A day after the closest finish in the history of the the legendary 500-mile road race not far away, there was horse power of a different variety on display at Horseshoe Indianapolis when Shadwell Stable's well related Nahla (Authentic) graduated…
Gil Rowntree, 1997 Thoroughbred Trainer inductee into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, passed away May 24 at the age of 92. Rowntree's training achievements include a Sovereign Award as Canada's Outstanding Trainer in 1975. That same year his…
A total of 22 entries remain at the latest forfeit stage in Sunday's G1 Prix du Jockey Club, among them Andre Fabre's Komorebi. Owned by Godolphin, the bay was second to Rayif (Sea The Moon) in the G1 Poule d'Essai…
Jockey Juan Hernandez reached a notable milestone on Sunday when earning career win No. 3,000 at Santa Anita Park. Hernandez accomplished the feat in Sunday's ninth and final race when guiding Syntax ($8.80) to victory in a starter allowance going…
He was all the rage in the paddock, on the toteboard, and as it turns out, on the track as well. Hey Tuff Guy (Life Is Good) demolished a field of Churchill Downs maidens on the Memorial Day card to…
Amo Racing USA's much-ballyhooed Regent's Park (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Spark, by Speightstown), a $1.4-million purchase out of last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, ran to his good looks over a rain-affected Monmouth main track Monday afternoon, scoring by 3 1/4 lengths…
Golden boy of the week has to be Starspangledbanner (though Wayne Lordan and Karl Burke both deserve consideration for that title). To have had both Cartier champion two-year-olds last year was a big enough feather in his cap but for…
The Breeze-Up Consignors Association and Arqana have united to ensure there is no repeat of the unsavoury behaviour from earlier this month Brendan Holland, head of the Breeze-Up Consignors Association (BUCA), has spoken of his deep embarrassment about incidents of…
Fresh after a small break, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's Title Role (Too Darn Hot) showed he could handle the heat to take Monday's G2 Coolmore City Of Troy German 2000 Guineas at Cologne. Having beaten Godolphin's subsequent…
Juddmonte is looking to the future with Joseph O'Brien, who joins trainers Ger Lyons and Dermot Weld on the Irish roster for the powerful owner-breeders. O'Brien has won some of the biggest races in the world and described being added…