Category: Horse Racing Betting

Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense breezed five furlongs at Churchill Downs on Wednesday as he prepares for his final prep race before the Breeders’ Cup Classic next month. The colt, with jockey Calvin Borel in the saddle, covered the distance in 1:00.60, the second-fast time of the 16 horses who worked the distance.

A horse owned and bred in Lockerbie has its sights set on a ninth successive victory at Doncaster.

Australia will import 50,000 doses of vaccine to help efforts to contain and eradicate an outbreak of equine influenza. The vaccine is sufficient to protect 25,000 horses from the highly contagious illness which has heavily affected the Australian racing industry and halted horse movements in New South Wales and Queensland states, Federal Agriculture Minister Peter…

Martha Gerry, who bred and owned three-time Horse of the Year Forego, has died. She was 88. Gerry, who was chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, died Monday, the Hall of Fame said Tuesday. A member of The Jockey Club, Gerry was honored in August…

A strong middle market again bolstered sales figures for the September Yearling sale at Keeneland on Tuesday. There were 286 horses sold Tuesday for a total gross of $15.97 million, a 5.6 percent increase over the same session last year. Overall sales figures continue to lag behind last year. Just past the midpoint of the…

Princess Anne says she hopes the newly revamped Doncaster Racecourse will become a venue of national importance.

Charges were dismissed Monday against two former racing officials accused of falsely reporting the weight of prominent jockeys in 2004. The case against Mario Sclafani and former star jockey Braulio Baeza was based on faulty evidence, Saratoga County Court Judge Jerry Scarano ruled. The judge also concluded he had no jurisdiction over parts of the…

Charges were dismissed Monday against two former racing officials accused of falsely reporting the weight of prominent jockeys in 2004. The case against Mario Sclafani and former star jockey Braulio Baeza was based on faulty evidence, Saratoga County Court Judge Jerry Scarano ruled. The judge also concluded he had no jurisdiction over parts of the…

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…

A solicitor overcomes a fear of water to take on a 16,000 mile round the world yacht challenge.

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…

Dave poked a nose in front in a four-horse blanket finish Sunday to win the $112,800 Ashley T. Cole Handicap at Belmont Park. Alan Garcia was aboard as Dave rallied on the far outside to edge Al Basha with Spurred third. Red Zipper, the 2-1 favorite, was fourth in the head-bobbing conclusion to the stakes…