#Safe Conduct

Desert Encounter, winner of the 2018 and 2019 Pattison Canadian International, is back trying for a "three-peat" in Saturday's renewal at Woodbine. Photo courtesy of Woodbine Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Belmont Park returns to action this weekend with Irish and English horses, including Bolshoi Ballet, chasing the third leg of New York's rich turf…

The Gulfstream Park Championship Meet arrives in March in high style! With the addition of Tapeta, plus the MT and Turf Course, it gives bettors a myriad of options! At Horseracing.net/us we have you covered, including all of the action related to the Derby Trail! The South Florida Series turns its attention to today's Grade 2 running of the…

Flightline wins his third straight race in style in Sunday's Grade 1 Malibu at Santa Anita. Benoit photo, courtesy of Santa Anita Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Epicenter entered the Kentucky Derby picture with a handy win Sunday at Fair Grounds while a sparkling Opening Day program at Santa Anita featured a dazzling performance by budding superstar…

Leave No Trace winning the Spinaway handily at Saratoga Sept. 4. NYRA/Coglianese NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. - WellSpring Stables owns a strong hand of horses in the care of conditioner Phil Serpe led by Grade 1 Spinaway winner Leave No Trace and Queen's Plate winner Safe Conduct. Security Code, a 2-year-old daughter of Frosted, will attempt…

The $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes drew a field of nine horses, seven of which are stakes winners with five of those entering the race off victories. Leading the field in purse earnings is Tokyo Gold, winner of the Group 2 Derby Italiano Universita Campus Bio-Med in May, otherwise known as the Italian Derby. However, favoritism among…

Cave Rock wins the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita, on to the Breeders' Cup. Benoit Photo, courtesy of Santa Anita The final weekend of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Championships produced some impressive efforts and identified some likely favorites for the big weekend just a month down the road. War Like Goddess earned a spot against…

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…

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…

TORONTO, August 20, 2021 - With The Queen's Plate just a few days away, Woodbine Entertainment has released the final Queen's Plate Power Rankings for this year's 162nd edition. The 162nd Queen's Plate will take place on Sunday (August 22) at Woodbine Racetrack. Canada's most famous horse race will launch the 2021 OLG Canadian Triple Crown, which…

FORT ERIE - Kevin Attard didn't quite have the Queen's Plate he wanted. The veteran trainer had never won the race, but had three good chances on Aug. 22 at Woodbine. However, his best finish was third with H C Holiday. He also watched Harlan Estate finish seventh and Haddassah end up eighth. On Tuesday, a change of location and surface changed his…

TORONTO, October 28, 2021 - The Grade 3 $150000 Ontario Derby, for three-year-olds, and the $125000 Ontario Damsel, for three-year-old fillies, co-headline Sunday's 10-race card at Woodbine. Riptide Rock, a son of Point of Entry, heads into the 1 1/8-mile main track Ontario Derby off a runner-up effort to British Royalty (who'll also run) in the…

In Spa Selections, Saratoga correspondent Joseph Aiello provides Saratoga picks for a handful of key races at Saratoga, including all of the exciting stakes action! Race 5 - Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes 1. #7 Sifting Sands (5-1) - Has already won twice at Saratoga and is likely to be overlooked with the other Chad Brown trainee taking more money, he…