Modonday First Winner for Freshman Sire Mo Donegal
Modonday was an emphatic first winner for sire Mo Donegal, running out a 7 1/2-length winner on debut in a maiden special weight race Aug. 15 at Gulfstream Park.
Graded Weekend: Talented European Invader At The Gates In The GI Christophe Clement Turf
The youngest entry out of seven in Saturday's GI Christophe Clement Stakes at Saratoga Race Course is Amo Racing's European invader Ancient Egypt (Ire) (Frankel {Ire}), who will be looking to punch his “Win and You're In” ticket for the…
Gulfstream Park Decoupling Effort Dealt Court Setback
A Florida state court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Gulfstream Park that sought to allow decoupling of its Thoroughbred racing program from it operation of slot machines.
Saratoga Notebook, presented by NYRA Bets: Dream Comes True for Eclipse Award-Winning Jockey
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Earlier this year, Pietro Moran accepted the Eclipse Award as North America's outstanding apprentice jockey of 2025. It was a humbling honor for the then 20-year-old from Kilkenny, Ireland. Friday, the baby-faced Moran will get yet…
Angel Quiroz Charged With Albuterol Positive, Faces Possible Two-Year Ban
Angel Quiroz, the trainer at the center of a recent rash of suspicious winners after layoffs, was charged Thursday with an alleged vets' list medication violation for albuterol, a banned substance, in a sample collected from the horse Bonita Rough…
Report: Fair Hill Shippers Led to Large Betting Coup in the UK
According to a report in the Racing Post, the four winners that came out of the Fair Hill Training Center on Sunday, all of them linked to trainer Angel Quiroz, rewarded some punters handsomely. The Racing Post reported that a…
Hall Of Fame Trainer Todd Pletcher Hits 6000 Career Wins In Spa Finale
With 10 entries on Saturday's Saratoga card, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher needed just one of them to cross the wire first to give him 6,000 wins on what has been nothing short of an illustrious career. The milestone…
FHBPA Awards Scholarships Totaling $79,000
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association (FHBPA), which has awarded more than $330,000 in scholarships since 2000, is awarding $79,000 in college scholarships this year to the families of 23 licensed backstretch employees, according to a release from the…
Weekly National Rulings: July 30-Aug. 5
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU)…
Future of Fair Grounds In New Orleans Assured By CDI
Overlooked in the focus on Churchill Downs Inc.'s (CDI) announcement with the New York Racing Association (NYRA) of their Thoroughbred Championship Series for 3 year-olds was a statement made by CDI CEO Bill Carstanjen during the company's July 30 conference…