Pensioned Stallion Congrats Dies at Age 25
Congrats, who earned nearly a million dollars during his racing career before having a successful career as a stallion, died of natural causes in Florida July 28. He was 25....
Sovereignty Passes Mindframe in Top Thoroughbred Poll
Following a third consecutive graded stakes victory, coming in the July 26 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, 3-year-old Sovereignty has supplanted 4-year-old Mindframe in the latest National Thorough...
Del Mar to Close Win Pool to CAW at Two Minutes to Post
Amid frustrations from retail gamblers over a series of dramatic odds changes, Del Mar announced July 29 it would close access to its win pools by computer assisted wagering players at two minutes pr...
Stakes Recap: Jim Dandy & Lake George
Maggie Wolfendale & Sara Elbadwi look back at the Jim Dandy Stakes and the Lake George Stakes from Saratoga....
Asmussen Seeks Sixth Saratoga Special With Obliteration
After winning the July 5 Sanford Stakes (G3) by 10 1/2 lengths, Leland Ackerley Racing's undefeated Obliteration will look to add to his resume Aug. 2 in the $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2)....
Field of Gold and Rosallion Lead Sussex Stakes
The Sussex Stakes is set to host a mighty clash Wednesday between the highest rated 3-year-old in training in the UK, Field of Gold, and last year’s Irish Guineas (G1) victor, Rosallion....
Veterinarian's RICO Claims Against Hawthorne Dismissed
Racketeering claims filed in a lawsuit against Hawthorne Race Course by a fired veterinarian were dismissed by a federal court judge who concluded the allegations do not meet required legal thresholds...
Smarty Jones at Equistar Training and Breeding
The 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Smarty Jones at Equistar Training and Breeding near Annville, Pa. July 29, just three days before his induction into the National Museum o...