Adena Buys Three Top-Priced Yearlings
Two fillies that each sold for $110,000 highlighted the 11th session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Articles posted September 22, 2011
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Home Detention for Former LHBPA Executive
A former executive of the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has been sentenced to six months of home confinement for her role in a plot to rig 2008 elections for the horsemen's group.
Two Other Graded Races on Kentucky Cup Card
A well-matched stakes undercard featuring a pair of grade III events and two other races worth $100,000 apiece supports the WinStar Kentucky Cup in its return to Turfway Park Sept. 24 after a one-year absence.
53-Day Meet Set for Lone Star Park in 2012
The Texas Racing Commission has approved a 53-day meet for Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie for 2012. The track raced 52 days in 2011.
Inglorious Leads Carroll Tandem in Selene
Never a factor in the Alabama Stakes (gr. I) one month ago, Queen's Plate winner Inglorious gets back on Woodbine's Polytrack for the $250,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) Sept. 25.
THS: Pennsylvania Derby 2011
Tom, Jason and Tim handicap the Pennsylvania Derby and Kent Stakes this week. watch video
Pensioned Sire Rahy Dies at Three Chimneys
Rahy, a prominent sire and broodmare sire, died Sept. 22 at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.
Kentucky Cup Draws Solid Field in Return
A field of eight was drawn for the $200,000 WinStar Kentucky Cup (gr. II), which was revived this year after a one-year hiatus.
CHRB Approves Santa Anita Plan for TV Network
The Santa Anita autumn meet can proceed as expected after the California Horse Racing Board dropped its objection to The Stronach Group's distribution plan for its television network.
Big Drama Better Than Last Year?
The champion sprinter expected to face stellar lineup in Vosburgh before BC. read blog
THS: Pennsylvania Derby 2011
Tom, Jason, and Tim Holland of TwinSpires.com handicap the Pennsylvania Derby and Kent Stakes this week. Download Brisnet Past Performances for the Pennsylvania Derby, and the Kent Stakes
Tentative Race Lineup for BC Released
Breeders' Cup announced Sept. 21 the tentative race order for this year's World Championships set for Nov. 4-5 at Churchill Downs. The official race order will be finalized Oct. 26, Breeders' Cup officials said.
Suffolk Raises Fall Purses
The fall schedule at Suffolk Downs will include higher purses, two additional four-day race weeks, and the running of the $100,000 Robert M. O'Malley Sprint Stakes.
Epsom Derby Winner Slip Anchor Dies
Slip Anchor, the runaway winner of the 1985 Ever Ready Epsom Derby (Eng-I) under American jockey Steve Cauthen, has died at the age of 29.
Wallace Among NTWAB Award Winners
The National Turf Writers And Broadcasters will honor recently retired Oaklawn Park track announcer Terry Wallace, the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, and New York-based turf writer David Grening Nov. 2 in Louisville.
Wigmore Hall Adds to High Chaparral's Success
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Woodbine's grade I Northern Dancer Turf Stakes freshly added to his race record, Irish-bred Wigmore Hall adds to a breakout year for the Sadler's Wells stallion High Chaparral.
Jockey Jesse Garcia Records 2,000th Win
Jesse Jimenez Garcia registered his 2,000th victory when guiding Jack W. Dale's homebred colt Joyssweetjoy to victory at The Downs at Albuquerque Sept. 21.
Kentucky Group Again Targets Instant Racing
The Family Foundation of Kentucky continued its efforts to halt Instant Racing at Kentucky Downs Sept. 21 when it asked state Attorney General Jack Conway to classify the games as illegal slot machines.
Equine Genetics 101: Genetic Concepts and Applications
Even for the most knowledgeable horseman, equine genetics can be a confusing topic to grasp. Trying to conceptualize how genetics can be applied to equine performance can be even more confusing. But the attendees at the 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics, and Performance Conference, held Sept. 7-8 in Lexington, Ky., were in luck as Jamie MacLeod, VMD, P...
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