Live racing will resume in April, but meantime many of the track’s familiar horses and horsemen have been busy garnering noteworthy achievements around the country. The amazing 6-year-old Washington-bred mare Reba Is Tops continued her remarkable roll by capturing the $61,000 Raise Your Skirts Stakes at Hollywood Park on Friday, Nov. 26. The turf sprint [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010) – William Pacella, George Bonomo and Fred Barbara’s C.S. Silk swept to the lead entering the top of the stretch and drew off to a 9 ¾-length victory in the $67,606 Top Corsage Purse, the closing-day feature on Sunday at Churchill Downs. Trained by Dale Romans and ridden by [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, November 28, 2010) – Joseph Haddad’s May One, a 5-year-old daughter of Waquoit trained by Mike Stidham, responded gamely when roused by Fair Grounds’ current leading rider Jamie Theriot and proved best by three-quarters of a length in Sunday’s featured 1 1/16-mile $47,000 event for fillies and mares over the Stall-Wilson turf [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, November 28, 2010) – Louisiana native Mark Guidry, who spent the majority of his jockey career as the dominant year-round dean of Chicago riders, embarked on his new career as a trainer three years ago – but will be stabling his barn at Fair Grounds for the first time this winter. “The [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Saturday, November 27, 2010) -Allowed to settle early, Team Block’s Ice Climber commenced a rally outside the leaders when set down for the drive and wore down Last Call Racing Partnership’s Musicstreet Menace in the late stages to be best by a length in Saturday’s featured 1 1/16-mile $47,000 allowance feature over the [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010) – Tom Walters’ Santiva outgamed favored Astrology and Major Gain in a stretch-long duel to win the 84th running of the $165,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (GII) for 2-year-olds by a half-length on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Ridden for the first time by Shaun Bridgmohan, Santiva was content [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010) – Five D Thoroughbreds and Wind River Stables’ Kathmanblu swept to the lead at the head of the stretch and drew off by 8 ½ lengths to win the 67th running of the $163,800 Golden Rod Stakes (GII) for 2-year-old fillies on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Trained by [...] Read More.

LAUREL, MD. 11-27-10—Denning Stables LLC’s Kit Kats Luck has won each of her last six starts at Laurel, including four in a row during the fall meeting. In today’s $32,000 optional allowance, she led from start to finish. Laurel Park’s leading rider Forest Boyce was at the controls aboard the 3-year-old filly, who is trained [...] Read More.

NEW ORLEANS (Saturday, November 27, 2010) – Three years ago, Louisiana-born jockey Jamie Theriot rode most of the races on a cold, overcast November day at Churchill Downs, got into his car at the end of the day and drove all night to ride the opening day card at Fair Grounds. It proved to be [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 26, 2010) – The Virginia H. Tarra Trust’s Giant Oak was elevated to first place on the disqualification of Successful Dan in a roughly run stretch battle to win the 136th running of the $564,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (GI) for 3-year-olds and up on Friday afternoon at Churchill [...] Read More.