Month: December 2017
Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg Dies
Trainer Jack Van Berg Trained 1987 Kentucky Derby Winner and 1988 Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Alysheba The cowboy hat befitted his upbringing in rural Nebraska. He walked the barns of Southern […]
Santa Anita Winter-Spring Meet Begins
Santa Anita Hoping for Turnaround in Field Sizes and Handle A nine-race card featuring four graded stakes leads Santa Anita into its 83rd year of racing on Tuesday, Dec. 26. And […]
Hall of Fame Trainer LeRoy Jolley Passes Away
LeRoy Jolly Won 15 Grade 1 Races Including Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer LeRoy Jolley has passed away following a race he couldn’t win against […]
New York Islanders To Build Arena at Belmont Park
NHL hockey and horse racing are together at last. The New York Islanders have submitted a successful bid to build a new arena behind the grandstands at Belmont Park. It’s […]
Trainer Ron Ellis Suspended and Fined for Breeders’ Cup Incident
Ron Ellis Suspended for Drug Administration to Masochistic in 2016 Breeders’ Cup Sprint You may recall when 2016 Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up Masochistic was disqualified from the race for failing […]
Jockey Guild Assembly Focusing on Safety
One of the primary topics of interest discussed at the Jockey Guild Assembly is always safety, which seems to becoming the norm across all player-based union meetings in sports. This […]
The Aftermath of San Luis Rey Fire
Lilac Fire Kills 46 Thoroughbreds and Others Missing from San Luis Rey Facility Following last week’s fire at the San Luis Rey Training Center, racing officials including the California Horse […]
U.S. Race Wagering up more than 6 Percent in November
Change in IRS Withholding Regulations Seen as Key Reason for Increase in U.S. Race Wagering November was the first full month where America’s horseplayers were receiving the benefit of the […]
Jockey Jose Ortiz has Knee Surgery but Expected Back in a Month
Jose Ortiz Poised to Win 2017 Eclipse Award as Outstanding Jockey Jose Ortiz, the leading riding in 2017 with more than $27 million in mount earnings, had knee surgery Dec. […]
Claiming Crown Sets Record Handle Saturday at Gulfstream
Claiming Crown Program Another Success as Championship Meet Begins at Gulfstream Gulfstream Park kicked off its Championship Meet Saturday with the $1.1 million Claiming Crown Program. And the 19th running […]