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Chantal Sutherland's success is on track Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMIf Chantal Sutherland hadn't decided to become a thoroughbred jockey, she very well could have been in Germany earlier this month participating in the Women's World Cup.
Success is on track for Sutherland Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:18AMIf Chantal Sutherland hadn't decided to become a thoroughbred jockey, she very well could have been in Germany earlier this month participating in the Women's World Cup. She might be a full-time model today, with regular magazine cover shots rather than the occasional spreads in Vogue and Sports Illustrated.
MICHAEL VEITHCH: Lasix issue not a simple matter Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:05PMAs a former public school teacher, I've seen this scenario before.
Five questions for Del Mar's 72nd racing season Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:01PMHere are five questions (and a bonus) for the 72nd race meeting at the Del Mar Racetrack.
One man’s curiosity is another woman’s prosperity Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:42PMEditor’s note: This article is an edited version of a story submitted courtesy of David A. Smith of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, whose extensive research into the property on Route 537 formerly known as Rancocas Stud Farm resulted in Lily Livingston’s (1865-1945) induction into the Canadian Racing Hall of Fame on May 27. read more
To Hot To Race? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:27PMThe forecast of a heat wave this week has Saratoga watching the animals closely.
Heat forces Prairie Meadows to call off tonight's horse races Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:17PMMary Lou Coady, media relations specialist at the track, said it's the first time she can recall having to do that.
Woodbine: Loiselle to celebrate 25 years as track's announcer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:34PMETOBICOKE, Ontario – Although he may argue otherwise, Saturday will not be just another day at the office for Woodbine announcer Danny Loiselle.
Hi-yo, Silver! Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:05PMWoodstock horse to star in remake of ‘The Lone Ranger'
Del Mar Race Surface Forcing Trainers To Adapt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:21PMOpening Day for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is this Wednesday, and for the fifth straight year the horses will be racing on the controversial synthetic track -- a mixture engineered to protect the horses from catastrophic injuries.
Keying on Saratoga Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:22PMThe 143rd Saratoga Thoroughbred meet opens Friday, July 22. First post time is 1:00pm. Many of you are familiar with the coverage provided by The Record, which will be expanded this year for Saratoga. For you new readers, welcome. Here is what you can expect to find and where.
Weekend Preview: Best Events 7/20-24 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:01PMHigh fashion, fast horses, Hollywood stars, museum soirees, outdoor concerts, beer festivals, wine benefits, and sky-high sandcastle creations – just another average summer weekend in America’s Finest City.
Baffert, Rosario take Hollywood Park meet titles Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:23PMHall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won his first spring/summer meet title at Hollywood Park with 36 wins at the just-concluded stand.
‘Ship and win’ bonus money luring trainers to Del Mar Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:00AMTrainers taking advantage of the Del Mar bonus money for bringing in horses from other states to help California’s sagging horse population. Each horse that ships in and races gets a $1,000 bonus for its owner provided it last raced in another state. The owner also gets a 20 percent bonus on any purse earnings, excluding stakes races.
They've shipped to Del Mar; now they need to win Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:57PMThe Del Mar Racetrack's "Ship and Win" bonus program for out-of-state horses has added over 100 racehorses to the backstretch and is helping a sagging horse population in California.
Deadly virus scare in center of Sydney Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:19PMReports that the deadly Hendra virus may have spread here these days have seen the city's largest horse race track shut down and the city in a state of shock.
DEL MAR: Female jockey hopes to conquer competition in first season at seaside oval Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:20AMFor years, jockey Chantal Sutherland has wanted to ride a full meet at Del Mar.
Roll with Joe wins Meadowlands Pace Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:16AMFourth victory for driver Ron Pierce in Meadowlands signature race.
Spieth enjoys success as jockey at Presque Isle Downs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:41AMAt 5 feet 6 inches, Scott Spieth stands a bit taller than most of his fellow jockeys at Presque Isle Downs Casino.
Saratoga thoroughbred meet set to open Friday Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:43PMSARATOGA SPRINGS — Only five days remain before track announcer Tom Durkin calls out, “And they’re off at Saratoga!,” opening the 143rd meet at America’s most historic track.
Saratoga meet highlights include new TV package Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:14PMChurchill Downs has Kentucky Derby day, but from start to finish, no meet in the country generates more interest than the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course.
Many things proven on Virginia Derby Day at Colonial Downs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMAs good a day as it was for the Southern Belle contest winner on Derby Day — Virginia Derby Day, that is — it was an even better day for Air Support.
DEL MAR: Meet at a glance Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:00PMWhat: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's annual 37-day race meet
New contenders emerge at Prince of Wales Stakes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:49PMThe second jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown goes Sunday, and will be missing Queen’s Plate winner Inglorious.
WITH VIDEO part 2: Announcer finds his calling at the track Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:50AMHigh above the Fort Erie Race Track in a tiny room stands Mike Dimoff with a commanding view of the border oval and the distant Niagara Falls skyline.[...]
Breeders' Cup to ban race-day drugs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:04AMThe Breeders' Cup will ban race-day medication in the five races for two-year-olds at the 2012 event on its way to a full ban for all entrants in 2013, the Daily Racing Form reported Friday.
The Jaipur Stakes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:50AMToday's Grade 3 Jaipur Stakes is the final scheduled stake of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet. I hope you enjoy it. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is closing out the meet tomorrow with eight claiming or maiden claiming races, one New York-bred allowance, and an overnight state-bred stake which drew a rousing field of five.
Enduring the longer distance will be key to Virginia Derby Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:53PMAs soon as jockey Jose Lezcano guides race favorite Banned to within one-and-a-half furlongs of the finish line Saturday at Colonial Downs in the $600,000 Virginia Derby, it'll be the longest race Banned ever has run.
Breeders' Cup to ban race-day use of drugs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:50PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Organizers of the Breeders Cup have agreed to start banning the use of race day drugs on horses to bring their races closer to global standards.
- 1310752583 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:19PMThe decision by Breeders’ Cup on Thursday to ban the use of Lasix for its year-end races is likely to embolden other organizations that have stated their opposition to the raceday use of the drug, racing officials said on Friday.
Breeders' Cup to ban all race-day drugs by 2013 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:38PMAll horses who are entered in the five Breeders' Cup races for juveniles in 2012 will be prohibited from using the diuretic Lasix on race day to treat bleeding in the lungs under a policy adopted by the Breeders' Cup on Thursday.
Del Mar racetrack the place to be on Opening Day Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:39AMThere’s a big party planned for July 20, and everyone is invited. It’s Opening Day at the Del Mar racetrack, a major event on the national thoroughbred racing scene that typically draws crowds of 40,000-plus each year. There’s plenty of pageantry, with jockeys in their brightly colored silks and people donning headgear ranging from elegant to crazy.
Post Time: Big Apple Triple – The devil made me do it Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:27AMWe’ll travel down the New York State Thruway to Farmington on Saturday for the second leg of the Big Apple Triple, a series of races for New York-breds.
Three-year-old filly struck by tractor-trailer on Route 9 in Saratoga Springs after getting loose from handlers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:56PMTragic accident kills horse
Study on horse racing's impact on local economy will be released next month Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:09PMBALLSTON SPA — An updated report showing thoroughbred racing’s impact on the Saratoga region’s economy is scheduled for release next month.
And they're off . . . for another racing season Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:01PMHorse racing fans (and hat enthusiasts) storm out of the gate Wednesday at the Del Mar Racetrack
The shrinking value of graded stakes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:04PMGrade inflation is a term typically used in the academic world, but the racing industry has its own version: The number of graded stakes in the sport is not contracting as fast as the number of races, introducing the possibility that competition at the sport’s highest level is being diluted by a glut of graded stakes.
Prince of Wales field comes up sevens Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:33AMKrista Carignan will have a chance to add another win to her resume. Carignan, who rides regularly at Fort Erie Race Track will be aboard Oh Canada, which drew the inside post for the 76th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes Saturday at the border oval.
Thoroughbred struck by tractor-trailer on Route 9 euthanized; filly identified as Daylasoul(updated at 3:30 p.m.) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:17AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — A 3-year-old filly in thoroughbred trainer Ken McPeek’s stable was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Thursday after getting loose from handlers following an early morning workout.
Favored Banned to start from 7th post in Virginia Derby Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:23PMWhen race favorite Banned went up on the board Wednesday in the seventh spot in the 12-horse Virginia Derby field, assistant trainer Zack McDonald never flinched.
World Cup Fever in the Delaware Valley Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:26PMFrom Philly to South Jersey residents are excited about the U.S. Women Soccer Team's magical World Cup run.
Keeneland adds stakes race for 2-year-olds to commemorate 75th anniversary Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:21PMOct. 7-- BC-$400,000 Darley Alcibiades (G1), 2yo fillies, 1 1/16 miles; BC-$175,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G3), 3yo&up, 6 furlongs.
Hearing At Canterbury Park Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:02PMSo far eight of the 62 scheduled days of racing at Canterbury Park have been canceled due to the state shutdown.
Tourists feared exposed to fatal Australia virus Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:12AMAustralian health officials urged tourists who visited a popular adventure ranch west of the Great Barrier Reef at the weekend to come forward after a horse died from from the killer Hendra virus.
Yorkshire horses gallop away with the dosh Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:59AMNew report shows how the Sport of Kings is making money for God's Own County It's interesting to learn from a new report, launched at the Great Yorkshire Show , that horse-racing is now worth approaching £230 million a year to the economy of Yorkshire and Humberside. Ours is the county, after all, which gave the world the modern thoroughbred by judicious breeding with Arab and Turkish stock. It ...
Rancho Santa Fe: Experienced racing trainer hired to manage Rancho Paseana Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:13AMThe white fences, palm trees and topiary horses announce one has reached Rancho Paseana. Even before one glimpses beautiful Thoroughbreds, enters the barns or watch horses gallop on the training track, it’s evident that the training center is a special place. One of the largest equine properties in San Diego County, Rancho Paseana is owned by Jenny Craig. The farm is named for Paseana, a ...
Tourists feared exposed to killer virus Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:03AMAustralian health officials have urged tourists who visited a popular adventure ranch to come forward after a horse died from from the killer Hendra virus.
New Zealand Bloodstock a World Leader in Hong Kong Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:43AMThe completion of the 2010/11 Hong Kong racing season has seen New Zealand Bloodstock claim the title of the world's leading auction house for stakes wins with a total of nine black-type races won by NZB graduates.
Teen jockey Flores making name for himself Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:19PMTeen jockey Flores making big impression at Hollywood Park.
Prince of Wales getting new blood from Keogh barn Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:20PMETOBICOKE, Ontario – Five or the seven probable starters for Sunday’s Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie will be coming out of the Queen’s Plate.