KEENELAND NEWS & NOTES; JULY 9TH

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet runs through Sunday. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET Watch Keeneland races live on TVG. The entire card is streamed live and at no charge on Keeneland.com, KeenelandSelect.com and Keeneland’s Race Day mobile app along with...
Posted On 09 Jul 2020
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CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES $9.85 MILLION SEPTEMBER STAKES SCHEDULE

By Kevin Kerstein —- Total of 18 Stakes Led by Rescheduled Kentucky Oaks on Sept. 4 and Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, July 8, 2020) – A total of 18 stakes events, topped by the 146th runnings of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford...
Posted On 09 Jul 2020
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MONMOUTH NOTES; STAKES PREVIEW

Monmouth Press Release —- FIELD FOR JULY 18 HASKELL STAKES BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE WITH DR. POST AND AUTHENTIC AMONG NINE PROBABLES OCEANPORT, N.J. – Belmont Stakes runner-up Dr. Post and Santa Anita Derby runner-up Authentic are among nine 3-year-olds listed as probable for...
Posted On 09 Jul 2020
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KEENELAND NOTES, MONDAY JULY 6TH

By Amy Owens —- · GRADE 1 WINNER BASIN WORKS FOR TOYOTA BLUE GRASS · TOM LEACH INTERVIEWS TRAINERS CHERIE DeVAUX, MICHAEL McCARTHY · WORK TAB · KEITH ASMUSSEN TO MAKE KEENELAND RIDING DEBUT THURSDAY · TVG PLAYS KEY ROLE DURING KEENELAND SUMMER MEET · SUMMER MEET STAKES...
Posted On 06 Jul 2020
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- G1 Runhappy Met Mile hero Vekoma could return in G1 Forego Brown proud of G1 Manhattan-winner Instilled Regard; turf stars train Social Paranoia pointed to Fourstardave; Dr Post breezes in preparation for G1 Frank’s Rockette, Tacitus emerge from...
Posted On 06 Jul 2020
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Keeneland Summer Meet — Sunday, July 5

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet runs Wednesday through Sunday. The Summer Meet features 10 graded stakes worth $2,575,000: four Grade 1 stakes, four Grade 2 races and two Grade 3 events. Click here for the list of nominees to the stakes and their past...
Posted On 06 Jul 2020
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Keeneland Summer Meet — Friday, July 3

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, JULY 3 Keeneland’s five-day Summer Meet runs Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Visit Keeneland at Home Presented by Central Bank for more information about the Summer Meet and learn about a variety of creative and fun ways for fans to...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020
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BAFFERT SEEKS FOURTH WIN IN A ROW IN GRADE III LOS ALAMITOS DERBY

By Bob Mieszerski —- MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER BELLAFINA TOPS GREAT LADY M. CAST CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will try to win the Los Alamitos Derby for a fourth consecutive year when he sends out Thousand Words and Uncle Chuck Saturday. The Grade...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020
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A NEW BEGINNING: 2020-2021 MEETING KICKS OFF, HORSEMEN HEAD OUT

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Since its inception in 2013, the two-day Summer Festival of Racing has dangled the promise of a triumphant autumn return of Thoroughbreds, their connections and the numerous other folks who make the Tampa Bay Downs show a “happening.” Things...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020
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VICTOR CARRASCO AIMING FOR NEW CAREER CHALLENGE BY JOINING MONMOUTH PARK JOCKEY COLONY THIS SUMMER

MONMOUTH PRESS RELEASE —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After nearly seven years as a fixture on the Maryland racing circuit, jockey Victor Carrasco said it was simply time for a change. Because of that desire to shake up things with his career – and even though he continued to have...
Posted On 03 Jul 2020
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