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Kentucky Derby Qualifiers: Fountain of Youth Favorites

2021 Pegasus World Cup: True Timber

January 16, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

In the days leading up to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, usracing.com will profile the horses in the race set for Jan. 23. The profiles …

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California Cup Day: Cal-Breds In The Spotlight At Santa Anita

January 15, 2021 Noel Michaels Horse Racing News

By Noel Michaels It’s Cal Cup Day at Santa Anita, with a quintet of stakes races for state breds on Saturday with purses ranging from $150,000 to $200,000. Among the races is California’s only Sunshine …

Saturday's Fair Grounds card featured four graded stakes, including the Risen Star Stakes (GII) for three-year-olds.

Eddie Mac’s Book: Looking For Classic Contenders At Fair Grounds

January 14, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara The only horses who won the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby were Black Gold (1924) and Grindstone (1996). That doesn’t mean the Fair Grounds’ three Derby preps — the Lecomte, Risen …

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Hundreds On Entry List For $20 Million Saudi Cup – World’s Richest Race

January 14, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and strict travel challenges, more than 100 horses from around the world are on the entry list for the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack on …

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Joel Rosario: From ‘Who’s This Guy?’ To One Of The World’s Top Jockeys

January 14, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara Bobby Frankel was a hard-edged guy who didn’t hand out compliments casually. So when he touted an obscure young rider from the Dominican Republic, jockey agent Ron Anderson paid attention. “Late in …

Pegasus World Cup Looks Like A Wide-Open Affair

January 13, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt If nothing else, the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) could turn into be a bettor’s bonanza. A field of 12 durable but far from dynamic horses is likely for the …

Pegasus World Cup Looks Like A Wide-Open Affair

January 13, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt If nothing else, the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) could turn into be a bettor’s bonanza. A field of 12 durable but far from dynamic horses is likely for the …

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Juddmonte Farms Owner Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dies At 83

January 13, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara An endless string of champions carried his distinctive stable colors — green silks, white sleeves, pink sash and cap — to victory on the world’s most famous racecourses. He bred and owned …

Not Your Average Bear: Cocaine Bear, a/k/a Pablo Escobar, Stands Tall As A Monument To Late, Great 1980s In Horse Racing

January 13, 2021 Maryjean Wall Horse Racing News

By Maryjean Wall Forlorn in his fate, forced to stand forever upright in the position he was stuffed, Cocaine Bear is one of the few remaining monuments to the freewheeling days of the horse business, …

Not Your Average Bear: Cocaine Bear, a/k/a Pablo Escobar, Stands Tall As A Monument To Late, Great 1980s In Horse Racing

January 13, 2021 Maryjean Wall Horse Racing News

By Maryjean Wall Forlorn in his fate, forced to stand forever upright in the position he was stuffed, Cocaine Bear is one of the few remaining monuments to the freewheeling days of the horse business, …

Lecomte Stakes Is First Louisiana Derby Prep On Tap In 2021

January 12, 2021 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana take their first steps in 2021 toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Saturday’s the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds. The 1-mile, 70-yard race offers …

20 Million Saudi Cup Looms For Charlatan

January 12, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt Charlatan, who returned to the races after an absence of eight months with a dominating 4 ½-length victory in the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita on opening day Dec. 26, …

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Oaklawn Park Preview: Stakes Have Never Been Higher

January 8, 2021 Lynne Snierson Horse Racing News

By Lynne Snierson Florent Geroux is packing his tack and moving to Oaklawn Park this season. The addition of one of the nation’s top riders to the already intensely competitive jockey colony makes a declarative …

Analyze This: 9 Pace Types To Avoid Before Making Your Bet

January 6, 2021 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin In life there is information that you should use and information that you should avoid using. When your doctor tells you that you should work out more and cut your salt intake …

It’s Never Too Early To Gather Points For The Kentucky Derby

January 5, 2021 Noel Michaels Horse Racing News

By Noel Michaels The first Kentucky Derby prep races of the season, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), are in the books. And with a small gap from now until the next round of prep …