Category: Horse Racing Betting

  • Thoroughbred John Henry "hanging in there" despite health scare

    Champion thoroughbred John Henry is recovering well after battling dehydration last week, officials at the Kentucky Horse Park said Monday. The 32-year-old gelding, who won Horse of the Year honors in 1981 and 1984, was treated with intravenous fluids last week when kidney problems prevented him from staying hydrated said Cathy Roby, barn manager at…

  • Shakespeare edged Kip Deville to win Woodbine Mile

    Shakespeare won the $1 million Woodbine Mile on Sunday, kicking to beat Kip Deville by a length in the turf race. Shakespeare, ridden by Garrett Gomez, finished in 1:33:58 and paid $5.90, $4.30 and $3.40. The 6-year-old won his second straight start after missing 21 months because of a tendon injury. Kip Deville returned $6.20…

  • Belmont winner Rags to Riches out with injury, could return in 2008

    Rags to Riches to rest. Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches injured her right front leg and will miss the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, but could return next year, trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday. The popular 3-year-old filly sustained a hairline fracture of the pastern while finishing second to Lear’s Princess in Saturday’s $250,000 Gazelle Stakes…

  • Rally continues at Keeneland Sale

    The rally continued at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale on Monday, as gross receipts rose nearly 80 percent compared to the same session last year. There were 243 horses sold on Monday for a total of $2.63 million, well above the $1.47 million brought in during the same session in 2006. A half-sister to multiple…

  • Magna Entertainments acquires all of Pimlico, Laurel tracks

    Magna Entertainment Corporation acquired full ownership of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park on Monday after exercising its option to purchase the remaining interest in The Maryland Jockey Club. Magna Entertainment will pay about $18.3 million plus interest to the De Francis Entities, under the terms of an option agreement put in place in 2002.

  • Lucarno claims St Leger success

    Lucarno, the mount of Jimmy Fortune, wins the St Leger at Doncaster.

  • Bill Truck and Expect the End win Belmont stakes

    Big Truck and Expect the End won divisions of New York-bred stakes for 2-year-olds Sunday at Belmont Park. Big Truck, unbeaten in two starts, rolled to a 2-length win over Spanky Fischbein in the $104,300 Bertram Bongard Stakes. Ramon Dominguez was aboard for trainer Barclay Tagg as the colt ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.64…

  • Breeders’ Cup tuneups, plus Street Sense set to run next week

    Any Given Saturday delivered an expected win at Belmont Park, while a few surprises popped up in the Super Derby and the MassCap. After a tangled start, Any Given Saturday powered on for a 2 1/2 -length victory over Tasteyville in the $154,200 Brooklyn Handicap on Saturday, and looks to be one of the top…

  • Now Victory upsets the field in the Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup

    Now Victory took command at the start and won the $150,000 Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Bay Meadows Racecourse Saturday. A 31-1 longshot, the 6-year-old gelding established a clear lead down the backstretch and held off Jack’s Wild to win the Grade 3 turf race by two lengths. Macduff also closed from far back…

  • Going Ballistic beats Grasshopper to win Super Derby

    Going Ballistic won the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Saturday, rallying to beat even-money favorite Grasshopper by a length. Going Ballistic, ridden by Cliff Berry and trained by Donnie Von Hemel, ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:50.32 and paid $19.80, $4.60 and $3. Grasshopper returned $2.20, and Past the Point paid $3.60 to show.

  • Brass Hat edges Fairbanks to win Massachusetts Handicap

    Brass Hat held off favored Fairbanks by three-quarters of a length Saturday to win the $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs. The 6-year-old gelding, ridden by Willie Martinez and trained by William “Buff” Bradley for father Fred Bradley, ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:49.3. Brass Hat, the winner of the 2006 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream…

  • Any Given Saturday overcomes early trouble to win Belmont’s Brooklyn Handicap

    Any Given Saturday continued on the road to the Breeders’ Cup Classic with a victory Saturday in the $154,200 Brooklyn Handicap at Belmont Park. The 3-year-old will be one of the top contenders in the $5 million Classic on Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park. Any Given Saturday hit the starting gate at the break and…