Ladies Din Makes Comeback in SF Mile
Ladies Din, an 8-year-old gelding who has earned nearly $2 million, heads the field for Saturday's $200,000 San Francisco Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IIT) at Bay Meadows.
Headlines for Thursday, April 24, 2003
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Foxtrail Colt Sells For $160,000 To Top OBS April Auction's Third Session
A Foxtrail colt brought $160,000 Thursday to top the third session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's April sale of 2-year-olds in training. Pharmaceutical executive Eugene Melnyk purchased the chestnut prospect from Halcyon Hammock Farm, agent.
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Rain Clouds Fort Marcy Picture
Saturday's $100,000 Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 mile at Aqueduct is supposed to be the first stakes race run on grass in New York this year. With forecasts calling for more than an inch of rain from Friday night into Saturday, horses entered for the main track only may be in luck.
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Outta Here Works at Hollywood, Ships Sunday
Kentucky Derby candidate Outta Here was put through his final major Run for the Roses preparation at Hollywood Park on Thursday, working five furlongs in :59 4/5 handily over a fast main track. The move was the second fastest of the 29 clocked at the distance.
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Lilac Queen Romps to Victory in Bewitch
Heavy favorite Lilac Queen remained undefeated in three North American starts and gave trainer Bobby Frankel yet another stakes win with a sharp victory in the $112,100 Bewitch Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland Thursday.
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River Downs Trainer and Owner Hal Wadsworth Dead
Cincinnati Thoroughbred owner and trainer Hal Wadsworth, 69, died suddenly in his barn at River Downs
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Selection of Kentucky Derby Post Positions Altered
In a switch to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) post position selection process, the "blind" draw used to establish the order of selection for post positions will now be conducted upon the close of entries in the Churchill Downs racing office.
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Churchill To Honor U.S. Navy Personnel Derby Week
Seven members of the United States Navy will present the garland of roses to the winner of the Kentucky Derby as part of Churchill Downs' 'Operation Sea Heroes.'
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Survey: Majority Support Racino at Canterbury Park
A survey of Minnesota residents indicates 70% support a plan to open a racino at Canterbury Park as a means to raise revenue for the state budget.
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Boston Common Faces Wake at Noon in Vigil
Richard Englander's Boston Common makes his seasonal debut in Saturday's Vigil Stakes at Woodbine Racecourse, facing Wake at Noon, 2002 Canadian Horse of the Year.
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Steve Haskin's Kentucky Derby Report: Barbarian at the Gate?
It was an important morning for Empire Maker and trainer Bobby Frankel, as the Derby favorite went out for his much-anticipated schooling session in the gate. Known for his erratic gate behavior, the son of Unbridled provided a few anxious moments, but in the end passed his test in fine style.
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Grade I Winner Forestry's First Winner
Two-year-old Hasslefree, owned by Robert and Beverly Lewis, became the first winner for grade I winner Forestry
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Quinn Named Players' Rep for Wagering Alliance
Handicapper Jim Quinn has been appointed to the newly-formed position of Players' Representative for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Wagering Integrity Alliance.
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NBC President to Speak at Derby Journalism Seminar
NBC Sports president Ken Schanzer will deliver the keynote address during the 12th annual Collegiate Sports Journalism Seminar at Churchill Downs, which is scheduled for April 24-27.
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Report: EPO Antibodies Found in Texas Horses
Two horses that raced at Lone Star Park April 13 tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) antibodies, which brings the total number of horses to test positive in Texas this year to eight.
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Valenzuela to Ride Island Fashion in Oaks
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela will ride Everest Stables' Island Fashion in the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), his agent, Nick Cosato, said Wednesday.
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On Quiet Day at Churchill, Buzz Centers Around 'Bubble' Horses
With no workouts at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby contenders, it was a relatively quiet morning Thursday at the Louisville, Kentucky track. The lack of activity on the track did not diminish backside buzz centered around horses that are still "on the bubble" for the May 3 race.
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Evolving Tactics Not Coming For Derby
Evolving Tactics, who was under consideration for the May 3 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), will not be shipped from Ireland for the race, <i>The Blood-Horse</i> has learned.
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Mid-Atlantic Tracks, Churchill Working on Rate Plans
The Mid-Atlantic Cooperative and the Churchill Downs Simulcast Network continued negotiations April 24 in the wake of a standoff that threatens simulcast of the May 3 Kentucky Derby to wagering outlets in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Empire Maker Makes Regional Cover of <i>TV Guide</i>
Juddmonte Farms' Empire Maker, who looms a strong favorite for the May 3 Kentucky Derby, has made the cover of a popular mainstream magazine.
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Sunday Silence Filly Brings $804,440 As Australian Easter Yearling Sale Ends
A more buoyant third session did much to restore the fortunes of the Australian Easter yearling sale, which concluded Thursday in Sydney.
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Kim Loves Bucky and Keeneland Turf
For the second consecutive year, Kim Loves Bucky has won the Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland. The 6-year-old gelding completed the 1 1/2-mile turf distance in 2:29.39, with Man From Wicklow a half-length back in second, and Williams News a nose behind for third.
