Working With HISA, Racing Surface Testing Makes Strides
The progress on racing surfaces is due in large part to the Racing Surface Testing Laboratory, whose work grew out of the first Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Welfare and Safety of the Raceho...
Gin Gin Seeks Kentucky Oaks Spot in Busher
In the case of the March 2 Busher Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, a victory in the mile $200,000 race for 3-year-old fillies should be enough to deliver a starting spot in the May 3 Lillies for the Fill...
Gotham Starters Could Target Another Derby Day Stakes
When the one-turn mile distance of the Gotham Stakes (G3) is taken into consideration, it's hardly a surprise that a different race on Derby Day at Churchill Downs could be on some of the travel itine...
Alvarado Still ‘On Cloud Nine’ Days After Saudi Cup
Jockey Junior Alvarado was still "on cloud nine" while returning to action Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park, where he rode for the first time since capturing the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 24 aboard Se...
Longtime Maker Assistant Ramsey Starts Training Career
After spending close to a decade as the top assistant for decorated trainer Mike Maker, Nolan Ramsey is striking out on his own. A 27-year-old native of Lexington, Ramsey is the grandson of prominent ...
NFL Champ Coffey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Jockey Basil Frazier, grade 1-winning mare Flag de Lune, and racing writer/broadcaster Jon White named 2024 Washington Racing Hall of Fame inductees. Longtime trainer and former NFL running back Junio...