than a four. If you get out, you get out. Devon trainer Chris Honour explains his ways of taking on the big yards with his small…

As Lingfield builds up to its ground-breaking Winter Million Festival, all exclusively live on Sky Sports Racing on January 20-22, there is still time for an exciting seven-race card on Saturday, featuring a trio of Charlie Appleby runners. The Middleham Park Racing syndicates are represented with three strong challengers for the feature at…

Grey2K USA has renewed its calls to Churchill Downs Inc. and its advanced deposit wagering service TwinSpires to stop accepting online wagers for greyhound racing. The recent closure of Southland Park Racing in Arkansas for dog racing at the turn of the calendar year leaves two West Virginia tracks as the only ones conducting live greyhound racing…

Nicky Henderson believes Epatante must be treated as "still a possible runner" in the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle - despite her not featuring among the initial entries for the Cheltenham Festival contest. The winner of the Unibet Champion Hurdle in 2020 before placing behind Honeysuckle the following two years, Epatante has been given the option…

OCEANPORT - Jason Servis is confident he has Maximum Security fully cranked for the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational Saturday at Monmouth Park. However, what Servis, Maximum Security's trainer, is not completely confident of is whether the horse likes the Monmouth Park racing surface. "I don't know if people have thought of this, but last…

The daughter of Milan, who landed the Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle at The Cheltenham Festival last season, will return to the scene of her finest moment in the Grade Two contest, which Henderson has previously claimed with Oscar Whisky (2011, 2012) and Zaynar (2009). Marie's Rock has not been sighted since claiming Grade One honours at Punchestown…

With conditions turning milder there is confidence racing will resume on Sunday, with an all-weather meeting scheduled to take place at Wolverhampton. Ireland is set to stage jumps cards at Navan and Thurles. Navan will hold an inspection at 8am, with some improvement still needed but officials "cautiously optimistic", while a 7.30am precautionary…

Trained by Andrew Balding for owner Jeff Smith, the daughter of No Nay Never was a top-level winner in each of the last three seasons, winning the Cheveley Park Stakes as a juvenile, both the Coronation and Sussex Stakes at three and then successfully dropping back to six furlongs to win this season's July Cup as a four-year-old. Bidding started at…

Wolverhampton hosts a busy nine-race card under the lights on Monday evening, all live on Sky Sports Racing from 4.25pm. John and Thady Gosden's Shining Al Danah dominates the markets on her handicap debut for the feature contest, the talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Fillies' Handicap (7.25). After finishing down in fifth on her debut at Newmarket…

Monday's opening race at Wolverhampton is an intriguing handicap in which Alan Thomson looks at all nine runners before nominating his fancy. Monday's £100000 minimum Tote placepot pool guarantee is on offer at Wolverhampton, live on Sky Sports Racing, and nine runners have been declared for the Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (4.25pm), a…

A fruitful day did not result in Nicky Henderson getting carried away with talk of becoming champion trainer, but he reiterated his claims James Bowen would be champion jockey one day. His comment came after Bowen's effort on First Street in the Coral-sponsored race better known as the Gerry Feilden. Henderson, like many in the sport, was blown…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: 148th Running of Clark'Cap Commemorates Exterminator's Win From the Churchill Downs Media Team: 148 RUNNING OF CLARK MARKS 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EXTERMINATOR'S HISTORIC VICTORY It's been 100 years since Willis Kilmer's famed Exterminator rallied to a 1 ½-length victory in the 1922 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. At…

The Queen will be without a runner at Epsom on Derby day after her final horse was not declared. Just Fine had been due to contest the World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at the prestigious fixture. The gelding's trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has the favourite for the feature Cazoo Derby (4.30pm). The big race is the only Flat Classic the Queen has…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…

Irish champion flat trainer Aidan O'Brien is responsible for 12 of the 72 entries for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The first Classic race of the British flat season, which will be staged on Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, will see the Irish handler bid for an incredible 10 QIPCO 2000 Guineas success. The…

Richard Fahey's filly won three of her first four starts in juvenile company before justifying the bold decision of the Middleham Park Racing team to supplement for the Nunthorpe at York by finishing second to the three years older Highfield Princess. The Platinum Queen subsequently sparked scenes of wild celebration in the ParisLongchamp winner's…

It's a bumper racecard of ten high quality races from the United States, but our attention is on the five big Grade 1 spectacles. First a quick list of our selections, plus the reasons behind our highlighted picks further down the page. You can check out the race cards, results and live odds in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre. (All times are GMT,…

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes is one of the most anticipated thoroughbred horse races in the USA and overseas. For four years, the event became a significant race for thoroughbreds as it was their final shot to make it big in their careers before retiring. With the next one coming up in January of 2022, many fans can't help but…

El Caballo (pink sleeves) makes it six in a row under Clifford Lee Saturday: Cazoo Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Karl Burke pulled off the Sandy Lane-Commonwealth Cup double with Quiet Reflection in 2016 and moved close to doing so again after El Caballo racked up his sixth victory in a row. Tackling Group company for the first time, El Caballo was…

Ona very soft track, 5-year-old mare Alpinista (3-1), the betting favorite,dominated for the sixth consecutive time at Group 1 level to win the $4.9million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe run in a heavy downpour. It was one of five Breeders' Cup qualifiers run Sunday at ParisLongchamp. TheFrankel mare trained by 74-year-old Sir Mark Prescott and ridden…

Jeffrey Schweers, Capital Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA One hundred years after it was first legalized in Florida, could horse racing be going the way of greyhound racing: Out of business? Lawmakers return to Tallahassee Monday for a special session to consider a new gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe, giving it exclusive rights to run…

A high-drama bidding battle that was in danger of going on all night eventually concluded on Tuesday evening with recent Listed winner I'm A Gambler topping day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 850000gns. Olly Tait, representing Wathnan Racing, was involved in driving the price skyward, as was Tattersalls' Jason Singh, who…

Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 9:24 am |Back to: Europe, Flying Honours | Racingfotos.com By Flying Honours, who was 2-7 when caught out by a sprint finish last time, had placed himself among the key 2023 Derby prospects previously when beating the subsequent Haynes, Hanson & Clark winner Stormbuster (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 5 1/2 lengths in…

Rewaayat is on a hat trick after wins at Lingfield and Salisbury There might be only 17 in the Unibet Stewards' Sprint compared to 28 in the main race, but the consolation poses even more of a conundrum than the Unibet Stewards' Cup itself. The accompanying graphic shows the advantage a low draw has traditionally been in recent years and, the…

ANDERSON, Ind.-August 9, 2022- A field of ten will be sent postward in the $315000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 12. In what will rank as one of the most highly anticipated editions of the Dan Patch Stakes, the 29 installment of Hoosier Park's premier harness racing event will highlight the 15-race…

Robert Havlin rode his first Group One winner but Commissioning's bet365 Fillies' Mile success wasn't without a scare for punters who sent her off the 8/13 favourite. John and Thady Gosden's charge tracked the front-running Novakai (11/1) throughout but was off the bridle as the leader still held the advantage coming down into The Dip. The…

Pogo went one better than 12 months ago when holding off Sacred in the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes at Newmarket to tee up a crack at the Breeders' Cup. Ridden by soon-to-be-crowned champion jockey William Buick, partnering his 150th winner of the season, the Charlie Hills-trained six-year-old was winning for the eighth…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. On Wednesday, 5 October, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is Kayfast Warrior. He contests the 2m 1f handicap hurdle off joint-topweight at Sedgefield this afternoon (4:30). Donald McCain's runner looks well worth a wager at sweet 7/2 odds here. A…

Catch up on the week's harness racing action in our weekly review, thanks to Darren Clayton. Trainer Chantal Turpin's dominance of the two-year-old trotting ranks in Queensland continued last Tuesday when Razzleme Dazzleme (Sebastian K) claimed the Springboard Series Final. Driven by husband Pete McMullen, Razzleme Dazzleme was slowly into stride…

Betfair's in-running market has seen some huge sums traded and lost after the impossible somehow became reality. In our series called Room 1.01, we recall some of racing's most expensive defeats. This week's subject: Seyaady Nobody could have predicted the drama that lay ahead as eight juveniles assembled for the opening race of Carlisle's 2017…

Trillium: leading contender for Richard Hannon This is a two-horse race on form, with The Platinum Queen and Trillium upwards of 10lb clear of the rest of the field on Racing Post Ratings, and both are confirmed speedsters who look at their best over five furlongs. The Platinum Queen holds the strongest claims on RPRs. She recorded a figure of 108…

We know just about all our regular readers are focused on college football on Saturdays, but there's still time to play the ponies, so Team Tuley is still here to help as we look for value at tracks from coast to coast. This Saturday, we have plays on the "Belmont at Aqueduct" card as well as the Pennsylvania Derby Day card at Parx Racing. I'm…

ANDERSON, Ind.-September 20, 2022 - The stage is set for harness racing's brightest stars to compete on a blockbuster night of racing at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, September 23. The Grand Circuit returns to Anderson, Indiana with over $1.5 million in purses on the evening, highlighted by the return of the World's Fastest…

Anderson, IN - The stage is set for harness racing's brightest stars to compete on a blockbuster night of racing at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday (Sept. 23). The Grand Circuit returns to Anderson, Ind., with over $1.5 million in purses on the evening, highlighted by the return of Bulldog Hanover, the world's fastest Standardbred,…

HENDERSON, Ky. - In a multi-million dollar agreement, Churchill Downs Incorporated said it has plans to obtain even more racing and gaming in Kentucky. This time, in Henderson. It's a move many people say is exciting. With $79 Million in cash in hand, Churchill Downs Incorporated said it inked a definitive deal to acquire Ellis Park Racing and…

Nations Pride and Classic Causeway will face off once again in Saturday's Caesars Jockey Club Derby (G3) at Aqueduct closing out the Caesars Turf Triple. Classic Causeway got away easy in the Belmont Derby, but Nations Pride evened the score by winning the G1 Saratoga Derby. While the Jockey Club Derby's longer, mile-and-a-half distance could…

ANDERSON, Ind.-September 16, 2022 -Friday night featured fast pacing colts on the 14-race harness racing card at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Two divisions of the freshman pacing colts along with a single division for the three-year-old colt pacers highlighted the September 16 card as they compete in the penultimate leg of Sire Stakes…

Charyn followed up a debut win at Haydock with a close second at Newmarket when conceding 7lb to the winner but it's no surprise that David Egan has chosen stablemate SAKHEER. The progressive Haydock winner has an entry in the Middle Park and plenty of untapped potential. Rousing Encore has faced some stiff tasks since completing a double at…

Harness racing trainer Alvin Miller knows what it's like to bring a longshot to the Dan Patch Stakes. He also knows that anything is possible, even for a longshot. Last year, Miller's Tellmeaboutit (Tellitlikeitis -Portia Blue Chip) was 68-1 from post nine in the annual event for older male pacers at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino but came…

Thoroughbred racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts from Churchill Downs in Louisville to its sister track Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, 94 miles to the northeast in Florence, on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) for the 16-day Holiday Meet. The Holiday Meet covers a five-week stretch every Thursday-Sunday through Friday, Dec. 31…