#Racing Hall of Fame

US wonder horse, Flightline, was cemented into the horse racing hall-of-fame at the Longines World Racing Awards on Tuesday after getting a top rating of 140 - the same mark as the unbeaten Frankel managed in 2012. A big crowd at Banqueting House in London witnessed the John W Sadler-trained Flightline being given a ranking of 140 at the Longines…

Knicks Go, seen winning the Grade I Pegasus World Cup in January, is favorite for Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Rich purses drew some top foreign talent for the Saratoga Derby and Oaks on Saturday and Sunday on the upstate New York turf to highlight a big weekend of Thoroughbred…

Kentucky Derby second-place finisher Mandaloun (pink cap) wins Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Photo courtesy of Monmouth Park June 14 (UPI) -- Maybe it's a little early to crown Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality as best 3-year-old in the nation, especially after Mandaloun's impressive victory in Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth…

Making the Grade, which will run through the 2019 Belmont Stakes, focuses on the winners or top performers of the key races, usually from the previous weekend, who could impact the Triple Crown. We'll be taking a close look at impressive winners and evaluating their chances to win classic races based upon ability, running style, connections (owner,…

In the United States there were stables such as Calumet Farm that dominated horse racing for decades. In Canada, the gold standard begins and ends with Sam-Son Farm. Founded in 1972 by Ernie Samuel, Sam-Son has left an imprint on racing and breeding in Canada that has been second to none. It all started when trainer Art Warner claimed Takaring…

King George Chase is one of the most iconic races in British steeplechase history. Run over a distance of three miles and five furlongs, this Grade 1 National Hunt race has been held at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames since its inception in 1937. Over the years, some of the most famous horses in jump racing have won King George, with…

Welcome to the 12 tips of Santa Anita. We're counting down to the meet at the Great Race Place with stats, facts and figures related to one of the nation's premiere meetings. 12. Jockeys Of the top 15 riders by starts at the winter-spring meeting this year, only Juan Hernandez, Flavien Prat and John Velazquez won more than 20 percent of their…

The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of horses and horsemen rising from unknown beginnings to succeed at the highest levels of the sport. But has there ever been a champion as improbable as Carry Back? His story reads like a fairy tale, a veritable Cinderella story. Retired businessman Jack Price, pursuing a passion for…

In the United States, it took 37 years for American Pharoah to follow up Affirmed's 1978 Triple Crown sweep. In Canada, the sport's iconic achievement has taken place on a far more regular basis. Since 1983, five horses have swept Canada's Triple Crown of the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales and Breeders' Stakes, and one of them was an amazing…

When handling a top thoroughbred racehorse in excess of 1000 pounds, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens often remained acutely aware of a mechanical issue in the starting gate that could imperil the safety of the riders. Now, working as an analyst with Saratoga Live for the famed Saratoga Race Course summer meet, Stevens reacted with incredulity on…

Life Is Good, shown winning the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in January, is favored in Saturday's Grade I Whitney at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Katsumi Saito Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Life is Good and Olympiad square off in the heavyweight match that is Saturday's Whitney Stakes at Saratoga, just one race after an international Group I rematch on…

Saratoga will host 2 stakes races on Friday. The Troy will feature the ultra talented Wesley Ward trainee, Golden Pal. He was installed as the odds on favorite in the race. Post: 1:05 PM ET; $75k Starter Handicap going 7 furlongs on dirt; Entries: 6 #5 CUSTOMEREXPERIENCE (2-1) gets the top selection. This one has the top overall power rating in the…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Unbeaten in a pair of starts and already well-tested, Annex will try to add another stakes victory to his resume in the $100000 Cutler Bay Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 6th running of the Cutler Bay, a one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds, is part of an exciting program that includes 10 stakes, six graded, worth $1.85…

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…

Brodie Loy is proud of his Indigenous heritage. Picture: Ben Dorries As he prepares to ride the odds-on favourite in a race named after the nation's greatest Indigenous jockey, Brodie Loy has proudly opened up about being Indigenous himself. The 25-year-old Queensland hoop is riding rising star galloper Uncommon James in the Darby McCarthy, the…

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Sports betting is coming to Ohio on New Year's Day with a rollout that will rank among the biggest in the United States. Buckeye State bettors will have a bevy of options as to where they'll make wagers as the Ohio Casino Control Commission has spent the past two months awarding licenses to several different service providers. Here's who is coming…

By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Wertheimer and Frere's Pao Alto looks to earn his first stateside victory for conditioner Graham Motion in Sunday's $135000 Artie Schiller, a one-mile inner turf test for 3-year-olds and up, at Aqueduct Racetrack. Pao Alto, a 5-year-old French-bred son of Intello, will cut back one furlong from his…

Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty in morning trackwork Oct. 11, preparing for his return to action. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Two-year-olds are on display this weekend at tracks from France to England and on to California, while much of the globe girds for the Breeders' Cup World Championships in two weeks'…

Rich Strike pulled a huge upset during the 2022 Kentucky Derby by winning against 80-1 odds. The 3-year-old thoroughbred, along with Venezuelan jockey Sonny Leon, became the second biggest longshot to win in the 148-year history of the event. There had not been a bigger upset in over 100 years. Here is a full list of the 10 Kentucky Derby winners…

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The mood around Woodbine Racetrack last week was subdued with the news that long-time thoroughbred owner Hugh Galbraith had passed away. Affectionately known to his friends around the track as "Hyper Hughie," Galbraith owned horses for years and was best remembered for his partnership with Derek Ball and trainer Dave Cotey. That partnership owned…

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In this biweekly series, racing analyst Keeler Johnson shares promising horses from his handicapping watch list, reviewing runners who have recently caught his eye and previewing horses scheduled to run back in the near future. Upcoming Entries Victorious in the Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland last fall, Caramel Swirl kicked off 2022 with a flashy 3…

Nature Strip can secure his place in the pantheon of all-time great sprinters if he wins a second successive $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is the opinion of Bruce McAvaney, the venerable voice of Australian sport and host of Channel 7's spring carnival racing coverage, who believes Nature Strip is on the verge of…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Far Hills race meeting is getting ready for their biggest day on the US jumps horse racing calendar this Saturday (Oct 15), as the New Jersey track stages their one-day American Grand National fixture. So, to get horse racing fans in the mood, here are some fun facts about the Far Hills…

Over the past months there is not too much we don't know about Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play). Aside from being the fastest harness racing Standardbred of all time, he is putting his 11-race winning streak on the line this Sunday (Oct. 9) in the $153000 Allerage Farms Open Pace at Lexington, Kentucky's Red Mile. The race is generously sponsored by…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle Public Sector, L'Imperator and Lonesome Fugitive as he looks for his third consecutive score in Sunday's Grade 3, $150000 Knickerbocker, a nine-furlong inner turf test for 3-year-olds and upward, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. The Knickerbocker is slated as…

It's 2-year-old showcase weekend at Saratoga and Del Mar, with top trainers sending out what they hope will turn into promising contenders for the 2022 Triple Crown. Throw in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) and the $600000 Flower Bowl Invitational (G1), a pair of Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In'' races the Spa, plus a $1 million race at…

Over the past months there is not too much we don't know about Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play). Aside from being the fastest harness racing Standardbred of all time, he is putting his 11-race winning streak on the line this Sunday in the $153000 Allerage Farms Open Pace at Lexington, Kentucky's Red Mile. The race is generously sponsored by Jeff &…

It's a horse racing love story going on 50 years. When they sit down to lunch with their children, grandchildren and other family at the Woodbine Club this Saturday, Hall of Fame jockey Robin Platts and his wife, Deb, will take a moment to look beyond the racetrack, the toteboard and pristine Toronto oval infield, to gaze upon the expansive Toronto…

Callsign Mav (yellow colours) drives between I Am Superman (left) and Tuvalu to take out the Group 1 A$1 million Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday. Photo / Supplied By John Jenkins Hastings trainer John Bary had a windfall of about A$50000 when Callsign Mav, a horse he formerly prepared, took out the Group 1 A$1 million Sir Rupert…

Keep Grinding named 4-1 morning-line favourite in 162 Queen's Plate TORONTO, August 18, 2021 - Thirteen hopefuls, including four Kevin Attard trainees, will vie for top prize in the $1 million Queen's Plate, first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, highlighting a stakes-laden, entertainment-filled Sunday card of racing at Woodbine. The 162…

This Saturday, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita will team up to host a gigantic afternoon of racing. Fifteen stakes are on the agenda, and special cross-track wagering opportunities have been scheduled. The stakes naturally will draw most of the attention, but there also are interesting maiden special weights for 3-year-olds on the table. Let's…

Normally a jackpot wager, the 20-cent minimum Pick 6 at Santa Anita Park will feature a mandatory payout on Saturday, California Cup day. All races in the sequence are for California-bred or sired horses. The carryover was $418628 heading into Friday's card, meaning the added money for Saturday's sextet could approach $500000. This could help spur…

You can bet on the Grade 3 Virginia Derby with BOVADA and receive a 75% CRYPTO welcome bonus (up to $750) to use on the race. Royal Patronage can continue the good record of the Graham Motion yard in today's Virginia Derby - the barn have won the last three runnings and despite two average runs in the US since coming over from England, their 3…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Virginia Derby 2022 is the big midweek US horse race as a decent field head to Colonial Downs for the 19th running of the $300000 contest today. Trainers Todd Pletcher (2005 & 2007) and Shug McGaughey III (2011) are past winners of the race and have runners again, but it's the H.…

Closing day at Saratoga features six 2-year-olds aiming to take a division lead on the road to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Gulfport (9-5) is the morning-line favorite for the Grade 1, $300000 Hopeful Stakes. Post time from Saratoga is 6:11 p.m. EDT, with FS2 showing the seven-furlong sprint for juveniles. The Hopeful is the first Grade 1 race of…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Steve Asmussen fielded a question Sunday morning asking for an example of a 3-year-old he's trained who experienced aftereffects later in the season from having weathered the grueling Kentucky Derby prep season and Triple Crown series. He laughed and said, "Every single one of them that wasn't Curlin or Gun Runner." Judging from…

Today is Day 20 of the Saratoga Race Course meet. Racing starts at 1:05 p.m. RECENT STORIES FROM THE DAILY GAZETTE AT THE TRACK Life Is Good has only run longer than a mile four times in his career and has run a mile and a quarter just once, but after he won the mile-and-an-eighth Whitney at Saratoga Race Course Saturday, trainer Todd Pletcher said…