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By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), made his first on track appearance of Derby Week on a soggy Wednesday...

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Juddmonte Farms’ three-time graded stakes winner Tacitus has been Grade 1-placed on four occasions, and will seek his first triumph at such level when he faces a field of five competitors in Saturday’s 67th...

By Gary Yunt —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law, dominating winner of the Travers (GI) and Belmont Stakes (GI) has been installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite in a field of 18 horses entered for Saturday’s 146th running of the $3...

By Mac McBride —- BEHIND THE MASKS: RIDERS REFLECT ON A DIFFERENT DEL MAR IN 2020 The summer of racing at Del Mar in 2020 has been, to put it mildly, unlike any other. Jockeys, for example, have done their jobs wearing the mandatory accessory of a face mask in addition to...

By Gary Yunt —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2018, headlines of a field of eight for Friday’s 35th running of the $500,000 La Troienne...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s Max Player completed his major preparations for Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) by working a half-mile in :49.80 over a fast track....

By Gary Yunt —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 31, 2020) – Robert Lund Petersen’s brilliant two-time Grade I winner Gamine and Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver, winner of the Alabama (GI) in her most recent start, headline a field of nine 3-year-old fillies entered Monday for...

Mac McBride —- EIGHT SET TO GO IN NEXT SATURDAY’S GRADE II JOHN C. MABEE A field of eight was entered today for next Saturday’s Grade II, $150,000 John C. Mabee Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile test for older fillies and mares on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course, won the past two years...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Money Moves confirmed for G1 Kentucky Derby; Dr Post points to G2 Jim Dandy Trombetta still in awe of last-to-first performance in G1 Forego from Win Win Win Channel Maker could target repeat win in G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Trainer Chris Progno...