#Red Danger

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…

Trainer Mark Shuman wasn't sure whether running Angel Art, a two-year-old Imagining filly, Saturday in a maiden special weight race at Laurel Park was a good idea. Spoiler alert: It was. "We could have waited and run her in one of those waiver maiden claimers," Shuman said. "And I worry when they start dumping all the sand on the track." The sand,…

Courvoisier, shown winning the Jerome Sakes, returns for Saturday's Grade III Withers at Aqueduct, a Kentucky Derby prep. Photo by Chelsey Durand, courtesy of New York Racing Association Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Three official Kentucky Derby prep races top the U.S. weekend horse racing schedule while Hot Rod Charlie, one of last year's Triple Crown…

It's that time of year when lightly raced thoroughbreds begin to show whether they peaked at 2 or are on the rise. Saturday's card at Gulfstream Park should provide some hints in five 3-year-old stakes, headlined by the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull (G3), an early prep for the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby (G1) on April 2. The bridge race is Gulfstream's 1…

Bell's the One Returns in Saturday's G2 TCA Stakes at Keeneland (Bell's the One / Coady Photography) From the Keeneland Media Team: Trainer Cipriano Contrereas and Andrew Knapczyk's Inthemidstofbiz will face five other fillies and mares as she goes for a repeat victory in the 41 running of the $250000 Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) Saturday…

The top of the North American trainer earnings list in 2021 looked much as it did in 2020. Of the 10 trainers who led their peers in 2020 earnings, only the federally indicted Jason Servis did not also crack the top 10 in 2021. Brad Cox led the list, followed by Steve Asmussen and Chad Brown. There was movement further down the trainer earnings…