Four-Time Keeneland Stakes Winner Rushing Fall, Top 3-Year-Old Filly Swiss Skydiver among Nominees to Keeneland Summer Meet Stakes

By Amy Owens —- Click here for the list of nominees to the Summer Meet stakes and their past performances. LEXINGTON, KY (June 30, 2020) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds’ four-time Keeneland stakes winner Rushing Fall and Peter Callahan’s multiple graded stakes winner Swiss...
Posted On 30 Jun 2020
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LOUISIANA LEGENDS NIGHT AT EVANGELINE DOWNS ON JULY 4

By Michael Chamberlain —- OPELOUSAS, LA – Evangeline Downs is hosting its annual celebration of the Louisiana-bred Thoroughbred this Saturday night with six $60,000 stakes races making up Louisiana Legends Night. It promises to be an exciting evening of racing and a...
Posted On 30 Jun 2020
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MONMOUTH’S SEASON OPENER SET FOR 5 P.M. FRIDAY

MONMOUTH PARK MEDIA RELEASE —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Awesome Anywhere, who dominated in a starter allowance race at Oaklawn Park two starts ago, heads a field of eight older horses for the first running of the $75,000 Oceanport Centennial Stakes, the feature race on Monmouth...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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BELMONT HERO TIZ THE LAW THE FAVORITE IN KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 28, 2020) – With the rescheduled Kentucky Derby 10 weeks away, Belmont Stakes (Grade I) winner Tiz the Law closed as the 2-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with Santa Anita Derby (GI) winner Honor A....
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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HALL OF FAMER JULIE KRONE RETURNING TO MONMOUTH PARK AS THE AGENT FOR APPRENTICE JOCKEY FERRIN PETERSON

Monmouth Park Media Release —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Julie Krone immediately saw some familiar traits in Ferrin Peterson the first time she met her, and then after she watched her ride: the burning desire to succeed, the competitiveness, the work ethic, how comfortable she was...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- G1 Whitney in play for Tom’s d’Etat Mean Mary under consideration for G1 Diana Victim of Love could be on the attack in Saratoga following G3 Vagrancy win Firenze Fire Spa-bound following G2 True North triumph Options galore for G1 Ogden...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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Keeneland at Home Presented by Central Bank Provides Unique Opportunities to Watch and Wager on Summer Meet

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (June 29, 2020) – Keeneland has announced Keeneland at Home Presented by Central Bank, which offers a variety of creative and fun ways for fans to remotely enjoy Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet, to be held July 8-12. The season, which...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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TOM’S D’ETAT, MIDNIGHT BISOU HEADED NORTH TO SARATOGA

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 28, 2020) – G M B Racing’s brilliant $500,000 Stephen Foster (Grade II) winner Tom’s d’Etat along with Bloom Racing, Madaket Stables and Allen Racing’s ultra-classy $200,000 Fleur de Lis (GII) hero Midnight Bisou both...
Posted On 29 Jun 2020
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Participating Owners Approved to Attend Keeneland’s Summer Meet

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (June 26, 2020) – Keeneland has been granted approval to permit a limited number of participating owners to attend the upcoming Summer Meet, to be held July 8-12. Keeneland officials collaborated with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and state...
Posted On 26 Jun 2020
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ASMUSSEN POISED TO CLOSE CHURCHILL DOWNS SPRING MEET WITH A BANG

By Kevin Kerstein —- Midnight Bisou; All Photos by Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, June 26, 2020) – Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen is poised to close the 2020 Churchill Downs Spring Meet on a charge with 15 horses entered in the final three days of racing...
Posted On 26 Jun 2020
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