The $500,000 dollar, Grade 2 Cigar Mile is Saturday at Aqueduct Park. It is the final Graded Stakes race of the year on the NYRA circuit. The one-turn mile brings together a couple different groups of horses: ones that usually run in sprints at a mile or less, and the others that often run in longer races around two turns. The Cigar Mile Handicap began in 1988 … Continue reading The Cigar Mile
Summertime racing allows for fun in the sun…most of the time. The fall/winter racing season in the northeast will occasionally bring inclement weather. Unlike baseball, Horse Racing usually goes on before, during, and after a rain/snow storm. That said, there are some general handicapping concepts that you should keep on hand for… a rainy, off-track kind of day. First, keep in mind that racetracks can … Continue reading Making Money In The Mud
There is at least one racing term that immediately inspires respect, and admiration from people in the racing industry and from those with little knowledge of the sport – the Triple Crown. The difficulty of capturing the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, at three distances, on three tracks, all in the span of five weeks is not hyperbole. The task is such a tall … Continue reading The Triple Crown 70’s
BARNES an unraced 2-year-old colt has been entered by trainer Bob Baffert in a 5 ½-furlong Maiden Special Weight sprint at Churchill Downs next Wednesday (11/27). The start will be Baffert’s first at the Louisville track since Churchill Downs announced in July of this year that it was lifting their imposed three-year suspension. This was the moratorium that kept the trainer from racing in the … Continue reading Baffert Back At Churchill
Live horse racing resumes at the Fairgrounds on Friday, November 22nd. The 2024-25 season represents the 153rd edition of racing at the legendary facility. The historic track located in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood of Bayou St John will continue its celebrated traditions which attract large, festive crowds, including the 100th running of the Thanksgiving Classic on November 28th. The meet will encompass 76 race days … Continue reading Fairgrounds Resumes Racing
Woodbine Racetrack which reopened for training Wednesday morning and is scheduled to resume live racing on Thursday. The track cancelled the last two races of Saturday’s card and both training and racing on Sunday due to three separate incidents that occurred on the Tapeta surface Saturday. The all-weather Tapeta surface underwent “a thorough review and extensive maintenance conducted over the last couple of days,” said officials … Continue reading Woodbine Set To Race Thursday
Woodbine Racetrack cancelled training and racing yesterday (Sunday) as a precautionary measure, prioritizing the safety and well-being of the horses and jockeys. The cancellation was warranted after three catastrophic breakdowns took place on Saturday. On Saturday morning during workouts at Woodbine, an unnamed horse suffered a breakdown. During the 2nd race on the card, SOCIAL DANCER took an awkward step at the half-mile mark, was … Continue reading Woodbine Woes
On Saturday, November 2nd THORPEDO ANNA Won the $2 million dollar Breeders’ Cup Distaff. On November 5th she was also on top of the the final National Thoroughbred Racing Association poll of top Thoroughbreds of 2024. In that poll THORPEDO ANNA was ahead of SIERRA LEONE and FIERCENESS. The poll would seem to indicate the probability of her being awarded the prestigious prize of 2024 Horse … Continue reading Thorpedo Anna Horse Of The Year?
The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) is a public charity that provides financial assistance to 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 face decades of … Continue reading Java For Jockeys
The Breeders’ Cup Championships are cleared for takeoff at Del Mar this weekend. Horses from around the world have already shipped into the coastal race track where the turf meets the surf. There will are some big frequent flyers in Del Mar for BC weekend. BIG as in over seven feet tall and weigh around 1000 pounds. But the vast size of the horses does not keep them from logging millions … Continue reading Air Horse One
