CategoriesNews SportsGodolphin and British trainer Charlie Appleby have made the Summer Stakes (G1T) and Natalma Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine a point of emphasis over the past half-dozen years, winning each race twice. As grade 1s worth CA$500,000, they are rewarding, but as part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, they offer the […]
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CategoriesNews SportsGetting the jump on the opposition leaving the turn in the CA$125,000 Toronto Cup Aug. 31 at Woodbine, Chiefswood Stables’ homebred Piper’s Factor defeated favored Swift Delivery , the 3-year-old owned in part by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce via a Team Valor International partnership. BloodHorse: NFL Superstar Travis Kelce Joins Ownership of Swift Delivery Piper’s […]
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CategoriesNews SportsBrightwork ‘s 2024 debut was delayed after she slipped and fell in the paddock before the Aug. 3 Test Stakes (G1), but she made a triumphant return Aug. 31 in the $200,000 Prioress Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course. The six-furlong Prioress, for 3-year-old fillies, looked like a showdown between last year’s Adirondack (G3) and Spinaway […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe last time Godolphin won a graded stakes race for 2-year-olds in New York was in 2019, when Lake Avenue (Tapit ) won the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, and according to Equibase statistics dating back to 2000, the international racing and breeding organization had never won a grade 1 for juveniles at Saratoga Race Course, at […]
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CategoriesNews SportsA Nyquist colt sold for CA$250,000 (US$185,376, CA$1=US$0.75) to top the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s (Ontario Division) Premier Yearling Sale Aug. 28 at Woodbine. Clay Scherer, agent, signed the ticket for the sale topper, the third foal out of the winning Street Cry (IRE) mare Mrs. Hudson. Consigned as Hip 88, the colt is a […]
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CategoriesNews SportsTurf racing at Parx Racing has been suspended until further notice while Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority officials make plans for a course examination from the Racing Services Testing Laboratory and HISA’s Track Surface Advisory Group. The safety and condition of the Parx turf course were called into question after Causes Trouble was fatally injured […]
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CategoriesNews SportsWhen you access your favorite streaming service such as Netflix or Hulu, you expect to find a blockbuster movie like “Barbie” or “Twister.” Mega stars like Tom Cruise or Meryl Streep. Maybe “The Rock.” But coming soon to your television or streaming device may be … Mike Repole? Racetrack regulars may have noticed a filming […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe series of stakes for 2-year-old fillies comes to a close on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course with the Spinaway (G1), which has attracted a field of 11, seven of which have already posted a win at the meet. Despite winning twice from three starts at the Spa, The Queens M G is the second […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe Sept. 1 $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course was always on the calendar for Arthur’s Ride . It was the Whitney Stakes (G1) that was the audible which resulted in a touchdown. Jumping from a 12 3/4-length score in a mile-and-a-quarter allowance optional claimer at Saratoga to the Whitney […]
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CategoriesNews SportsInnovative book retailer, philanthropist, and successful Thoroughbred owner/breeder Leonard “Len” Riggio died Aug. 27 in New York City, according to a family spokeswoman and reported by multiple media outlets. He was 83 and had Alzheimer’s disease. Riggio raced and bred under the name My Meadowview, a farm he owned on Long Island, N.Y., that began […]
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