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New York Racetrack Turned Into Hospital

Posted on March 29, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Aqueduct racetrack has been turned into a temporary hospital site help some of the many affected by coronavirus in the New York City area. “Aqueduct Racetrack will serve as a safe haven for those recovering from this virus,” New York Racing Association (NYRA) chief executive Dave O’Rourke said. “We recognise that we all must work[...]

Posted on March 28, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Santa Anita has called racing off because of the coronavirus after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. The track in Arcadia, California, was preparing to stage eight races when the cancellation was announced on Friday (Saturday AEDT). There has been no time frame set for when racing will be allowed to resume at[...]

Posted on March 27, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

United States Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating. Castellano tested positive as part of a physical that officials at Gulfstream Park mandated as a prerequisite before being cleared to ride in Saturday’s Florida Derby. “After being in New York with my family last week, I was[...]

Posted on March 19, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United States Horse Racing News

Three prominent American jockeys will miss the upcoming Dubai World Cup in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Irad Ortiz jr, Luis Saez and Tyler Gaffalione will not travel to the United Arab Emirates for the world’s richest day of racing on March 28. Saez’s agent, Richie DePass, said the coronavirus was behind the rider’s[...]

Posted on March 18, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

The Kentucky Derby, the first jewel in North American horse racing’s Triple Crown, has been postponed to September 5 from May due to the coronavirus outbreak, Churchill Downs says. It marks only the second time in the race’s 146-year history that the ‘Run for the Roses’ has been postponed and not contested on its traditional[...]

Posted on March 12, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, has died aged 21. He had been at Old Friends Farm, a thoroughbred retirement centre since 2015 after returning from stud in Japan. Officials say the cause of death is believed to be a paddock accident, but exact details are not known and a necropsy is[...]

Posted on March 12, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Illegal medications are not a factor in the deaths of 23 racehorses at Santa Anita Park, according to the California Horse Racing Board. The CHRB said in a report, 39 per cent of the fatalities were on track surfaces affected by wet weather. The report comes after US prosecutors criminally charged 27 trainers, veterinarians, drug[...]

Posted on March 1, 2020
in Saudi Arabia Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

Maximum Security has erased the pain of losing the Kentucky Derby with a fighting victory in the inaugural Saudi Cup. The 1800m-race worth $20 million, came down to a fight between Maximum Security and fellow American Midnight Bisou with Benbatl third. Twice a winner in Grade One company since his disqualification as the Kentucky Derby[...]

Posted on February 28, 2020
in Saudi Arabia Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

Khalid Abdullah has owned some of the world’s most famous horses but will get personal satisfaction if Tacitus can win the inaugural Saudi Cup. A member of the Saudi royal family, Abdullah is recognised globally as one of the most prominent owner/breeders in the sport through his Juddmonte Farms operation. Thoroughbred greats such as Dancing[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in Saudi Arabia Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

American trainer Jason Servis is hoping the decision to send Maximum Security on his travels will pay dividends in the inaugural Saudi Cup. The four-year-old has won six of his eight starts including three at the highest level. But he is perhaps best known for passing the post first in last year’s Kentucky Derby, only[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Legendary stallion A.P. Indy has died aged 31 at his home at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky. Often referred to as a breed shaper, A.P. Indy was the United States Horse of the Year in 1992 and went on to sire some of the best horses in North America. The son of triple crown winner[...]

Posted on January 24, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Bricks And Mortar has had a perfect year, and the Eclipse Award voters have given his team an historic sweep of top honours. After going six for six – all on the turf – at six tracks last year, Bricks And Mortar and his connections swept all eligible categories on Thursday (Friday AEDT). He was[...]

Posted on January 15, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Trainer Mick Ruis is suing the California Horse Racing Board alleging it intentionally failed to discharge its public duty when it hid and subsequently dismissed Justify’s positive drug test in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Ruis trained and owned Bolt d’Oro who finished second in the race, the West Coast’s major lead-up to the Kentucky[...]

Posted on January 6, 2020
in United States Horse Racing News

Horse of the Year finalist Maximum Security is among 17 horses formally invited to compete in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. But his owner Gary West has already indicated Maximum Security is more likely to go to the new $20 million Saudi Cup in February rather than next month’s Pegasus. Maximum Security,[...]

Posted on December 30, 2019
in United States Horse Racing News

Mike Smith has ridden a record-breaking 217th Grade One winner on Omaha Beach in the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. Smith surpassed the mark set by retired Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey to set a new mark for United States thoroughbred racing. “Jerry is someone that comes from my hometown,” Smith said. “I was[...]

Posted on December 16, 2019
in United States Horse Racing News

The Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park in Florida will have substantially reduced prize money from the previous three editions of the event with horses at the meeting to race free of medication. The Stronach Group, which operates Gulfstream, announced the significant changes on Sunday. Entry fees, which had been as much as $1 million[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in United States Horse Racing News

Maximum Security has ended a tumultuous season with a decisive victory in the Grade One Cigar Mile at Aqueduct in New York. Earlier this year the colt became the first horse to be disqualified for interference in the 145-year history of the Kentucky Derby. That was one of only two defeats in an otherwise exceptional[...]

United States Horse Racing News

New York Racetrack Turned Into Hospital

Santa Anita Ends Racing Over COVID-19

US Jockey Javier Castellano In Isolation

US Jockeys To Avoid Dubai World Cup

Kentucky Derby Moved To Sept Due To Virus

2002 Kentucky Derby Winner War Emblem Dies

Meds Not Factor In Santa Anita Deaths

Maximum Effort Secures Saudi Cup Glory

Tacitus Runs In Saudi Cup For Abdullah

Maximum Security Favourite For Saudi Cup

Legendary Stallion A.P. Indy Dies Aged 31

Bricks And Mortar In Eclipse Awards Sweep

Trainer Sues Over Justify Drug Test

Maximum Security Invited To Pegasus Cup

Mike Smith Rides 217th Grade 1 Winner

Major Drop In Prize Money For Pegasus Cup

Maximum Security Smokes Them In Cigar Mile

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