NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, August 31, 2011) – As purses for American Quarter Horse racing in Louisiana continue to grow, so to does the annual Summer Quarter Horse Meet at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, expanded to 12 days for the season opening next Wednesday. The largest Quarter Horse meet ever staged in New Orleans [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Aug. 29, 2011) – The official event logos for Kentucky Derby 138 and Kentucky Oaks 138 were released Monday (Aug. 29) by Churchill Downs, and officially licensed apparel and gift items featuring the new marks are now available for purchase online at www.KentuckyDerbyStore.com. Both logos feature palettes that are forecasted by color [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2011) * Sweet Saga is a maiden no more. With Gallyn Mitchell riding at 115 lbs., the bay filly exploded in the stretch and notched a half-length victory over Talk to My Lawyer in Sunday’s $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs. Sweet Saga ran one mile in [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 27, 2011) * Chu and I simply refused to yield the lead Saturday at Emerald Downs. The diminutive You and I gelding held on gamely for a head victory over Havanna Red in the 30th running of the $40,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings. Perfectly ridden by Juan Gutierrez, [...] Read More.

Saturday, August 27, 2011 – Shakopee, MN — Samendra and jockey Dean Butler won the MTA Stallion Auction Laddie Stakes as the betting favorite on Saturday at Canterbury Park, while All Bets Are Off, at 15 to 1, won the MTA Stallion Auction Lassie with rider Derek Bell in the saddle. The co-featured stakes each [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 26, 2011) * Dress Code is finally having his consistency rewarded at Emerald Downs. The steady 5-year-old caught runaway leader Wowie Maui in deep stretch and scored a 1-¾ -length victory Friday in the $13,300 feature race for 3-year-olds and up. With Leslie Mawing riding, Dress Code ran one mile in 1:36.02 [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 25, 2011) * Northwest Farms’ Tasya used her early speed Thursday and ran away with a seven-length victory in the featured Ashbaugh Beal Purse for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs. With Juan Gutierrez riding, Tasya ran 6-½ furlongs in 1:16.34 on a fast track and paid $4.20, $3.40 and $2.80. Trained by [...] Read More.

Trainer Doris Harwood said Noosa Beach is “doing excellent” since his second-place finish to Awesome Gem last Sunday in the $200,000 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs. Awesome Gem earned a 98 Beyer for his 1-½-length victory in 1:34.80 in the 76th Mile, while Noosa Beach was given a 95 and third-place finisher Posse Power a [...] Read More.

TIMONIUM, MD. 8-24-11—The distinctive, deep blue silks of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s rich Shadwell Stable will be appear at Timonium for the very first time when Batesh starts as the 6-5 favorite in the 7th race at the Maryland State Fair on Friday. Shadwell’s colors have been carried by winners at the finest [...] Read More.

TIMONIUM, MD. 8-23-11—Last year it was Justin Bieber. This year it’s the sold-out appearance of Disney star Selena Gomez which has prompted Timonium officials to push back post time on opening day at the Maryland State Fair, the only remaining fair east of the Mississippi to still present thoroughbred racing. First post on Friday is [...] Read More.