The $100,000 Tropical Park Derby (G3) run on New Year’s Day Tuesday at Calder Race Course promises to launch the 3-year-old campaigns of several highly-promising young prospects with Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Cannonball and Stonerside Stable’s Cowboy Cal the most accomplished in the field of 12 with four others on the also-eligible list.
Jockey Elvis Trujillo [...]
Virginia Kraft Payson’s 3-year-old filly Rutherienne returned to Calder, where she won her two starts last season, to win the Grade III $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes on Saturday, December 29, Grand Slam III day at Calder Race Course.
With only a neck separating Rutherienne from two other fillies, the daughter of Pulpit ridden by jockey [...]
With the expiration coming in Monday of New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) agreement to operate Aqueduct, Saratoga and Belmont Park, an extension was agreed upon with the state to avoid any interruption of thoroughbred racing the next few weeks.
New York Racing Association (NYRA) is a private, non-profit corporation that has run thoroughbred racing in New [...]
Saturday’s $100,000 Frances A. Genter Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at 7 1/2 furlongs on turf is one of the most popular events on the Calder Race Course calendar each year.
Among the runners in this event is Virginia Kraft Payson’s Kentucky homebred filly Rutherienne who is easily the best known horse nationally entered this [...]
The 35th running of the $250,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park attracted 14 entrants, the largest in the history of the 7 furlong race for 3-year-old fillies. The largest number of runners to compete in a La Brea Stakes to date was 12 when Affluent was victorious in 2001.
The complete field [...]
In the final race of the last day of the 2007 Autumn Meet at Hollywood Park on December 22, Jerry Hollendorfer became the fourth trainer to win 5,000 races after Political High won the 6 1/2 furlong $25,000 claiming race. 58-year-old Jerry Hollendorfer also won the third race with Gold Trim.
“It took a long time [...]
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) released 2008 stakes schedule for Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. The schedule, worth more than $34,000,000, was approved by NYRA’s Board of Trustees at its monthly meeting and awaits approval from the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
There are no changes in NYRA’s biggest horse races [...]