After the Finish Line Hosts Saddle Towel Fundraiser
After the Finish Line is hosting the horse racing industry's largest fundraiser of saddle towels donated by 32 racetracks and trainers across the United States to benefit off-track Thoroughbreds. The ...
Lieblongs Purchase Nyquist Colt for $2.25M at Keeneland
Breeders Fred Hertrich III and John Fielding strike gold Sept. 16 during the third day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, selling a Nyquist colt for $2.25 million out of a Bernardini mare Her...
Congress Advances Horseplayer-Friendly Tax Legislation
A bill that includes an industry-backed provision to restore horseplayers' ability to claim 100% of their losses against any winnings in tax filings took a step forward Sept. 16....
War Court Must Catch Maycocks Bay to Take Durham Cup
Searching for his breakthrough moment at the graded level, War Court meets Maycocks Bay and three other foes in the CA$175,000 Durham Cup Stakes (G3), a 1 1/16-mile main-track test Sept. 19 at Woodbin...
Test Winner Explora Returns in Dogwood
Parx Racing, which stages the Cotillion (G1) and the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) Sept. 19, is not the only track with a grade 1-winning 3-year-old in action Saturday. Explora also competes in the $300,000...
Big Fields, Lucrative Purses Enliven Belmont Undercard
As much as the racing end of the Sept. 18 opening day at the new Belmont Park will be focused on Forever Young in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1), the other eight races on the card should provide...
Overall Handle Increases at Del Mar, CAW Play Drops
Del Mar reports an overall 3.1% increase in its summer handle. Computer-assisted wagering handle on the Del Mar meet fell 6.7%, while the larger non-CAW portion of the handle rose 6.6%....
LTBA, Louisiana Downs to Award Scholarships Sept. 19
The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Louisiana Downs will collectively award four scholarships, each valued at $1,000, on Sept. 19, Louisiana Cup Day. ...