Envoi Allen’s rise to stardom continues as he comfortably extended his unbeaten record on Sunday. It was his 11th successive victory under rules. The race promised to be a good one as he had to concede 11lb to Asterion Forlonge. Unfortunately, Willie Mullins’ runner fell at the first fence in… Read more »

Former Thoroughbred trainerAlford Wayne Bearden died Jan. 14 at his home in Howell, Mich., surrounded by family. He was 91. Read more »

It was a 1-2 finish for trainer John Sadler and owners Hronis Racing Jan. 17 as speedy turf mare Quick got up for the win on the bob over stablemate Hermaphrodite in the $100,000 Astra Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park. Read more »

There will be a carryover of $6,787.65 in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 when live racing returns to Laurel Park for a special Martin Luther King Jr. holiday program Monday. Post time for the first of nine races is 12:25 p.m. ET. Multiple tickets with all six winners were sold in… Read more »

With special Martin Luther King Jr. Day racing available at Santa Anita on Monday, there is a sizable carryover of $481,864 into the day's 20-cent Single Ticket Rainbow Pick 6 Jackpot. First post time for a nine-race card is at 12:30 p.m. PT and the Rainbow 6 will be comprised… Read more »

Pegasus Week at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will kick off Wednesday with a guaranteed jackpot pool of $750,000 for the 20-cent Rainbow 6. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the sixth racing day in a row following a Jan. 9 mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with six winners… Read more »

In the midst of a four-day riding suspension, Umberto Rispoli had but one mount on Sunday at Santa Anita and he made it count. In a furious stretch drive aboard the 9-5 favorite Quick, he held off her stablemate Hermaphrodite and Joel Rosario by a nose, giving Hronis Racing, LLC… Read more »

Steve Asmussen's assistant trainer Scott Blasi reports that Saturday's Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Midnight Bourbon came out of the race in fine order. Asmussen indicated following the win that the Winchell Thoroughbreds' 3-year-old son of Tiznow would be pointed to the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at 1 1/8 miles on… Read more »

Simple and practical ways that can greatly improve how you bet in horse races. (Photo credit: © Wingbeats551 | Dreamstime.com ) One of the ancient sports in mankind’s history is horse racing. It was able to place its name on the list of those few games that have managed to… Read more »

Winchell Thoroughbreds'Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Midnight Bourbon came out of the race in fine order, trainer Steve Asmussen's assistant Scott Blasi reported Jan. 17. Read more »

Thankful entered the nine-furlong test for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up from a wide-rallying third in the Nov. 27 Comely Stakes (G3) when piloted by the Big A winter meet leading rider Kendrick Carmouche for the first time. Read more »

Southern California-based trainers flourished last year at Oaklawn Park, with two finishing in the top 10 in the standings. Read more »

Products that contain CBD seem to be everywhere, from human goods that do everything from relieve pain to promote quality sleep to horse feed additives promoting calmness, relaxation and good digestion—and everything in between. Dr. Charlotte Lacroix, a veterinarian who is now a practicing lawyer, spoke at the 2020 American… Read more »

Bass Stables' Thankful overtook Miss Marissa late in the lane to capture Sunday's $100,000 Ladies Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Thankful entered the nine-furlong test for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up from a wide-rallying third in the nine-furlong Grade 3 Comely on… Read more »

Some 12 months after trainer Miguel Angel Silva first thought Sleepy Eyes Todd ought to be considered for the $3-million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), he is preparing his star for the fifth running of the race on Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. It is something… Read more »

The University of Arizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is seeking an individual to lead the school's Race Track Industry Program. Wendy Davis, current director, is not returning to lead a program whose graduates include Thoroughbred trainers Bob Baffert and… Read more »

Trainer Mertkan Kantarmaci has won three consecutive titles in NYRA's “Under 20s Claiming Challenge” and is on track to continue that success during the current winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y. The “Under 20s Claiming Challenge,” launched in 2018, is open to local trainers with 20 or… Read more »

Life-changing events often happen with little or no warning. For 39-year-old Najja Thompson, one of those magical moments took place Oct. 20 when he was casually perusing various racing websites. Read more »

New York and Florida farrier Ray Amato Jr., who shod two Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, passed awayJan. 14 from pancreatic cancer. He was 62. Read more »

George Krikorian's California-bred Mucho Unusual, who has never been off the board in eight starts over the Santa Anita Park lawn, heads a field of six older fillies and mares set to go a mile in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3T) Jan. 18. Read more »

The three-quarter sister by Scissor Kick to this season's Brisbane 2-year-old winner True Moonlight topped the opening Book 2 session Jan. 17 atthe Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Read more »

French racing bosses have pledged to repay at least €8 million in prize money cuts to winning and placed connections from last year. Read more »

Frankie Dettori plans to remain in Dubai for the World Cup Carnival and hopes to ride at the Saudi Cup meeting in Riyadh next month rather than return back to the UK. Read more »

The Aqueduct winter meet will see a change in post times for live race days February 1-15, with eight-race cards at the Ozone Park, N.Y., track now featuring a first post of 1:20 p.m. Eastern. Nine-race cards, encompassing weekend slates, will have a 1 p.m. first post. The last race… Read more »

REFRESHED AX MAN COMES BACK IN PALOS VERDES Ax Man, who has not raced since last July when he was fourth of five behind stablemate Maximum Security in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at 1 1/16 miles, returns this Saturday in the G3 Palos Verdes Stakes for 4-year-olds and… Read more »

Brooke, a Chilean-bred mare who was a monster in her native country, gong off as the odds-on favorite in six of her seven races while winning five, makes her United States debut in Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday feature, the Grade 3 Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia,… Read more »

Alexis Centeno, a 22-year-old apprentice rider from Puerto Rico, won his first stakes race Saturday piloting Brickyard Ride to a front-running victory in the $150,000 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. “First, I want to thank God and (trainer) Craig Lewis who has helped me… Read more »

Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has a resume that includes a Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont (G1), Florida Derby (G1), nine Breeders' Cup championships and more than 100 Grade 1 victories. Now he's taking aim for the first time at the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational (G1) Saturday at Gulfstream… Read more »

Southern California-based trainers flourished last year at Oaklawn, with two finishing in the top 10 in the standings. Horses for John Sadler were scheduled to arrive at the Hot Springs, Ark., track on Sunday in advance of the 57-day meeting that is scheduled to begin Friday, Jan. 22. Sadler, in… Read more »

If you've spent a lot of time watching racing on the West Coast, you may have been surprised to see Akifumi Kato's name in the program at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz., last week. Could it be the same jockey who once dominated Playfair Race Course, taking four editions of… Read more »