Woodbine Cancels Dec. 4 Card After First Race
Woodbine cancelled the remainder of its Dec. 4 live racing card following the first race due to cold weather.
McDonald Wins World's Best Jockey for Third Time
James McDonald has won the Longines World's Best Jockey title for the second consecutive year and third time in the last four years.
Ortiz Wins Six Stakes, Voted Jockey of the Week
Irad Ortiz Jr. is Jockey of the Week for Nov. 24-30. In addition to winning six stakes races and 16 races overall, the five-time Eclipse Award winner earned his first leading rider title at Churchill Downs.
West Coast: Welcome Addition
Van a horse in California from the Oregon to Mexican borders and you'll travel about 800 miles, encountering only three active racetracks: Santa Anita Park, Los Alamitos Race Course, and Del Mar.
NYRA Adds Dec. 10 Card to Aqueduct Fall Meet Schedule
NYRA announced Dec. 3 the addition of one day of live racing Dec. 10 as part of the fall meet at Aqueduct. Following the cancellation of live racing after Race 1 Nov. 30, approval from the NYSGM to conduct live…
Remsen: Pricey Buys Paladin, Courting Take Next Step
A rare chance to be tested around two turns at a 1 1/8-mile distance awaits a large field of a dozen 2-year-olds in the Dec. 6 Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Just Beat the Odds Takes on Five in Elite Power Stakes
The Munnings gelding makes his graded stakes debut in the Elite Power Stakes (G3) Dec. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Leading his five rivals is Tom Fool (G3) winner Full Moon Madness, the lone graded stakes winner in the field for…
Whitney Family Donates Trophies to National Museum
The collection is comprised of more than 400 trophies, including eight Triple Crown race trophies won by Whitney family-owned runners.
Patonga Tops Inglis December (Early) Online Sale
The sales of Patonga, Celestial Bling (AU$225,00), and Grinzinger Champ (AU$115,000) brought the number of AU$100,000-plus transactions on Inglis Digital this year to 125. The December (Early) Sale grossed AU$2,884,600.
Jokestar May Deliver Punchline in Valedictory
Jokestar, much improved this year as a 4-year-old, battles Tosen Wish and seven others in the CA$150,000 Valedictory Stakes (G3) Dec. 6. Dresden Row will not contest this lengthy 1 1/2-mile race.