Iowa HBPA Denied Injunctive Relief Against HISA
A federal judge refused to enjoin the operations of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority in a July 11 ruling after a hearing in Little Rock, Ark.
Saratoga Opens With Added Focus on New York-Breds
Forty-two years ago, when Fio Rito won the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, it sent for the first time a loud message from one coast to another that New York State-breds could compete with the nation's top horses…
Accede, Randomized Imposing With Class Drops in Wilton
Trainer Chad Brown will give two of his previous grade 1 competitors class relief when Juddmonte's Accede and Klaravich Stables' Randomized seek their first stakes triumph July 14 in the second edition of the $135,000 Wilton Stakes.
Volatile Leads First-Crop Sires at July Sale by Average
Three Chimneys Farm's first-crop yearling sire led his sire class with a $145,000 average from five sold during the July 11 Fasig-Tipton July Sale in Lexington.
Cal Expo Cancels Weekend Races Due to High Heat
The heat index may have permitted racing under state guidelines, but the cancellation was made "out of an abundance of caution." Races canceled for Friday through Sunday have been moved to July 21.
Santa Anita Park Sets Autumn Stakes Schedule
Santa Anita will offer a stakes schedule featuring 42 stakes, including 15 grade 1 stakes among its 31 graded events that encompass the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3-4.
Trainer Brown Hopes to Continue Diana Stakes Dominance
Five horses are entered in the Diana Stakes (G1T). Four of them, including favorite In Italian, will be coming from trainer Chad Brown's barn.
Our Mims Retirement Haven Adds Two 'Ladies'
Rhapsody Queen and Somethinaboutbetty have joined the retirement farm near Paris, Ky.
Big Everest Pursues Greater Heights in Kelso
British-bred Big Everest brings a four-race win streak into his graded stakes debut in the $175,000 Kelso Stakes (G3T) July 15 at Saratoga Race Course. The one-mile inner turf test for older horses was previously run as the Forbidden Apple…
Stage Set for Colonial Downs' Grandest Meet Ever
The New Kent, Va., track, in addition to offering a record average of $700,000 in daily purses, will play host to two grade 1 races this year for the first time in its 26-year history.