Blood-Horse | 14 mins ago
Godolphin's homebred Pretty Mischievous narrowly prevailed over a stubborn Dorth Vader to notch her second consecutive grade 1 victory in the June 9 $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Thoroughbred News
Forte Favored in Day-Before Belmont Stakes Wagering
Blood-Horse | 14 mins ago
Despite a 10-week layoff and scratch from the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1) due to a foot bruise, reigning 2-year-old champion Forte remains a popular horse with bettors in early wagering for the June 10 Belmont Stakes (G1).
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Stakes Preview: Belmont Stakes and Met Mile
Blood-Horse | 14 mins ago
Andy Serling & Paul Verderosa look ahead to the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes and the Grade 1 Met Mile.
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In Italian Dominates Just a Game Stakes
Blood-Horse | 2 hours ago
In Italian made short work of her four rivals in the $485,000 Just a Game Stakes (G1T) June 9 at Belmont Park and strolled home a 3 3/4-length winner of the one-mile turf race.
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Brown, Brant Ecstatic With Performance From In Italian
Blood-Horse | 2 hours ago
Trainer Chad Brown and owner Peter Brant discuss In Italian's victory in the June 9 Just a Game Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park.
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Marketsegmentation Wires New York Stakes
Blood-Horse | 2 hours ago
Klaravich Stables' daughter of American Pharoah wired the 1 1/4-mile turf stakes at Belmont Park to become a grade 1 winner.
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Ward’s Ascot-Bound Quintet Turn in Final Drills
Blood-Horse | 2 hours ago
Trainer Wesley Ward's Royal Ascot-bound quintet registered their final breezes the morning of April 9 over the turf course at Keeneland.
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Plenty of Questions to Answer in JJ Atkins Plate
Blood-Horse | 2 hours ago
Today's $1 million, 1,600-meter JJ Atkins Plate (G1) brings a mouth-watering array of scripts and scenarios befitting Eagle Farm's time-honored group 1 for 2-year-olds.
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Fillies by Bucchero, Street Boss fastest at fifth June Under Tack session
OBS Sales | 2 hours ago
Hip 817, by Street Boss, works a quarter in :20 3/5 (Tiborphoto)
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With The Moonlight Scratched From New York
Blood-Horse | 3 hours ago
Trainer Charlie Appleby was unhappy with a poor scope the filly had on June 7.
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Last Five Weeks an Upsetting Time for Team Forte
Blood-Horse | 4 hours ago
There was time a little more than five weeks ago when owners Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola and trainer Todd Pletcher were on top of the Thoroughbred racing world.
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In Italian Dominates the Just a Game Stakes
Blood-Horse | 4 hours ago
In Italian (GB) made short work of her five rivals in the $500,000 Just a Game Stakes (G1T) June 9 at Belmont Park and strolled home a 3 3/4-length winner of the one-mile turf race.
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Check Out the 155th Belmont Stakes Post Positions!
Blood-Horse | 4 hours ago
Full Post Position order for 155th Belmont Stakes
1 - Tapit Shoes
2 - Tapit Trice
3 - Arcangelo
4 - National Treasure
5 - Il Miracolo
6 - Forte
7 - Hit Show
8 - Angel of Empire
9 - Red Route One
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Fasig-Tipton to Host TOBA National Awards Dinner
Blood-Horse | 6 hours ago
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today that the 38th annual TOBA National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, Sep. 9, at Fasig-Tipton near Lexington.
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National Treasure Pursues Preakness-Belmont Double
Blood-Horse | 6 hours ago
Eighteen horses in the long history of the Triple Crown have managed the Preakness Stakes (G1)-Belmont Stakes (G1) double without a Kentucky Derby (G1) victory, with Cloverbrook the first in 1877 and Afleet Alex the last in 2005.
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Keeler Johnson’s Belmont Stakes 155 Selections
Blood-Horse | 7 hours ago
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont S. (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Angst, Ehalt Preview June Issue, Secretariat Coverage
Blood-Horse | 7 hours ago
With this year being the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's record-breaking Triple Crown, Frank Angst and Bob Ehalt outline the three stories on Secretariat in the June issue as well as a number of stories and videos on BloodHorse.com.
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Lusky on 50th Anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown
Blood-Horse | 7 hours ago
Leonard Lusky, of Secretariat.com, talks about the 50th anniversary celebration of Secretariat's record-breaking Triple Crown sweep.
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Secretariat Podcast: Belmont, Penny Chenery
Blood-Horse | 7 hours ago
Penny Chenery remembers Secretariat's Belmont Stakes and the completion of the Triple Crown.
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Catching Up With Old Friends: Ruler On Ice
Blood-Horse | 7 hours ago
Anne Eberhardt visits Old Friends in Georgetown, KY and talks to Michael Blowen about Ruler On Ice, winner of the 143rd Belmont Stakes in 2011, in this next episode of our exclusive BH+ series!
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Equibase Introduces Free AI Statlines Via Pramana Labs
Blood-Horse | 9 hours ago
Through a partnership with Pramana Labs, a natural language AI technology company, Equibase has announced the introduction of Statlines available within the entries section of equibase.com.
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Old Friends Welcomes 2014 Travers Winner V. E. Day
Blood-Horse | 9 hours ago
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of 2014 Travers Stakes (G1) winner V. E. Day to the farm.
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Training in NY Resumes June 9; Belmont Park to Race
Blood-Horse | 10 hours ago
With air quality dramatically improved in New York, training resumed at Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park June 9, and at 8 a.m. ET Friday, officials announced racing will take place as scheduled at Belmont in the afternoon.
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Secretariat Reaches Another Level in Belmont Stakes Win
Blood-Horse | 12 hours ago
BloodHorse Daily is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown season by tapping Lenny Shulman's wonderful look back at each of his 1973 races on the calendar dates of those events.
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Durkin: Shaking Off the Cobwebs
Blood-Horse | 12 hours ago
Nine years have passed since Durkin put his binoculars down and stepped away from a stellar 43-year career as an announcer, 24 of which spent in service as the voice of the New York Racing Association. The last race he called was Aug. 31, 2014.
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Keeler Johnson’s Belmont Stakes 155 Selections
Blood-Horse | 20 hours ago
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont S. (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Four Kentucky Derby Runners Returning in Matt Winn
Blood-Horse | 21 hours ago
Churchill Downs' unexpected suspension of races for the remainder of the meet did little to hinder the June 11 $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3), which will now be run two hours west of the Twin Spires at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky.
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Vitement Hopes for Successful Stakes Debut in Tremont
Blood-Horse | 23 hours ago
Showdown Kings' Vitement will make both his stakes debut as well as his first start for trainer Eddie Kenneally in the June 11 $150,000 Tremont Stakes, a 5 1/2-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park.
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Sixteen Stakes on Tap for Laurel Park’s Summer Meet
Blood-Horse | 23 hours ago
Led by the $150,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, an esteemed sprint for 3-year-olds and up, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering 16 stakes worth $1.525 million in purses during Laurel Park's summer meet, which opens Friday.
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HISA’s Anti-Doping Medication Control Ready for Belmont
Blood-Horse | 23 hours ago
While behind the scenes for fans, this year's Belmont Stakes (G1) will see some changes in protocols and testing before and after the race as the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority oversees a classic for the first time.
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New Jersey Racing Commission Strikes Down Cobb
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Amber Cobb was handed a seven-year suspension and $11,000 fine June 7 by the New Jersey Racing Commission for medication/drug violations, in a continuation of a litany of offenses for the trainer dating back to 2021.
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New Vocations Charity Horse Show Raises Over 175K
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
In its 20th year since inception, the New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show Presented by Heider Family Stables raised more than $175,000.
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NYRA, Regulators Monitor Air Quality Ahead of Belmont
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
As the Belmont Stakes (G1) approaches June 10, officials from the New York Racing Association, New York State Gaming Commission, and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Alliance are monitoring the air quality in the Elmont, N.Y., area.
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Allamericanbeauty Capable in Re-Drawn Wonder Again
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Courtlandt Farms' Allamericanbeauty will look to parlay a strong last-out allowance victory at Keeneland into graded stakes company in the $200,000 Wonder Again Stakes (G2T), a 1 1/8-mile inner turf test June 11 for sophomore fillies at Belmont Park.
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Frankel Filly Breaks Inglis Record as Spiteri Stumps Up
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Frankel, the superstar European sire, maintained his place at the top of the 2023 weanling market when a filly by the Juddmonte stallion sold for an Inglis record AU$825,000 on Day 1 of the Great Southern Sale.
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Belmont Distance May Be Heavenly for Angel of Empire
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
For the last few months, the connections of Kentucky Derby (G1) beaten favorite Angel of Empire have been saying, the more distance the better for their 3-year-old. Come Saturday afternoon, Angel of Empire will get plenty of distance.
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FOX Bringing ‘A’ Team for Belmont Stakes Broadcast
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Sports broadcaster Curt Menefee made some friendly discussion June 6, though not with his usual co-hosts on National Football League programs, but with horse trainers.
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Air Quality Protocols Established for NY Horse Industry
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced June 8 enhanced measures to protect horses at New York State racetracks as smoke and haze from ongoing Canadian wildfires continue to impact air quality throughout the state.
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Rice License Revocation Overturned by New York Court
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Linda Rice was relieved of an administrative revocation of her New York trainer's license by order of a New York appellate court on June 8.
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Art Collector Top American in Longines Rankings
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
The 6-year-old son of Bernardini is ranked 13th with a 121 rating. Art Collector is 1-2-0 in three starts this year with a win in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1).
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City of Light Colt Flashes Speed on Day 4 at OBS
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
The fourth session of the June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age under tack show took place June 8 at Ocala Breeders' Sales, where a colt by City of Light blitzed an eighth of a mile in :09 4/5.
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City of Light colt quickest at fourth OBS June Under Tack session
OBS Sales | 1 day ago
Wavertree's Hip 570 speeds an eighth in :9 4/5 (Tibor Slavik photo)
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Ehalt, King Discuss Smoky Haze Around Belmont Park
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
The poor air quality forced NYRA to cancel racing June 8 at Belmont Park.
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Adare Manor Faces Four in Santa Margarita
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Adare Manor will try for her fifth win and third graded stakes victory at Santa Anita in the Santa Margarita Stakes.
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Smoke Cancels Racing at Belmont, Other Tracks June 8
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
The New York Racing Association announced the cancellation of racing June 8 at Belmont Park due to poor air quality conditions forecast to impact Long Island and all of New York State throughout the day.
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Jockey Club Names Florence Vice President of Finance
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
Prior to joining The Jockey Club, Florence served as the vice president of Corporate Accounting for MiddleGround Capital, where she led the finance operations of the private equity firm's management company.
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Pretty Mischievous the One to Beat in Acorn
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
In a 3-year-old filly division with no clear leader, Pretty Mischievous could cement her place at the top with a second grade 1 win in the June 9 $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
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Stacked Mott Barn Has Seven for Belmont Festival Stakes
Blood-Horse | 1 day ago
One could argue the Bill Mott barn has never been this stacked. The nine grade 1 victories Mott posted in 2022—with seven different horses—equaled his most since 2011, and were second only to the 12 he had in 1995, when Cigar accounted for eight.
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