Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is set to begin on June 16th, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The second racecard of the meet, scheduled for June 17th, features six exceptional … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Jockey of the Week: Perry Wayne … Continued
2014 U.S. Horse of the Year California Chrome has drawn post position six in the June 17th Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Eng-I) on the second day of the prestigious Royal Ascot meet. The son of Lucky Pulpit, who won the Kentucky … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The most prestigious race meet in England is set to begin on June 16th, that being the eagerly-anticipated Royal Ascot meet at Ascot Racecourse. The opening-day card features six exceptional races full of talented horses and competitive … Continued
The remarkable Hong Kong-based miler Able Friend and the multiple group I-winning French star Solow will face off in a battle for supremacy in the June 16th Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I), the first race of the prestigious five-day Royal Ascot meet. Both of the five-year-old horses … Continued
Hope’s Love, a two-year-old full-sister to 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, ran very well to finish second in her debut sprinting 4 1/2 furlongs at Golden Gate Fields on June 13th. Trained by Steve Sherman for owners Perry Martin and … Continued
The tough-as-nails three-year-old colt Mr. Z, who most recently finished fifth in the May 16th Preakness Stakes (gr. I), is scheduled to start in the $500,000 Ohio Derby on June 20th at Thistledown. According to a news report on the Churchill Downs website, … Continued
On June 13th, 2010, the legendary Zenyatta won the Vanity Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park for the third consecutive year, setting a record for the most wins in the prestigious race for fillies and mares. Carrying 129 pounds, and conceding from … Continued
The first post-Triple Crown weekend of the year brings with it an exciting series of graded stakes races and Breeders’ Cup prep races, led by a pair of grade I races at Santa Anita and Churchill Downs. The action is bound to … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Performance of the Week: American Pharoah … Continued