Friday’s Stronach 5: Three Tracks & Five Races in Less Than an Hour

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5: Three Tracks & Five Races in Less Than an Hour Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout, makes stops Friday at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields with full fields and...
Posted On 17 Sep 2021
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Belmont Park Notes Thursday, September 16, 2021

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- New York-bred Step Dancer stretches out in $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Magic Attitude could target G3 Fasig-Tipton Waya Japan possible for G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Belmont Park week 2 stakes probables ELMONT, N.Y. – Hayward Pressman,...
Posted On 17 Sep 2021
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Churchill Downs Update: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021

By Darren Rogers —- STELLAR TAP MADE 3-1 FAVORITE FOR SATURDAY’S IROQUOIS STAKES TO KICK OFF ‘ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY’ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021) – L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds’ 5 ¼-length debut winner Stellar Tap was installed as the 3-1 morning...
Posted On 17 Sep 2021
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Robust Commerce, $1.6 Million Half-Brother to Classic-Placed Midnight Bourbon Headline Day 2 at Keeneland September Yearling Sale

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 14, 2021) – Keeneland concluded the premier Book 1 portion of its September Yearling Sale on Tuesday with vibrant trade among major domestic and foreign buyers that produced strong results and the sale of eight seven-figure yearlings,...
Posted On 15 Sep 2021
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OAKLAWN: STATEMENTS ON THE PASSING OF DR. LEE CYPHERS

By Jennifer Hoyt—- Dr. Lee Cyphers, Oaklawn’s longtime Association Veterinarian, passed away Sunday, Sept. 5 following complications from a brain aneurysm. He was a fixture at the Oaklawn starting gate and in the paddock spanning three decades. He was a local Hot Springs...
Posted On 15 Sep 2021
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Clement sends out strong pair in Friday’s $100K Allied Forces

By Keith McCalmont Clement sends out strong pair in Friday’s $100K Allied Forces ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Christophe Clement will saddle Big Everest and Swashbuckle for their stakes debuts in Friday’s $100,000 Allied Forces, a six-furlong Widener turf sprint for sophomores at...
Posted On 15 Sep 2021
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High-caliber steeplechase action highlights Belmont Opening Day with G1 Lonesome Glory

By Brian Bohl —- High-caliber steeplechase action highlights Belmont Opening Day with G1 Lonesome Glory ELMONT, NY – Steeplechase action will take center stage on Opening Day of the Belmont Park fall meet Thursday when Buttonwood Farm’s The Mean Queen will look to best...
Posted On 15 Sep 2021
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RACING RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS THURSDAY AT 5 P.M.

By Darren Rogers —- RACING RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS THURSDAY AT 5 P.M. FOR ACTION-PACKED 12-DAY SEPTEMBER MEET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021) – Horse racing on the booming Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 16 with the first of three...
Posted On 15 Sep 2021
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$1.4 Million Half-Sister to Recent Grade 1 Winner Echo Zulu Leads Strong First Day of Keeneland September Yearling Sale

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of Hip 43, a $1.4 million American Pharoah filly · Click her for video of Hip 177, a $1.35 million Into Mischief colt · Click here for a video of Hip 89, a $1.1 million Uncle Mo filly $1.4 Million Half-Sister to Recent Grade 1 Winner...
Posted On 14 Sep 2021
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Gulfstream: Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $100,000

By David Joseph —- Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $100,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –Thursday’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $100,000 at Gulfstream Park. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Sunday following Saturday’s mandatory...
Posted On 14 Sep 2021
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