Kentucky Derby entry to be determined by new points system
Churchill Downs has abandoned the system that awarded the 20 starting berths in the Kentucky Derby to horses with the most graded-stakes earnings in favor of a system that will award points to the ......
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14, 2012 | |
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Vanity can enhance Include Me Out's already strong reputation
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – With three consecutive graded stakes wins this year, Include Me Out has a rightful position on the short list of leading older females in the nation.
A 4-year-old ......
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14, 2012 | |
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Is Royal Delta ready to regain form in Fleur de Lis?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The last time Royal Delta raced at Churchill Downs in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic on Nov. 4, no one could contend with her, and she romped by 2 1/2 lengths, ......
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14, 2012 | |
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Howe Great cuts back to mile in Hill Prince Stakes
ELMONT, N.Y. – Howe Great was no match for Silver Max when he faced that rival in the Grade 2 American Turf last out at Churchill Downs. But then again, no horse has been a match for Silver Max ......
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14, 2012 | |
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I'll Have Another leaves Belmont Park for Hollywood home
ELMONT, N.Y. – The cameras that heralded his arrival some 22 days ago were non-existent Monday morning when I’ll Have Another left Barn 9 at Belmont Park and was loaded onto a horse ......
| Posted on: Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
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Caleb's Posse getting a breather
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – If you happen to be passing Candy Meadows Farm near Lexington, Ky., and see a powerful-looking bay horse deeply brooding in a paddock, that’s probably ......
| Posted on: Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
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Belmont Stakes Day handle and television ratings soar
Union Rags and the horses he defeated in the Belmont Stakes attracted more that $56 million in betting on the race.
Business figures for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes posted across-the-board gains ......
| Posted on: Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
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Desert Blanc being considered for Man o' War
ELMONT, N.Y. – All in all, it wasn’t a bad two hours late Saturday afternoon for trainer Chad Brown.
In that span, Brown sandwiched a Grade 1 victory in the Manhattan Handicap by ......
| Posted on: Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
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Just a Game 1-2-3 eye rematch in Diana
Tapitsfly, Winter Memories, and Hungry Island were the top three finishers in Saturday’s Grade 1 Just a Game. All three are likely to meet again in the Grade 1, $600,000 Diana at Saratoga on ......
| Posted on: Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
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Belmont Stakes: Handle rises dramatically over last year
Business figures for this year’s Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park posted across-the-board gains compared to last year’s Belmont, according to figures distributed late Saturday by ......
| Posted on: Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
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Acclamation wins Whittingham for third time
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - It was as if they never left.
The 6-year-old Acclamation, the Eclipse Award winner as the champion older male of 2011 who had not raced since October, and ......
| Posted on: Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
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Desert Blanc outduels Papaw Bodie in Manhattan Handicap
ELMONT, N.Y. - Desert Blanc benefited from a perfectly judged ride by Ramon Dominguez, then dug in tenaciously in deep stretch to outgame hard-luck loser Papaw Bodie by a nose to capture Saturday's ......
| Posted on: Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
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