Siberian Empress Horseplayers Racing Club, LLC, has added Siberian Empress, a four-year-old Arkansas-bred filly by Siberian Pine, a stakes producing son of Nijinsky II. The filly is out of Deftly’s Reality, a stakes-winning daughter of Gold Crest, a grade I stakes sire. The mare is a half-sister to four $100,000-plus winners and from a very [...]
David Fowler-Wright, a 47-year-old Humboldt County resident died while working Sunday on the San Joaquin County Fair’s horse-racing track, fair officials confirmed Monday. A former jockey, he was employed this year as a rake man, responsible for raking the track smooth after the starting gate has been towed away following a start. After the start [...]
Sailor’s Cap, who upset Sunday’s Grade 3 Poker Stakes at Belmont Park, collapsed and died in his stall in trainer J. J. Toner’s barn at 4:30 a. m. on Wednesday. Cause of death is unknown and an autopsy will be performed at the New Bolton Research Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Toner said “He spiked [...]
Winning Vow and Jeff Metz are at Colonial Downs for the Colonial Turf Cup Stakes (Grade II). After a safe smooth trip, Winning Vow (Champ), Jeff Metz and Jose are settled into Colonial Downs. Champ jogged on the turf course on Thursday and was allowed a few minutes grazing. He will be ridden by K [...]
Hibiscus Stables’ William Thomas is entered to run in Saturday’s 8th race at Belmont Park, which is a N1X Allowance for New York state-breds 3-years-old and up going 6 1/2 furlongs. He drew post position 4 and jockey Ramon Dominguez is again named to ride. Dominguez currently leads the Belmont Park jockey standings with 49 [...]
Blue Sky Racing LLC has asked me to mention that they are now forming racing partnerships for Southern California circuits starting at $285.00 with no monthly bills. They are looking to claim horses at the $12,500 to $25,000 level from a California track or through a private purchase, with the potential to move the horse [...]
For those of you who thought the 2009 Triple Crown had completed without serious injury, think again! After pulling up unsound after finishing second in the Belmont Stakes, x-rays subsequently revealed that Dunkirk had sustained a non-displaced condylar fracture of his off-hind canon bone. The gray or roan son of Unbridled’s Song underwent surgery to [...]
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Macho Again pulled away from a wall of horses to win the $660,000 Group I Stephen Foster Handicap on June 13 at Churchill Downs. Macho Again, a 4-year-old son of Macho Uno, was last in a field of eight for half-mile in the 1-1/8-mile race. As they made their way off the [...]
Portuguesemano’war Hibiscus Stables’ Portuguesemano’war is entered to run in Sunday’s 6th race at Charles Town which is a $6,500 Claiming race going 6 ½ furlongs for 3-year-olds and up which have not won a race since December 14, 2008. He’ll be breaking from the 6th post position and jockey JD Acosta is named to ride. [...]
Bricklayer (El Corredor) has drawn post seven in a field of eight for Sunday’s $150,000 Victoria Stakes at Woodbine. Carded as the 6th race, the five furlong Victoria Stakes has a post time of 3:27. Dogwood Stable President Cot Campbell had the following update on the colt: “Bricklayer arrived in Canada at about 5:30 AM [...]
