Stakes Preview: Jim Dandy & Saratoga Special
Jonathon Kinchen looks ahead to the Jim Dandy & the Saratoga Special at Saratoga Race Course.
AAEP to Host Annual Convention Dec. 7-11 in Las Vegas
The American Association of Equine Practitioners will host its 72nd Annual Convention Dec. 7-11 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
NYRA Details Belmont Park Reconstruction, Business
New York Racing Association officials update the New York Franchise Oversight Board on reconstruction at Belmont Park and other NYRA business matters during a July 31 meeting in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Golden Slipper Winner Lady Of Camelot Offered for Sale
Lady Of Camelot, the 2024 Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) winner, has been offered for private sale by Sir Owen Glenn's Go Bloodstock operation.
NTRA Issues Update on Equine Impact of Latest Tariffs
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association says the recently announced tariffs will not directly impact the Thoroughbred horse industry. However, permanent imports (sales purchases and stallion acquisitions) will be subject to the new duties.
Maryland Completes Preakness Rights Purchase
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces that the state of Maryland has formally completed its acquisition of the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes (G1) and George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G1) from 1/ST Racing.
Local Knowledge Refuses To Yield Late In Amsterdam, Velazquez Notches 800th Graded Win
The 34th running of the GII Amsterdam Stakes was nothing short of a thriller as Local Knowledge (Yaupon–Chestnut Street, by Scat Daddy) refused to lose Friday afternoon, and the race also marked the 800th graded win for Hall of Fame…
Saratoga Notebook, presented by NYRABets: The Next Commandment: Win the Jim Dandy
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — It's simple, really. When asked to give an assessment of his 3-year-old colt Commandment (Into Mischief), his trainer Brad Cox didn't need a lot of words. “He tries hard, he is very honest,” Cox said after…
Turf Training at New Belmont Park Could Begin by Mid-August
Belmont Park's two new turf courses are next in line to be phased in for training by mid-August, following the training that started on the Tapeta track June 29 and the main dirt track July 1. Glen Kozak, the New…
Young Blood: Christophe Clement’s Bequest To A Generation Of Horsemen
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It was around 5:20 a.m. one Sunday morning on the Saratoga backstretch and 17-year-old Will Walden was nursing a hangover after an ill-advised night on the town. The young man was doing his best to hotwalk…