View from the Grandstand

By Joe Kristufek —- Sophie Doyle to compete in Friday’s International Jockey Challenge in Saudi Arabia LINK TO ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: Courtesy Hodges Photography https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sbcm4knxm8g13bw/AADq340lGGuwJ2pjGQ-ez__Fa?dl=0 New Orleans (February 25, 2020) – It’s...

By Darren Rogers —- HOLY BULL WINNER TIZ THE LAW, UNDEFEATED INDEPENDENCE HALL AMONG 23 INDIVIDUAL BETTING INTERESTS FOR POOL 2 OF KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER Pool 2 Opens Friday and Concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020) – Sakatoga Stable’s...

Alicia Hughes/Jim Gluckson/NTRA —- BRICKS AND MORTAR VOTED 2019 RUNHAPPY HORSE OF THE YEAR; MAXIMUM SECURITY WINS CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD MALE 2019 RUNHAPPY ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2020) – The National Thoroughbred Racing...

By Joe Kristufek —- Tom Amoss; Hodges Photography Trainer still dabbles in claiming, but developing young horses is the priority New Orleans (January 2, 2020) – By purses earned ($5.3 million), Tom Amoss enjoyed the third best season of his 33-year career in 2019, but...

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA TO POSTPONE OPENING DAY TO SATURDAY, DEC. 28, AHEAD OF LOOMING RAIN FORECAST The opening day of Santa Anita’s 83rd season will be postponed two days until Saturday, December 28th, ahead of next week’s declining weather forecast. “Opening Day...

By Grant LaGrange —- New Orleans (December 19, 2019) – In 2004, Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. earned the Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey. A mere 15-years later in Thursday’s fifth race at Fair Grounds, the Lafayette, Louisiana native captured career win number...