February 22, 2012

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Horse Racing Recap: Leparoux lands a Derby favorite, and a bride-to-be

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Jockey Robby Albarado aboard Court Vision #9 (R) edges out jockey Julien Leparoux on Turallure #13 (L) to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile a during the 2011 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 5, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 4, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA [...]

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Horse Racing Recap: Drill wins San Vicente Stakes by a nose

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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – Drill defeated American Act by a nose to win the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes and snap a five-race skid on Sunday at Santa Anita, although trainer Bob Baffert isn’t rushing him onto the Kentucky Derby trail. Ridden by Martin Garcia, Drill ran seven furlongs in 1:21.28 and paid $9.60 and $5 [...]

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Horse Racing Roundup: Animal Kingdom wins first race since injury

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(Animal Kingdom wins first race after injury. Updated 09:41 p.m., Stamford Advocate) HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom won a $60,000 turf allowance race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday in his first start since June. Last year’s Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old moved in front during the turn into the homestretch and [...]

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Horse Racing: Animal Kingdom to make first start since June

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(Al Bello/Getty Images / Animal Kingdom (r.), with jockey John Velazquez, races to victory at the 2011 Kentucky Derby.) HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, will make his first start since June on Saturday in a $60,000 turf allowance at Gulfstream Park. Last year’s Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old will [...]

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Horse Racing: Farm opens contest to name Rachel Alexandra’s colt

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A 3-week-old baby with two very accomplished parents needs a name. Stonestreet Farms says it wants the public to submit possible names for its new bay colt, who was born Jan. 22. The colt’s mother is 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra and his father is two-time Horse of the [...]

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Horse Racing: Trainer Pletcher wins 3,000th career race

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Trainer Todd Pletcher (L), and owner Mike Repole (R), talk about their horse, Breeders’ Cup Classic entrant Uncle Mo, during a news conference on the eve of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 3, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 2, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) HALLANDALE BEACH, [...]

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Horse Racing: San Pail wins harness racing’s Horse of the Year

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ORLANDO (AP) – San Pail, a 7-year-old who won 14 of 16 races in 2011, was honored Sunday as harness racing’s Horse of the Year. The champion from Canada also took home the trophies for Trotter of the Year and top older trotter at the annual banquet of the U.S. Harness Writers Association. San Pail [...]

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Horse Racing: Hymn Book wins by a nose at Donn Handicap

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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Hymn Book won the $500,000 Grade 1 Donn Handicap on Saturday, holding off a field that also included Preakness winner Shackleford and Belmont champion Rule On Ice. Hymn Book ran 1 miles in 1:49.16 and paid $1, $7.80, and $5.60. Mission Impazible was second and returned $9.20 and $5.80. Redemeemed [...]

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Horse Racing: Napravnik gets ride aboard Ruler On Ice in Donn Handicap

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — For jockeys, success in Thoroughbred racing can be all about opportunity. Rosie Napravnik received a potentially golden one when an injury to Garrett Gomez allowed her to hop aboard Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice for the $500,000 Donn Handicap on Saturday at Florida’s Gulfstream Park. The willingness of trainer [...]

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Horse Racing News: Oklahoma track looking at other venues to hold races

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TULSA (AP) – A horse racing track’s efforts to hold live races at a venue other than the Tulsa State Fair has the support of the leaders of Oklahoma’s largest horsemen associations. Fair Meadows Racetrack only holds race during the Tulsa State Fair at Expo Square, and the meet has been losing money. Moving the [...]

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