U.S. Turf Champion Kalanisi Dies at 27
The son of Doyoun won the 2000 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) and was named 2000 Eclipse champion grass horse.
Stakes Preview: Soaring Softly and Keertana
Acacia Clement & Paul Verdosa look ahead to the Grade 3 Soaring Softly Stakes at Belmont and the Keertana Stakes at Churchill.
Former Jockey Jennings Dies at 79
Bobby Jennings, a successful California-based jockey who won more than 1,100 races but was best known for being a racing anomaly as a six-foot rider, passed away at a care facility in Sacramento May 23 following a lengthy illness at…
Twilight Gleaming, Love Reigns Lead Ward Turf Workers
Trainer Wesley Ward sent out a bevy of horses bound for Royal Ascot to breeze over the Keeneland turf course the morning of May 26. Among the horses were stakes winners Twilight Gleaming and Love Reigns.
NYRA Veterinarian Fined $8,000 Because of Lasix Error
The New York State Gaming Commission has fined a New York Racing Association veterinarian $8,000 for a Lasix administration error that forced four horses to be scratched from a race at Belmont Park, resulting in a two-horse field.
Tapit Trice, Il Miracolo Ready for Belmont With Breezes
Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable's grade 1 winner Tapit Trice and Alexandres' last-out allowance optional claiming winner Il Miracolo breezed five furlongs apiece May 26 in preparation for the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes (G1) June 10.
BC Berth on Line in Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella
Trainer Patricio Baeza will saddle five starters, including Stud Dona Eliana Spa's hard-charging filly Mama Lili and Herane Escaff's Mi Elegido, in the 1 1/4-mile Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella May 29 at Club Hipico de Santiago in Chile.
Secret Oath, Clairiere Rivalry May Continue in Phipps
2022 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Secret Oath, second in the May 5 La Troienne Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, is pointed toward the $500,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day, June 10, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas…
Royal Scotsman Back Again in Irish Two Thousand Guineas
Royal Scotsman bids for classic glory once again May 27 after he was beaten two-and-a-quarter lengths when third in the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket after enduring a luckless passage through the race.