Belmont Stakes moving to FOX Sports in 8-year deal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Belmont Stakes is moving to FOX Sports as part of an eight-year deal beginning in 2023. The deal announced Wednesday between FOX and the New York Racing Association includes NYRA Bets as the title sponsor of the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown series. NYRA Bets is an advance […]
Messier shoots, scores victory at Del Mar for Bob Baffert
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Messier overpowered a small field of 2-year-old rivals to win the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes by 3 1/2 lengths on Sunday at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Messier ran seven furlongs in 1:22.74 and paid $4.40 and $2.60 as the 6-5 favorite. There was no […]
Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 3rd Breeders’ Cup winner at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Life Is Good cruised to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $1 million Dirt Mile on Saturday, giving jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. his third Breeders’ Cup victory of the weekend at Del Mar. One race earlier, Ortiz guided Golden Pal to a 1 1/4-length win in the $1 million Turf […]
Corniche wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for embattled Baffert
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Corniche won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 1 3/4 lengths at Del Mar on Friday, stamping the colt as the early favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where his trainer, Bob Baffert, has been banned. Sent off as the 7-5 favorite, Corniche sprinted to the […]
Black trainer taking aim at Breeders’ Cup with modest filly
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — California Angel has already beaten the odds before she even runs in the Breeders’ Cup. The 2-year-old filly cost just $5,500, a drop in the bucket compared to her blue-blooded rivals. She earned her way into the world championships with a late-running victory at 17-1 odds. Her trainer, George Leonard […]
Letruska carrying hopes of Mexico in Breeders’ Cup race
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Coming from Mexico, where he has dominated racing, Fausto Gutierrez is at his first Breeders’ Cup with the best horse he’s ever had in his stable. And the trainer is expecting big things from Letruska. She’s the early 8-5 favorite for the $2 million Distaff on Saturday at Del Mar. […]
Hugo riders find success at USEA American Eventing Championships
Hugo residents Maia Ramberg and Sofia Samuelsson are accomplished riders who recently qualified for and competed in this year’s 2021 American Eventing Championships which were held in Lexington, Kentucky.
Verry Elleegant beats Incentivise to win Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Verry Elleegant surged home to beat hot favorite Incentivise and win the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, giving high-profile trainer Chris Waller his first victory in Australia’s most famous horse race. It was the New Zealand-bred mare’s 10th Group 1 win. Spanish Mission was third. Waller was renowned for training record-breaking Winx, […]
Veteran jockey Miguel Mena, 34, dies in pedestrian accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has announced that jockey Miguel Mena, who won nearly 2,100 thoroughbred races in North America and earned $72.4 million in prize money, has died following a pedestrian accident. He was 34. The track stated in a release that Mena was killed Sunday night on westbound Interstate 64 near Jeffersontown, […]
Twilight Payment looks for 2nd straight win in Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish-trained and Australian-owned nine-year-old Twilight Payment will attempt to become the first horse to successfully defend a Melbourne Cup since Makybe Diva won her third in a row in 2005 in Tuesday’s race at Flemington. The stayer will go into the 3,200-meter race having finished runner-up in the 2,800-meter Irish St. […]