Tags ‘Scott Blasi’

Brewster: Asmussen ‘Cruelly And Unjustifiably Defamed’

It's time to move on. Finally. Twenty months have passed since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released a sensational hidden-camera video that purported to portray Eclipse Award-winning... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit... Read More...

Twice Banned for ‘Buzzers,’ Chapa Under Investigation in Texas

Jockey Roman Chapa, whose career has been interrupted twice for carrying an illegal electrical device used to stimulate horses, is under investigation by the Texas Racing Commission for his ride... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More...

‘Real Sports’ Segment a Disturbing Look at Racing’s Drug Culture

Whether you thought it was an agenda-driven “hit piece” or a sensationalized reflection of a troubled industry, the “HBO Real Sports” investigation of drugs and equine fatalities in Thoroughbred... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More...

How Santana Can Clear His Name

If jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. wants to clear his name and a reputation tarnished in the investigation and complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against Eclipse Award-winning... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for... Read More...

NY Times: PETA Files Complaint After Undercover Investigation of Asmussen Stable

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed state and federal complaints against two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen and his chief assistant, Scott Blasi, alleging animal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi... Read More...

Unbridled’s Note Wins Santa Anita’s Eddie D. Stakes

Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Mike McCarty’s Unbridled’s Note and jockey Corey Nakatani won the first running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Eddie D. Stakes on Friday at Santa Anita. “It’s an honor to win this race. Eddie was one of the guys I idolized when I first starte... Read More...

Sway Away fits in San Carlos

12 years ago
Sway Away has raced at distances from five furlongs to a mile and 3/16ths and at six different tracks in a seven-race career. Today, he takes on The Factor and Amazombie in Santa Anita’s San Carlos Stakes (G2). Read More...