Edited NYRA Staff Release — Rodolphe Brisset, winning trainer of World Record (No. 1, $14.60): “Flavien [Prat] rode him twice and both times the horse broke OK. He kind of gave him the rein and the horse didn’t get put on the engine and he got beat. I am not saying it was Flavien’s fault, […] The post G2 AMSTERDAM QUOTES appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

By HRI Foreign Staff — Filled with passion, rivalry, competition, and excitement, horse racing is a prominent sport in Australia. In fact, it’s actually one of the oldest sports, with the first race taking place in Australia in the 1790s! Every year, the races attract more and more people. Everyone from celebrities to government officials, […] The post WHAT’S HORSE RACING REALLY LIKE IN AUSTRALIA? appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

Nothing in this game comes easily, of course, but the Friday feature is not all that complicated. It’s either Drum Roll (4-1) or Oh Darlin (5-2) and pick’em. Note we’re omitting the faster Choose Joy (8-5). Drum Roll moved forwarded to win two back on turf and held form very well in recent synth debut. […] The post GOING GULFSTREAM – JUL 26 appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, July 24, 2024 – It bears repeating that this is our 47th year covering the world’s best extended race meet and I don’t believe I’ve witnessed a start to this meet quite like this year’s renewal. Three-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna distinguished herself with a tough-trip authoritative victory in the Coaching Club American […] The post SPA DIARY: FAST STARTS appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

Edited Del Mar Staff Release — In 1962’s Santa Anita Handicap, jockey Donald Pierce was part of a three-horse entry that included Bill Shoemaker and Alex Maese. Pierce was on a horse named Physician, Shoemaker rode Prove It and Maese was on Olden Times. Maese and Shoemaker were on horses that stood a good chance […] The post DON PIERCE’S BIG ‘CAP UPSET appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

SECRET MONEY  (12-1) Keys to Victory 1-    Game head-to-head rally Woodbine G3, Walsh/Tyler outfit live 2-     Good 3rd Lake George lone Spa run; 2-3 lifetime at trip, hot pace helps 3-    ExotIcs:  Zeitlos (12-1) Roses for Debra (8-5), Kaufymaker (9-2) Meet Totals:   (8) 4-0-1 [courtesy of WNY-TV Albany] The post QUICK PICK AT THE SPA appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

Saratoga Race Course Notes SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. saddled his second stakes winner of the meet when Spirit Wind sprinted wire-to-wire under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith to capture Wednesday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Honorable Miss Handicap, at Saratoga Race Course. Joseph, Jr., who has 27 stalls on the Spa backstretch, boasts a 5-2-0-1 […] The post SARATOGA BARN NOTES-0725 appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

By Ken Weingartner, USTA — After watching T C I lose back-to-back starts for the first time in his career, trainer Ron Burke hopes to have his 3-year-old trotter heading back in the right direction. T C I, who last season earned $1.23 million to become the richest 2-year-old male trotter in history, was third […] The post T C I TRIES TO MAKE AMENDS appeared first on Horse Race Insider ..read more

Edited NYRA Staff Release — Saffie Joseph, Jr., winning trainer of Spirit Wind (No. 6, $12): “It was a big performance – six furlongs, I think she’s as good as any. Unfortunately, most of the races are seven-furlongs for the fillies, so that’s kind of unfortunate for her. Today, she made the lead pretty easy. She was able to hang on and get a big win on her resume. “She’s quick. Mike [Smith] was going to play it [the break]; let her break fast and see where she is. You wouldn’t envision [she would make the lead that easily], I was a little scared she’d get pressed hard the whole way. The other ..read more

aratoga Race Course Notes Seize the Grey logs final work for G2 Jim Dandy pres. by Mohegan Sun Tumbarumba points to G1 Whitney G1-winner Brightwork likely to return in G1 Test presented by Ticketmaster Angkor pointed to G1 Forego; Xigera to G1 Personal Ensign Italian Soiree points to G3 Adirondack Edited Saratoga Staff Release – Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas sat in his Saratoga Race Course office Wednesday morning, reviewing his spreadsheets and mapping out plans for his string of trainees on the Oklahoma portion of Saratoga’s expansive backstretch. Over five decades of training, Lukas h ..read more