Fair Grounds Recaps: Grade II Winner Minit to Stardom Awarded Ladies Sprint Victory Via DQ of Midnight Fantasy

By Grant LaGrange —- Minit to Stardom; Hodges Photography Jockey Florent Geroux and Trainer Allen Landry Enjoy a Banner Louisiana Champions Day Off a win 20/1 upset win in the Honorable Miss (G2) at Saratoga this summer, Brittlyn Stable, Inc.’s Minit to Stardom was...
Posted On 15 Dec 2019
, By

SANTA ANITA PARK ANNOUNCES 2020 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD FINALISTS, WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY

By Mike Willman —- 2019 winner Scott Stevens; Benoit Photo BAZE, CASTELLANO, EMIGH, GRAHAM & QUINONES TO FACE NATIONWIDE VOTE OF THEIR PEERS ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2019)—Santa Anita Park has announced a distinguished group of five finalists for the 2020 George Woolf...
Posted On 13 Dec 2019
, By

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps & Quotes: Tom’s d’Etat Powers Home in Grade I, $600,000 Clark

By Darren Rogers —- TOM’S d’ETAT POWERS HOME TO EASILY WIN GRADE I, $600,000 CLARK AT CHURCHILL LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 29, 2019) – It was all Tom’s d’Etat in Friday’s 145th running of the $600,000 Clark Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) at Churchill Downs as...
Posted On 30 Nov 2019
, By

FAIR GROUNDS: BOBBY’S WICKED ONE BACK IN FORM IN THANKSGIVING CLASSIC WIN

By Grant LaGrange —- New Orleans (November 28, 2019) – Autumn Hill Farms Bobby’s Wicked One improved to four wins in five starts at Fair Grounds Racecourse on Thanksgiving Thursday when he took down the traditional opening day $100,000 Thanksgiving Classic. With the...
Posted On 29 Nov 2019
, By

Churchill Downs News Release: First Kentucky Derby Future Wager of the Year Opens Thursday

By Darren Rogers —- FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER OF YEAR OPENS THURSDAY; INDEPENDENCE HALL, STORM THE COURT LISTED AT 12-1 ON MORNING LINE Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Both Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 25, 2019) –...
Posted On 25 Nov 2019
, By

KENT DESORMEAUX RETURNS HOME TO RIDE THE WINTER MEET AT FAIR GROUNDS

By Grant LaGrange —- New Orleans (November 21, 2019) – Hall of Fame rider Kent Desormeaux, who has pocketed over 6,000 career wins, will return home to Louisiana to ride the winter meet at Fair Grounds. This will be Desormeaux’s first time riding full time in...
Posted On 21 Nov 2019
, By

Gulfstream: Bodexpress Shatters Gulfstream Park West Track Record

By David Joseph —- Bodexpress Shatters Gulfstream Park West Track Record Back to Stakes for Florida Derby Runner-Up after 2nd Win in a Row MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Top Racing LLC and Global Thoroughbreds LLC’s Bodexpress, who made his name by running in the Triple Crown as a...
Posted On 20 Nov 2019
, By

Aqueduct: Dream Bigger aims high to win second straight stakes in Notebook

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Repole Stable’s Dream Bigger challenged pacesetter Moonachie up front, gained command out of the turn and held off Scilly Cay’s late charge to capture Sunday’s $100,000 Notebook by 1 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct...
Posted On 18 Nov 2019
, By

Golden Gate Fields 2019 Fall Meet – The Oakland Stakes

Golden Gate Press Office/Matt Dinerman —- BAJA SUR DEFEATS OLDER RIVALS IN THE OAKLAND STAKES Saturday, November 17, 2019 3-year-old gelding Baja Sur transferred his winning form from Emerald Downs to Golden Gate Fields 3-year-old gelding Baja Sur transferred his winning...
Posted On 18 Nov 2019
, By

BRICKS AND MORTAR GOES OUT ON HIGH NOTE IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 4, 2019) – After capping off his unblemished season with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park, Bricks and Mortar was an emphatic choice to hold the No. 1 position in the final NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of...
Posted On 05 Nov 2019
, By