The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) is a public charity that provides financial assistance to 60 former jockeys who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries. Since its founding in 2006, the fund has disbursed nearly $11 million dollars to permanently disabled jockeys, most of whom have sustained paralysis or brain injuries. Many of the jockeys the PDJF serve were injured while in their 20s and 30s and … Continue reading How To Help The PDJF
The Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup have, for the past 72 years, been proving grounds for a long list of Thoroughbred racing’s greatest Champions. Some horses, though, transcend the sport’s most famous stages. One such Horse was KELSO. KELSO never ran in a Triple Crown race and his legendary career ended some 18 years before the Breeders’ Cup even began. Yet in eight years of racing, the gallant and durable gelding accomplished more … Continue reading The Amazing KELSO
Saratoga Race Course will now add to its storied history by hosting the third leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, June 8th. Today New York Governor Kathy Hochul made it official that the 2024 G1 Belmont Stakes will be held for the first time at Saratoga and be run at 1 1/4 miles. Moving the final jewel in racings Triple Crown allows for the … Continue reading Belmont Stakes @ Saratoga
Some of the best winter dirt racing in North America is coming to the Midwest, as the Oaklawn Park meet begins this Friday, December 8th. The 2023-24 season will extend until May 4th, when the track shuts down on the same day as the 150th Kentucky Derby. Racing at Oaklawn brings big fields, good betting races for handicappers, an excellent Stakes program, and very strong purses fueled … Continue reading Oaklawn Park Opens
The Daily Racing Blog frequently references multi-race wagers (Pick 3, 4 and 5), and while it is second nature to us, we realize that it may not be with every person that reads this blog. That said, we are going to give our readers a practical application for a Pick 4 on the Saturday card at Woodbine. We chose Woodbine because the minimum wager for a Pick 4 there is .20 cents. So … Continue reading Pick 4 At Woodbine
When looking at any horses’ past performances there is always an indication of the types of races in which they participated. For many of the upper echelon of horses that means Graded Stakes races. For example, Travers Stakes (G1). But for those unfamiliar with the sport, the G1 probably doesn’t resonate. So what is a Graded Stakes race, you might ask? In the U.S. a Graded Stakes … Continue reading Making The Grade
World-class Thoroughbred racing returned to Tampa Bay Downs last Wednesday, November 22. The Opening Day card of the 2023-2024 meet kicked off the tracks 98th year of operation. The first Graded Stakes of the meet are the $175,000 Endeavour Stakes (G3) and the Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) both taking place on February 3rd. With the Kentucky Derby in mind- the running of the $250,000 dollar, Grade 3, Sam F. … Continue reading Tampa Bay Downs Open
There are a lot of so-called rivalries in sports. But there are few whose status lives on and can stand up to the test of time. It is one small three letter word that is the barometer for these athletic battles that grow more legendary with each passing generation. That word? AND. It’s just that simple. Whenever you cannot name one participant without the reflexive action … Continue reading AFFIRMED & ALYDAR
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection. When it comes to thoroughbred racing, there are many reasons to be grateful. The Daily Racing Blog would like to take a moment to express (in no particular order) just a few things we’re thankful for in racing: MORNING WORKOUTS. The sun rise as the horses come on to the track, seeing their breath in the cold as they … Continue reading Equine Gratitude.
Formally established in 1872, Fair Grounds Race Course is the 3rd-oldest racetrack in North America. Live racing at the historic New Orleans venue was conducted as early as 1852 when pre-Civil War Louisiana was considered the Southern center of competitive Thoroughbred Racing. The Fair Grounds was destroyed by fire on December 17th, 1993. The blaze leveled the old grandstand, and all its surroundings. Over a four-year period, the track’s … Continue reading Thanksgiving At Fairgrounds
