Month: December 2016
Jockey Florent Geroux Wins 1,000th Race
Florent Geroux Caps Special Year with 1,000th Career Win Florent Geroux won the 2016 Breakthrough Jockey award presented by JockeyTalk360.com. At the age of 30, the French-born rider has ridden […]
Constellation Wins La Brea Stakes
Maybe Constellation should have moved out west earlier. A previous two-time stakes winner for trainer Steve Asmussen in New York, the Bellamy Road filly made the move out west and […]
Horse Racing Contests Begin New Year with ShowVivor at Santa Anita
New ShowVivor Contest is Free at Santa Anita The New Year officially begins in horse racing with the opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meet Dec. 26. The $1 […]
Jess’s Dream Retired To Ocala For $5K Fee
You could almost feel the excitement surrounding Jess’s Dream, the offspring of Curlin and Rachel Alexandra. But the hype never materialized in to anything substantial due to a myriad of health […]
Tara’s Tango Hangs Up Dancing Shoes
Stonestreet Stables has retired their homegrown talent Tara’s Tango, a four-year-old filly who did the group very proud. “The plan was always to retire her at the end of the […]
Horse Racing Challenges and Solutions
Horse Racing Q & A with the Jockey Club President and CEO Jim Gagliano The horse racing industry continues to deal with daily challenges in keeping the sport healthy and […]
Breeders’ Cup Officials Seek Better Out-of-Competition Protocols
Breeders’ Cup officials want improved out-of-competition protocols and rules following a positive post-race drug test administered on Masochistic. The test came back positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol and resulted […]
Los Alamitos Makes Strides During Winter Meet
Handle and Field Sizes Increase During 8-Day Winter Meet at Los Alamitos Sunday was a big day of racing at Los Alamitos, the small race course in Orange County. California […]
Barn Fire Kills 23 Thoroughbreds in Kentucky
23 Horses Die in Fatal Fire at Mercury Equine Center in Lexington An early morning fire tore through the Mercury Equine Center in Lexington, KY Sunday, killing 23 horses. The […]
Jockey Garrett Gomez Dies at 44
Garrett Gomez Was Record Breaking Rider Who Struggled With Addiction Jockey Garrett Gomez carved out a superb 25-year career with 3,769 victories including 13 Breeders’ Cup titles. But on Wednesday, […]