Category: Horse Racing News

Maximum Security Drug Allegations: With this horse, nothing is ever what it appears. For 22 minutes he was the Kentucky Derby champion, and then he wasn’t. On Monday, nine days after he won the richest …

By Richard Rosenblatt And now comes the big test for Silver Prospector, at least the biggest test for now on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), with a few out-of-towners visiting Oaklawn Park to …

By Ed McNamara A year ago, Jason Servis couldn’t have been doing better. He had just seen Maximum Security dominate the Florida Derby and become a hot item for the Kentucky Derby. A week later, …

By Richard Rosenblatt The thoroughbred racing industry received a devastating blow when champion Maximum Security’s trainer Jason Servis was among more than two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians, and others charged with a widespread scheme to secretly use misbranded …

By Richard Rosenblatt The thoroughbred racing industry received a devastating blow when champion Maximum Security’s trainer Jason Servis was among more than two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians, and others charged with a widespread scheme to …

By Noel Michaels With eight weeks remaining until the 2020 Kentucky Derby on May 2, things have finally started to sort themselves out on the road to the Triple Crown thanks to the latest round …

By Richard Rosenblatt Authentic is for real. Taking the lead from the start, and easily holding off a brief challenge by Honor A.P., Authentic cruised to victory in the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) on …

By Richard Rosenblatt There’s more than just Kentucky Derby preps and the Big ‘Cap going on in horse racing these days. The latest news from Dubai? Due to safety concerns regarding the coronavirus, no spectators …

By Noel Michaels The 40th running of the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) Saturday drew a full 12-horse field with two likely standouts leading a field of up-and-comers hoping to boost their credentials for the …

Oregon’s premier horse racing track hires former Oregon Racing Commission executive director ahead of its spring 2020 race meet Grants Pass, Ore. – March 5, 2020 – Grants Pass Downs, Oregon’s premier horse racing track, …

By Margaret Ransom After a one-year absence, the San Felipe Stakes (G2) is back and loaded with talent, featuring a pair of unbeaten colts trained by Bob Baffert, 2-year-old champion Storm the Court and the …

By Lynne Snierson It would have been easy for trainer John Servis to ship Fiftyshays Ofgreen to Aqueduct along with stablemate Mischevious Alex from his base at Parx in Philadelphia for the respective Kentucky Oaks …

By Ed McNamara The Kentucky Derby elimination tournament continues Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, Aqueduct and Santa Anita. Just as in last week’s Fountain of Youth Stakes, many horses appear to be in too deep. …

By Margaret Ransom Since it was first contested in 1981, the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) has produced just two winners of the Kentucky Derby (G1): Street Sense won this race in 2007 while Super Saver …

By Margaret Ransom Since the first running of the Gotham (G3) in 1953, first at Jamaica Racetrack and now at Aqueduct, a lot of really good horses have reached the winner’s circle, including Native Dancer, …