In this week's On Racing: The great jockeys who get to choose how they end their careers consider themselves lucky, and the grandest of all finales occurred 60 years ago this March.
After running a quiet second in the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent Tactic announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials with a devastating rally and widening victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park.
Recent times have been difficult for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, but there was a much different feeling Feb. 6 as he watched the stretch run of the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Inglis Digital USA February Sale closed Feb. 6, further displaying the auction company's status as a reliable venue for trade ahead of the broodmare season, led by broodmare prospect More Than a Diva at $50,000.
Barry and Joni Butzow, who raced Zozos, bred the stallion's first reported foal, who was born Feb. 6 at Equistar Training and Breeding in Pennsylvania.
Delaware Park Casino announces another successful year of raising awareness and funds for various nonprofit organizations in Delaware, donating more than $166,000 for more than 15 different charities.
NYRA announces that guardrails requiring computer-assisted wagering activity to cease at one minute to post in many pools have been suspended for one racing day, Feb. 6, to allow for technical upgrades to the tote system.