Articles posted July 27, 2011

Del Mar Pick Six Pays $1.1 Million

• July 27, 2011
• West Region

After two races paid more than $40 in the sequence, the Del Mar pick six paid out more than $1.1 million dollars to one patron.

Joe Rocco Jr. Ties Delaware Mark With 6 Wins

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Joseph Rocco Jr., the current leading jockey at Delaware Park, won six races July 27 to equal the track's record for most victories in a single day.

Opportunity Knocks in San Diego Handicap

• By Jack Shinar
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup, West Region

A starting berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) is on the line for eight older horses in Del Mar's San Diego Handicap (gr. II) July 30.

Santa Anita Fall Meet Begins Sept. 30

• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Santa Anita will race its first autumn meeting under the direction of the Los Angeles Turf Club when it opens for racing Sept. 30.

CDI Net Revenues Rise 16%

• July 27, 2011
• Midwest Region

Churchill Downs Inc., boosted by its online and gaming business segments, reported double-digit increases in the second quarter this year compared to 2010 numbers.

Surging Winter Memories Captures Lake George

• By Jack Shinar
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

With an eye-catching burst down the middle of Saratoga's inner turf course, odds-on choice Winter Memories reminded many of her dam, Memories of Silver, in winning the $150,000 Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT) July 27.

Ten Diana Entrants Seek Grade I Win

• By Jason Shandler
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Aviate and Aruna, who ran one-two at Churchill Downs earlier this year, will square off again in a competitive edition of the $500,000 Diana (gr. IT) July 30 at Saratoga.

New York Considers Easing Rules For Tracks

• By Tom Precious
• July 27, 2011
• Northeast Region

New York legislators want to make it easier for the state's tracks to work together, and to provide more incentives for ontrack patrons.

Jockeys In Del Mar Spill Return to Action

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Three jockeys involved in a spill in the final race at Del Mar July 24 are returning to action without missing any time.

Alternation, Dominus Headline Jim Dandy

• By Jason Shandler
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Alternation leads a field of seven in the Jim Dandy (gr. II) and will face the rapidly improving Dominus as well as Belmont Stakes (gr. I) second and third-place finishers Stay Thirsty and Brilliant Speed.

Five Furlong Track Record Broken at Saratoga

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

J C's Pride set a new track record at Saratoga when he raced five furlongs in :56.54, shaving .17 seconds off the old mark.

Ex-Louisiana HBPA Official Pleads Guilty

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Southwest Region

Mona Romero, former executive director of the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, pleaded guilty July 27 to various fraud charges in connection with a 2008 horsemen's election.

Looking Ahead: The Edward P. Evans Dispersal

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Sales, Southeast Region, Kentucky

One of the biggest events of the 2011 Thoroughbred auction season will be the complete dispersal of stock owned by the late Edward P. 'Ned' Evans. Lane's End will consign the more than 200 horses.

Saratoga Jockeys to Take on Philly Orchestra

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Northeast Region

The Saratoga jockey colony will take on the Philadelphia Orchestra in a softball game to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Aug. 1.

Jersey-Bred Who's the Cowboy a Millionaire

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Nine-year-old New Jersey-bred Who's the Cowboy, a seven-time stakes winner, passed the $1 million mark in earnings when he won an allowance optional claiming event at Monmouth Park July 25.

Frankel Blows Away Canford Cliffs in Sussex

• By Mary Schweitzer
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Frankel took the lead from the start and never looked back, flying home to take the $468,000 QIPCO Sussex Stakes (Eng-I) at Glorious Goodwood July 27 by five lengths.

Breeders' Cup Entries, Draw Now Day Earlier

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Breeders' Cup announced July 27 that entries will be taken and the post-position draw for this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held Monday, Oct. 31, at Churchill Downs.

Blog: Racing Profile: Hiroki Goto

• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, International

Just who is this guest of ours for 60 days from the land of the rising sun? Read Blog

Ben's Cat Favored in Pa. Governor's Cup

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 27, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

The Jim Stable's Ben's Cat will look for his third and richest stakes win of the season when he takes on nine rivals in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap July 30 at Penn National.

Saratoga Diary: Names in the News

• By Vic Zast
• July 27, 2011

NYRA pleased with the numbers Read Blog

UHC Continues to Compile List of Facilities to Accept Horses

• By Edited Press Release
• July 27, 2011
• Horse Health

The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) seeks more facilities that accept, place, or use horses to list themselves on the UHC website. Currently, there are over 650 facilities listed. This section of the website has proved successful in matchmaking unwanted horses with an available care facility, as well as potential owners with horses available for adoption. ...