Record Purses as Sweetwater Downs Opens For 15th Season
Sweetwater Downs will offer the highest purses for horsemen in the track's history for its 2025 race meet starting on Saturday, Aug. 16. The $1.9 million in purses is a 40% increase over 2024.
Journeyman Stud's Chance It Gets First Winner
The connections of Florida-based first-crop sire Chance It celebrated his first winner Aug. 7, when the filly Tosca captured the fifth race at Colonial Downs.
Go Go Boots Prepares for U.S. Debut for Flay, Clement
Making her first start in the United States for celebrity chef Bobby Flay, no small detail has been overlooked by trainer Miguel Clement as Go Go Boots prepares for the $500,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course Aug.…
Abel Lezcano Back at Del Mar With New Lease on Life
In 2020, amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, jockey Abel Lezcano was diagnosed with non-functioning kidneys. Now, he's healthy again and riding at Del Mar - after his wife Maria donated one of her two kidneys to him.
1/ST Cuts Simulcasts to Puerto Rico Over Horse Welfare
Effective this weekend, 1/ST Racing will discontinue selling the simulcast signal from Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park to Hipódromo Camarero in Puerto Rico to address increasing concerns regarding horse welfare and safety at that racetrack.
Letters to the Editor: HISA Should be Restructured
Letters to the Editor for the Aug. 7 issue of BloodHorse Daily
Ortiz Named Jockey of the Week After Two Graded Wins
Jose Ortiz added to his 2025 graded stakes victories with wins Aug. 2 in the Test Stakes (G1) and the Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) and a total of nine wins for the week, earning him Jockey of the Week honors…
HISA Establishes Racing Office Advisory Group
HISA has established a Racing Office Advisory Group comprised of senior racing officials from racetracks across the country. It will provide feedback to HISA's executive team and Standing Committees on rules, processes and operational practices
Far Bridge Seeks Encore Victory in Sword Dancer
Even some of the best Thoroughbreds are one-dimensional. They want to race on the lead or from the back of the pack, and taking them out of their comfort zone can lead to upsetting results. Then there's Far Bridge.