Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) winner Hootenanny, who won the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, will make his second appearance at England’s most prestigious race meet when he faces seventeen rivals in the Commonwealth Cup (Eng-I). The inaugural … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is underway, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The third racecard of the meet, scheduled for June 18th, features six exceptional races full of talented horses … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is set to begin on June 16th, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The second racecard of the meet, scheduled for June 17th, features six exceptional … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Jockey of the Week: Perry Wayne … Continued
2014 U.S. Horse of the Year California Chrome has drawn post position six in the June 17th Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Eng-I) on the second day of the prestigious Royal Ascot meet. The son of Lucky Pulpit, who won the Kentucky … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is set to begin on June 16th, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The opening-day card features six exceptional races full of talented horses and competitive … Continued
The remarkable Hong Kong-based miler Able Friend and the multiple group I-winning French star Solow will face off in a battle for supremacy in the June 16th Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I), the first race of the prestigious five-day Royal Ascot meet. Both of the five-year-old horses … Continued
Hope’s Love, a two-year-old full-sister to 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, ran very well to finish second in her debut sprinting 4 1/2 furlongs at Golden Gate Fields on June 13th. Trained by Steve Sherman for owners Perry Martin and … Continued
The tough-as-nails three-year-old colt Mr. Z, who most recently finished fifth in the May 16th Preakness Stakes (gr. I), is scheduled to start in the $500,000 Ohio Derby on June 20th at Thistledown. According to a news report on the Churchill Downs website, … Continued
On June 13th, 2010, the legendary Zenyatta won the Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park for the third consecutive year, setting a record for the most wins in the prestigious race for fillies and mares. Carrying 129 pounds, and conceding from … Continued