LEXINGTON, KY (April 9, 2011) – James Covello, Judy Hicks and Kathryn Nikkel’s Lilacs and Lace, the second-longest shot on the board at 48-1, took the lead shortly after the break and never looked back to win the 74th running of the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) for 3-year-old fillies by one length over Wyomia [...] Read More.
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Breen Horses Creating Their Own Destinies
NEW ORLEANS (Thursday, March 24, 2011) – Kelly Breen made his first trip to New Orleans this January. He felt right at home when he saddled Pants On Fire to a narrow miss behind Wilkinson in the Grade III Lecomte Stakes, and his return in February resulted in a runner-up finish for Sleepless Knight in [...] Read More.
Russell Wraps Up Riding Title with Career-Best Five-Win Afternoon
LAUREL, MD. 03-24-11—Sheldon Russell clinched the riding title for the Laurel Park winter meeting with a five-win afternoon Thursday. The 23-year-old leads Forest Boyce by 12 (43-31) with just two days remaining in the meet. Russell scored aboard Price Mambo ($27.60-first), Malibu Rock ($7.20-second), Dunraven Lad ($15.40-sixth), Dandy Waltz ($26.20) and Captain Twitch ($4). Russell [...] Read More.
Mucho Macho Man: The ‘Big’ Horse is Back in Town
NEW ORLEANS (Thursday, March 24, 2011) – Mucho Macho Man, hero of Fair Grounds’ $350,000 Risen Star Stakes a little less than five weeks ago and the strong favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby, got back in town Wednesday from his Gulfstream Park home base and galloped once around the Crescent City oval Thursday [...] Read More.
Robby Albarado is Returning Closing Weekend at Fair Grounds
NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, March 23, 2011) – Louisiana native jockey Robby Albarado, the only rider in Fair Grounds history to have captured seven riding titles at the nation’s third-oldest race course, will return to the saddle Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the final three programs of the 2010-2011 New Orleans Thoroughbred racing season. The 37-year-old [...] Read More.
Gate-to-Wire Rebel Win Puts the Factor at No. 5 on Kentucky Derby 137 Graded Stakes Earning List
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, March 21, 2011) – The Factor, who banked $180,000 for his gate-to-wire triumph in Saturday’s Grade II, $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, jumped into a tie for fifth position on the Kentucky Derby 137 Graded Stakes Earnings List. The list will likely determine the field for the “Run for the Roses” [...] Read More.
US Horse Wagering declines in 2010 from 2009
Figures released by the Jockey Club on Wednesday show that total wagering, purses and race days declined significantly from 2009 to 2010 with US races falling to it’s lowest level in 5 years! The sport of horseracing continues to struggle with declines in the market share from both the recession and a huge bust in [...] Read More.
Totebet to offer online betting on the Breeders’ Cup
CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY - Totebet will be offering a full range of online betting on the Breeders Cup including both win/place/show wager options as well as the full range of exotic bets on offer at Churchill Downs. Bettors can deposit with Totebet using their credit cards and transactions are swift and secure. All bets placed [...] Read More.
Last Day of Summer Horse Racing Is Wednesday July 21st — Leading Jockeys, Trainers Vie for Meet end Titles
The race for leading jockey is heating up as Colonial Downs’ 2010 Thoroughbred summer meet comes to a close. As of Tuesday afternoon, Horacio Karamanos, Rosemary Homeister, Jr. and Eric Camacho are currently tied at the top of the standings with 39 wins with meet winding down. Karamanos and Homeister have both won the title [...] Read More.
Colonial Downs
Paddy O’Prado Wins $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup! One of the nation’s top three year olds took Colonial Downs by storm this Saturday by winning the Colonial Turf Cup by three lengths. Paddy O’Prado, guided by jockey Kent Desormeaux, waited patiently down the backstretch before increasing his pace around the far turn and overtaking the lead [...] Read More.
