Exercise Rider Killed At Golden Gate Fields

I was saddened to read reports this morning that veteran exercise rider, Ignacio Ramirez was killed on the morning of November 16 when the filly he was riding to the racetrack to workout spooked, flipped over and fell on him in the barn area at Golden Gate Fields. Ramirez, who was 58 years old, had [...]

Weekend Runners For The Jeff Metz Racing Stables

Jeff Metz Racing Stables has two runners at Golden Gate in the first race this Sunday, November 16th: O Bee Naki and Tamala Molly. They ran one two at Fairplex and Jeff is hoping for a dead heat this time. Otherwise , things have a been a bit slow locally . North America, Rocky Joe, [...]

Mountaineer May Ban Trainers Selling At Slaughter Auction

By Ray Paulick Visit the Paulick Report for all the latest news throughout the racing world Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort in West Virginia has notified horsemen they will lose stalls and may be excluded from the track if any horses racing at Mountaineer end up at the Sugarcreek auction in Ohio, the Amish-run livestock sale [...]