World Record dominates in the Amsterdam (NYRA/Coglianese) By Mary Eddy – NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— WinStar Farm and Siena Farm’s World Record returned to pacesetting ways en route to a dominant victory in Friday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for sophomores, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Rudy Brisset, the […] Source ..read more

Silver Knott takes the Man o’ War (Joe Labozzetta) By Keith McCalmont – NYRA Press Office SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Godolphin’s Silver Knott will look to run his win streak to three in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Bowling Green, an 11-furlong inner turf test for older horses, at Saratoga Race Course. The 4-year-old Lope de Vega […] Source ..read more

Fierceness most impressive in the Florida Derby (G1) March 30 at Gulfstream Park (Juliana Colombo) Charles Trent uses Race Lens and the Race Lens angles to preview The Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. Is this simply a showdown between Fierceness and Sierra Leone or do any of the others have a chance? We […] Source ..read more

Auguste Rodin victorious in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) Winner Gains Automatic Berth into 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Breeders’ Cup Press Release ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND— Auguste Rodin (IRE) and Rebel’s Romance (IRE) ─ the two most recent winners of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) ─ headline a top-class field […] Source ..read more

Saratoga, Race 1 & 7 – Saturday, July 27, 2024 By The 2YO EdgeMan SAR1:072724 – One and 1/16th mile on the Turf.  13 colts are entered, 10 will start.  The number of FTSers = 7, those with one start = 3. #3 – Atomic Age (7/2) – Justify (ALL = 20.2%; FTS = 22.3%) […] Source ..read more

Amplify Horse Racing Spring Break. (photo courtesy of Amplify) Aftercare, classifying races, Uncaptured Storm also in spotlight National HBPA Release ALTOONA, Ia.— Annise Montplaisir, co-founder and executive director of Amply Horse Racing, and Price Bell, general manager of Mill Ridge Farm and one of the founders of Light Up Racing, talked about the new grassroots initiatives designed […] Source ..read more

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg (middle) with National HBPA President Dr. Doug Daniels (left) and National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback. (Denis Blake/NHBPA) National HBPA Release ALTOONA, Ia.— Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg thanked the National HBPA Conference for coming to the Prairie Meadows racetrack/casino/hotel complex and praised Prairie Meadows and the Iowa horsemen for their important contributions […] Source ..read more

The HISA panel at Wednesday’s opening session of the National HBPA Conference. From left: Peter Ecabert, Daniel Suhr, Pete Sacopulos. (Denis Blake/NHBPA) National HBPA Release ALTOONA, Ia.— Attorney Daniel Suhr updated the audience on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ finding announced July 5 that while HISA’s rule-making procedures were constitutional, its enforcement of those rules is […] Source ..read more

Brent Malmstrom “No one should ever be at risk to losing their entire economic viability by no fault of their own” National HBPA Release ALTOONA, Ia.— Horse owner Brent Malmstrom told Wednesday’s opening session of the annual National HBPA Conference that he has spent more than $620,000 – “with no end in sight” — on fighting the two-year suspension […] Source ..read more

Gun Song after scoring the Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico. (Anika Miskar/Past The Wire) Black-Eyed Susan Winner Looking To Rebound In Saturday’s Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks  Tom Luicci/Monmouth Park OCEANPORT, N.J. – As disappointed as trainer Mark Hennig was in Gun Song’s performance in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes in her last start, he can point […] Source ..read more