Banishing Wins $1 Million Charles Town Classic
Banishing continued to pay immense dividends for co-owner Lawrence P. Roman and trainer/co-owner David Jacobson by winning the $1 million Charles Town Classic Stakes (G2) Aug. 22 at Charles Town Race...
Indy Bay Notches Graded Victory in Charles Town Oaks
Saffie Joseph Jr. sent four fillies to the starting gate for the $750,000 Charles Town Oaks (G2) Aug. 22 with his Indy Bay coming out on top to earn the trainer his second consecutive victory in the e...
Harris Farms' Halladay Gets First Winner
Harris Farms' first-crop sire Halladay, a grade 1-winning son of international sire War Front, got his first winner when his 2-year-old son Arkadelphia won Aug. 22 at Del Mar....
A Travers From Afar is Still Worth the Wait
In this week's edition of On Racing: a discussion of the history of the Travers Stakes (G1), field sizes, and the recent records established by Doncho and jockey Perry Ouzts....
Tapit Stakes Highlights Kentucky Downs Opening Card
Kentucky Downs kicks off its seven-day all-turf meet Aug. 28 with the $500,000 Tapit Stakes, which is among the races during the meet that will be able to accommodate 14 starters as a result of a new ...
Secretariat's Hall of Fame Jockey Turcotte Dies at 84
Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New B...