Category: Horse Racing Betting
Belmont Park Backstretch Notes – Friday, October 12
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Dylan Thomas holds off late challenge to claim Arc de Triomphe title
Dylan Thomas beat Youmzain by a nose Sunday to give trainer Aidan O’Brien his first victory at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Europe’s most prestigious horse race. Dylan Thomas won in 2 minutes, 28.50 seconds on good to soft ground, prevailing in a 12-horse field at the 86th edition of the Arc to earn…
Derby starter Teuflesberg undergoes successful surgery
Teuflesberg was resting comfortably Thursday after successful surgery to fuse two broken bones in the 3-year-old colt’s left front leg. Teuflesberg fractured two sesamoid bones when he took a misstep along the backstretch during Saturday’s Phoenix Handicap at Keeneland. Larry Bramlage, orthopedic surgeon for horses at Rood and Riddle, said it’s too early for a…
Artiste Royal upsets The Tin Man to win Clement L. Hirsch at Santa Anita
Artiste Royal edged The Tin Man by a length Saturday in the $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Artiste Royal ran 1 miles on the turf course in 1:59.89 and paid $11.20, $3.80 and $2.80. The Tin Man returned $2.20 and $2.10, and Isipingo paid $3.80…
NTRA Thoroughbred Notebook – Thursday, October 11
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Trainer Biancone allowed to run horses pending appeal
A thoroughbred trainer suspended one year for violating horse medication rules received a temporary stay of his suspension Wednesday while Kentucky racing officials consider his appeal. Patrick Biancone received the suspension last week from Kentucky racing stewards after a search of a refrigerator at his Keeneland barn found snake venom, which can be used to…
Senate pulls reins on Spitzer’s NYRA plan
State senators struck back Wednesday at Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s proposal to allow the New York Racing Association to continue running the Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga thoroughbred tracks. “Why should we continue with you folks?” Broome County Republican Sen. Thomas Libous asked NYRA officials during a Senate racing committee hearing.
Churchill Downs settles suit over simulcasting rights with TVG
Churchill Downs and its simulcasting partner, Television Games Network, settled a lawsuit stemming from overseas broadcast rights for the racetrack company. Under the agreement, TVG promised to stop assigning broadcast rights for Churchill-owned tracks to a third party. In exchange, Churchill Downs has dropped the lawsuit.
Churchill Downs settles suit over simulcasting rights with TVG
Churchill Downs and its simulcasting partner, Television Games Network, settled a lawsuit stemming from overseas broadcast rights for the racetrack company. Under the agreement, TVG promised to stop assigning broadcast rights for Churchill-owned tracks to a third party. In exchange, Churchill Downs has dropped the lawsuit.
Racing icon Henry dies
John Henry, the two-time American Horse of the Year, has died at the age of 32.
Racing great John Henry, 32, euthanized at Kentucky Horse Park
John Henry wasn’t the friendliest horse — far from it. However, his ability to turn a humble pedigree into the resume of a champion made him a prime attraction at the Kentucky Horse Park, where he spent his final 22 years. “We would always bring kids to John Henry’s paddock and say, ‘Here is a…
Racing icon Henry dies
John Henry, the two-time American Horse of the Year, has died at the age of 32.