Friday night at Emerald Downs, the razor-sharp Ernie Owl maintained his perfect in the money streak.
With a two-length triumph over Strawberry Topper in the featured $10,000 Parametrix Purse for older horses, the 5-year-old Kentucky-bred scored his fifth victory of the year. In all nine races this year including the last seven starts at Emerald Downs, [...]
In the Del Mar Grade 3 $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap, Sweet August Moon won her first race of 2010, this Sunday. To get on track, Sweet August Moon has struggled in the win department in 2010, going winless in her first four races.
Sweet August Moon, the five year-old filly engaged the leader and favorite Alpha [...]
I Want Revenge will be going up against five intense rivals Saturday in the second segment of his Grade 3 comeback at the $300,000 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park. He still is among the favorites in horse racing betting.
Now at the age of 4 and under the care of trainer Rick Dutrow, I [...]
In Monmouth Park’s showcase race, under Martin Garcia, Lookin At Lucky burst into the clear and cruised to a four-length victory over Trappe Shot.
Lookin At Lucky’s status as the best 3-year-old in the country was confirmed after the emphatic win Sunday, as it came against a star-studded, seven-horse field considered the strongest in the 43-year-old [...]
Talk is running rampant about a possible match up between Zenyatta and filly Rachel Alexander. The talk stems from Rachel Alexander trucking up to Saratoga in what could be a possible start in the Personal Ensign, which would be August 29. Owner Jess Jackson said of racing August 29th, “I do think there is a [...]
At Ascot Racecourse, marks the 49th running of the annual King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday July 24, 2010. The feature race on the day’s card, Group 1 flat horse race offers the track’s largest purse annually at £1,000,000. Entry is available to all horses of racing age, contested over a distance [...]
George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner died at age 80 Tuesday and I don’t think many people know that he dabbled in horseracing. In thoroughbred horse racing, he was a big player, even entering horses in the Kentucky Derby; he actually did more than dabbling. He was quiet and reserved with the horseracing crowd, [...]
At Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, on July 10, 2010, the 52nd annual running of the Man o’ War Breeders’ Cup stakes is going to take place, racing fans take note. This Grade I event race is open to horses three years and up and it offers a purse of $600,000. A distance of 1 [...]
The Queen’s Plate is the first race in a series of three races, which are: The Queen’s Plate, The Prince of Whale’s Stakes, and the Breeders’ Stakes. Together these three races make up the Triple Crown. Queen Elizabeth was present for the 151st running of the Queen’s Plate race, which was held in Toronto, Canada.
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On Saturday, June 19th, Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia will once again play host to the Colonial Turf Cup. While this event does not have the allure of a race like the Kentucky Derby, it is quickly becoming an important race. The purse is at $750,000 for this year’s race. It is also unique [...]