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By Bailey Gallison —- D. KELLY ACKERMAN LOGS 500TH CAREER WIN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Southern Illinois-based trainer D. Kelly Ackerman captured his 500th career victory on Saturday when Poindexter Thoroughbreds’ Magic Feet ($5.20) won the second race of the day under...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Kennesaw Mountain Racing’s Picco Uno capitalized on class relief, wiring a six-horse field by four lengths in the sixth running of the $125,000 Dancin Renee for state-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at...

By Ed Golden —- • FATHER’S DAY HAS MANY CHERISHED MEMORIES • JUSTIFY MAKES ON-TRACK APPEARANCE JUNE 23 • JUSTIFY DUE TO ARRIVE AT SANTA ANITA SUNDAY • RETIRED HORSES, CARMA HONORED TOMORROW HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO DADS EVERYWHERE Following is the inscription on a card sent to...

By John Heims —- TRAINER PAT MCBURNEY SENDS OUT TWO IN SEPARATE STAKES ON MONMOUTH PARK’S 13-RACE FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY CARD OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Patrick McBurney expects to find out a lot more about two horses he has high hopes for this year when he sends out both in...

By Darren Rogers —- CD/Coady Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 16, 2018) – Racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner Justify galloped about one mile Saturday morning at Churchill Downs under regular exercise rider Humberto Gomez for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert as he...

By Bailey Gallison —- Strollin The Bayou; Arlington Photo STROLLIN THE BAYOU, CHIEF OAKIE DOKIE PUT FEATHER IN TRAINERS’ CAPS WITH PURPLE VIOLET, SPRINGFIELD STAKES ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 16, 2018) – It was a day of milestones in both stakes events at Arlington...

By Mike Willman —- RIVER BOYNE Zoe Metz Photography HEAVILY FAVORED RIVER BOYNE REMAINS UNBEATEN AT SANTA ANITA AS HE TAKES $100,000 RAINBOW STAKES BY 2 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER PRAT; TRAINED BY MULLINS, IRISH-BRED COLT GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:49.18 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 16,...