Category: Horse Racing Betting
C P West captures Big A’s Wild Again Stakes; Velasquez wins 5
Cornelio Velasquez rode five winners Thursday at Aqueduct, including C P West in the $78,700 Wild Again Stakes for 3-year-olds. Velasquez was the fifth jockey this year to win five in one day in New York. He guided C P West to a 1 1/2 -length win over Buffalo Man for the colt’s first win…
Stormin Baghdad wins Churchill feature
Stormin Baghdad edged City Number by a length Thursday in the $55,000 feature race at Churchill Downs. The 3-year-old son of Stormin Fever, ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, came after the leaders as he headed into the far turn, then took over before the eighth pole in the 6-furlong test for 3-year-olds and older.
Mr. Napper Tandy wins Santa Anita feature; Gomez rides 4 winners
Garrett Gomez rode four winners Thursday at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting, including the $51,020 Continental Red feature aboard Mr. Napper Tandy. The 3-year-old colt covered a mile on the turf in 1:34.13 and won by 3 1/2 lengths. Mr. Napper Tandy paid $4.60, $3.60 and $2.80. Rocky Road returned $15.20 and $7.80, and Yankee…
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense has no excuse in final race
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense closed out his career Saturday with a disappointing fourth in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park. Jockey Calvin Borel had the colt perfectly positioned for a rail-skimming victory, just like his win last year in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Street Sense, the 5-2 favorite, had a wide…
George Washington breaks down in stretch of Breeders’ Cup Classic, euthanized on track
Barbaro’s owners endured more tragedy at the track when the colt they bred broke down Saturday in the Breeders’ Cup — the second year in a row thoroughbred racing’s big event was marred by a fatal accident. On a day when even casual fans tune in for the sport’s version of the Super Bowl, European…
Always A Virgin wins Messenger Stakes and takes two-thirds of pacing triple crown
Always A Virgin took advantage of starting on the rail and went wire to wire to win the $725,480 Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night, its second win in the triple crown for pacers. Always A Virgin won the Cane Pace, the opening leg also run at Yonkers, and finished third to Tell…
Breeders’ Cup ends in tragedy again (Sports Betting News)
The Breeders’ Cup weekend ended in tragedy for the second consecutive year on Saturday when Irish raider George Washington was put down after breaking his leg.
Street Sense comes up short in final race
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Curlin awaits likely Horse of Year honors after convincing Breeders’ Cup Classic victory
Curlin easily dismissed his toughest rivals in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, beating Street Sense, Hard Spun and Lawyer Ron to virtually crown himself Horse of the Year. Of course, the Eclipse Award won’t be given out until January, but Curlin’s 4 1/2 -length victory left few doubters after he concluded his season in sensational fashion.
Florida A&M law school scandal could turn up at fen-phen trial
A $1 million endowed chair at Florida A&M law school could become central to the trial of three Kentucky lawyers on wire fraud charges that they bilked clients out of millions in a settlement over the diet drug fen-phen. Federal prosecutors said they may use evidence that attorney Shirley Cunningham Jr., a co-owner of Breeders’…
Half of Churchill barn removed from quarantine following tests
Half of a Churchill Downs barn that was put under quarantine last Friday had the restriction lifted Tuesday, allowing the horses to return to regular training. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture imposed the quarantine after a horse in Barn 47 was found to be infected with equine herpes virus. The 40-stall barn is divided by…
William Condren, co-owner of 2 Derby winners, dies at 74
William Condren, co-owner of Kentucky Derby winners Strike the Gold and Go for Gin, has died. He was 74. Condren died Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital, the hospital said. The cause of death was not released. Condren and Joseph Cornacchia won the 1991 Derby at Churchill Downs with Strike the Gold, and three years later…