Sunday’s stakes races schedule
*-Tokai TV Hai Tokai S. (Jpn-G2) CYO, $1,165,456, 3&up, 11.5f. *-Boylesports Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) CUR, $614,080, 3yo, f, 8f. *-Tattersalls Gold Cup (Ire-G1) CUR, $460,560, 4&up, 10f. *-Vagrancy H. (G2) Bel, $150,000g, 3&up, f&m, 6.5f. *-Connaught Cup S. (Can-G3) WO, $1... read more
Saturday’s stakes races schedule
*-Boylesports Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) CUR, $614,080, 3yo, c&f, 8f. *-*-Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000 (Aus-G1) DOO, $608,270, 3&up, 6.5f. *-My Juliet S. Pha, $250,000g, 3&up, f&m, 6f. *-American 1000 Guineas S. AP, $200,000a, 3yo, f, 8f. *-Ridgewood Pearl S. (Ire-G3) CUR,... read more
Preakness ratings down this year
NBC drew a 6.2 overnight for Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown’s victory at the Preakness, down 3% from a 6.4 last year. Compared to two years ago, when fellow Derby winner Barbaro was expected to win the race and take a step towards winning the Triple Crown, the race was down 11%. NBC average... read more
Big Brown jogs at Belmont
Only in horse racing could a workout be news, but Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown returned to the track Wednesday morning for the first time since his victory in last Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, jogging once around Belmont Park’s sloppy 1 1/2-mile oval. Michelle Nevin, Big Brown’s ... read more
Kentucky could change steroid policy
Members of a Kentucky panel that oversees drug rules for horse racing got into a lively discussion Tuesday about whether the timing is right to tighten the reins on steroid use among thoroughbreds. The Equine Drug Research Council is trying to determine whether Kentucky should become the 11th state ... read more
Betting clitch may have cost thousands in California
An irregularity discovered in “quick pick” superfectas that were wagered on the May 3 Kentucky Derby in Northern California is being investigated by the California Horse Racing Board. The investigation was launched after a bettor at Bay Meadows purchased 1,300 $1 quick picks for the Kent... read more
Bit of Whimsy to race in Just a Game Stakes
Bit of Whimsy will skip Saturday’s Sheepshead Bay Handicap and point instead to the Grade 1, $400,000 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont on June 7. Robin Smullen, assistant to trainer Barclay Tagg, said that the faster pace scenario in the one-mile Just a Game may suit Bit of Whimsy better than the... read more
Despite buzz of Big Brown, Preakness handle down
After four straight years of handle topping $87 million, wagering on the Preakness program declined 15.8 percent in a year-over-year comparison with the 2007 card. All-sources handle, not including separate-pool wagering, was $73,457,510 for the 13-race card, according to data released by the Maryla... read more
Macho Again’s plans up in air
Macho Again, a surprising second in Saturday’s Preakness, came out of the race in good order and was shipped back to trainer Dallas Stewart’s barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning. “He looked to be fine,” Stewart said. “He ate well (Saturday) night. Of course, we didn&#... read more
Icabad Crane may run in Belmont
Trainer Graham Motion said Sunday that he would consider taking Preakness third-place finisher Icabad Crane to the Belmont Stakes. “I think it’s definitely a possibility,” Motion said. “Obviously, we want to see how he is, but I think (jockey) Jeremy (Rose) feels that the dis... read more