Blood-Horse Racing News

Zenyatta Faces Eight in Santa Margarita

2010-03-11T00:46:57Z

Unbeaten champion Zenyatta will spot eight rivals from 12 to 19 pounds as she begins her quest for Horse of the Year honors in 2010 in the $250,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita March 13. Read More......(read more)

Bickersons Right Back in Cicada Stakes

2010-03-10T23:00:19Z

Back on short rest, Bickersons heads a field of eight 3-year-old fillies assembled for the $100,000 Cicada Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct March 13, the first graded stakes of the year in New York for females. Read More......(read more)

Tough Gulfstream 'Cap Attracts Cool Coal Man

2010-03-10T21:54:25Z

Graded stakes winners Cool Coal Man and Grasshopper drew the top weight assignments as part of a contentious field for the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) March 13. Read More......(read more)

She Be Wild Looks to Bounce Back in Fla. Oaks

2010-03-10T21:28:22Z

Champion filly She Be Wild, a disappointing fifth in her season debut last month at Gulfstream Park, ships further north to Tampa Bay Downs in hopes of rebounding in the $175,000 Florida Oaks (gr. III) March 13. Read More......(read more)

1-Year Suspension Recommended for KY Trainer

2010-03-10T19:00:53Z

Stewards at Turfway Park in Kentucky have issued a ruling suspending trainer Jeffrey Scott Raley for one year after one of his employees was seen with a hypodermic needle and syringe containing vodka in the receiving barn. Read More......(read more)

HRRN to Broadcast Major March 13 Races

2010-03-10T15:42:14Z

HRRN will broadcast live the Tampa Bay Derby March 13 from Tampa Bay Downs. Coverage will also include the New Orleans Ladies and the Santa Margarita, featuring Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, respectively Read More......(read more)

New Orleans Ladies: So Who Will Rachel Face?

2010-03-09T18:25:46Z

The connections of Rachel Alexandra admit that the reigning Horse of the Year will not be 100% cranked for her 4-year-old debut, which will come in the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes March 13 at Fair Grounds Races & Slots Read More......(read more)

Suspected Herpesvirus Case at Penn National

2010-03-09T15:30:02Z

The Maryland Jockey Club has placed a temporary ban on horses stabled at Penn National entering their facilities pending test results on a horse euthanized with symptoms of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1). Read More......(read more)

Penn National Horse Tests Negative For EHV

2010-03-09T15:30:02Z

The Maryland Jockey Club lifted a temporary ban on Penn National horses after a horse suspected of having equine herpesvirus tested negative for the disease. Read More......(read more)

Steeplechase Spring Season Begins March 20

2010-03-09T13:40:37Z

The National Steeplechase Association's 19-race spring season begins March 20 with the traditional Aiken Spring chase in Aiken, S.C. Read More......(read more)

Zenyatta Weighted at 127 For Santa Margarita

2010-03-08T23:58:40Z

Zenyatta, who will make her first start of the year March 13 in the Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita, will carry top eight of 127 pounds in the race. Read More......(read more)

Arlington Incentives for Festival Races

2010-03-08T23:38:12Z

Arlington Park is offering a free pass to its biggest races for the winners of key European events – the latest in a long series of efforts to bolster the "international" part of the "International Festival of Racing." Read More......(read more)

Lookin At Lucky Works, Headed to Oaklawn

2010-03-08T23:09:55Z

Last year's champion juvenile male, Lookin At Lucky, is on schedule for his first start of the year, the March 13 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park, after a workout at Santa Anita March 8. Read More......(read more)

Gold Cup to Highlight Hollywood Meeting

2010-03-08T21:31:31Z

Hollywood Park, in an effort to protect overnight purses, has responded to the declining economy by shuffling its stakes calendar for the 60-day spring/summer meet, which opens Wednesday, April 21. Read More......(read more)

Rachel Draws Post 2 in New Orleans Ladies

2010-03-08T19:57:40Z

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra drew post 2 in a five-horse field for her 2010 debut the $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes March 13. Read More......(read more)