The Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze put himself on the brink of career victory number 10,000 by riding a pair of winners Thursday at Golden Gate Fields.
Russell Baze recorded his victories aboard Northland Glory in the 4th race, and Judged in the 8th race. Both horses were favored in the betting, with Northland [...]
With the addition of the Grade I Santa Monica Handicap, postponed from last Sunday, five stakes races — four of them graded — will form an elite and varied racing program on Saturday’s Strub Stakes Day at Santa Anita Park.
The $300,000 Strub Stakes, which honors Santa Anita’s founding family, is one of the most storied [...]
Aqueduct’s inner race track feature on Saturday is the 29th running of the $100,000-added Whirlaway Stakes at 1 1/16 miles for 3-year-olds.
Whirlaway Stakes is a significant test and certain to send some horses back for the $250,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III), an important prep race leading to the 2008 Kentucky Derby, at 1 1/16 miles [...]
Churchill Downs has been selected as the final resting place for 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who was euthanized one year ago after a lengthy battle with laminitis. The announcement was made Tuesday, January 30, by Barbaro’s owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, at a Churchill Downs news conference.
Barbaro’s remains were cremated following his death on [...]
Roy and Gretchen Jackson, the owners of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, will participate in a news conference at Churchill Downs to make a special announcement on Tuesday, January 29, the one year anniversary of the Dynaformer colt’s death.
The news conference will take place at 10 a.m. EST in the Triple Crown Room of the [...]
Santa Anita Park has cancelled live racing this Sunday and Monday due to continued rainfall, which has again created drainage difficulties for its troubled Cushion Track synthetic main track surface.
“We were gratified and extremely thankful to be able to get yesterday’s Sunshine Millions program in,” said Santa Anita Park President Ron Charles. “We knew heavy [...]
Go Between won the $1 million Sunshine Millions Classic in an upset on Saturday, January 26, giving trainer Bill Mott his 3rd victory of the day and helping Florida-bred horses defeat their California counterparts in the 6th annual Sunshine Millions held at Gulfstream Park in Florida and Santa Anita Park in California.
Ridden by Eclipse Award [...]