As the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority fights multiple lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the new organization, it remains to be seen when, whether, and how it will implement new…
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Road to the 2022 Breeders’ Cup: Stephen Foster, Princess Rooney Headline Holiday Weekend
Another Triple Crown season is in the books following Mo Donegal’s win in the June 11 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. Now, for fans following the upper echelon of the sport,…
View From The Eighth Pole: How Transparency Can Build Greater Confidence In The Game – Horse Racing News
Still image from patrol films of Delaware Park race on June 25 Horseplayers like to complain. They invent more conspiracies than Rudy Giuliani. I’ve hung around the track long enough…
Where to Watch/Listen: July 4 Holiday Weekend 2022
The Road to the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships returns this upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend with two Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” preps on the schedule. Overall, the…
Thoroughbred Survives Severe Case Of Life-Threatening Pneumonia; Gives Birth To Healthy Foal – Horse Racing News
Lillipad overcame a case of severe pleuropneumonia after being treated for several months at the UC Davis veterinary hospital. Lillipad, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred mare, was presented at a breeding sale…
Old Friends Farm a Decades-Long Journey for Michael Blowen
Michael Blowen glanced at the 1977 Sports Illustrated cover of Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew when it arrived in the mail and immediately discarded it. A horse on the cover…
HISA Registrations Approaching 40,000 Ahead of July 1 Deadline – Horse Racing News
by Press Release|06.27.2022|6:40pm Thoroughbred racing participants and administrators across the country are preparing for the official implementation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which will take place this Friday,…
Stackin’ Cheddar: Remembering Gun Runner’s Risen Star Triumph
This marks the latest edition of “Stackin’ Cheddar: Looking Back,” a new biweekly series on America’s Best Racing. Here, we’ll look back on an early race in the careers of…
‘It’s Been A Lot Of Hard Work And A Lot Of Help From All My Friends’: Jockey Walter Rodriguez Posts First Career Win At Laurel Park – Horse Racing News
by Maryland Jockey Club Press Office|06.26.2022|8:06pm Walter Rodriguez receives the traditional dousing after winning his first career race at Laurel Park (Maryland Jockey Club photo) Rationalmillennial, a 3-year-old filly owned…
Nautilus, Ola Perfecta Secure Breeders’ Cup Berths With Respective Wins in Brazil, Peru – Horse Racing News
by Press Release|06.26.2022|8:40pm Ola Perfecta winning Gran Premio Pamplona (José de La Cruz photo) Stud Valentin and Jarussi’s 3-year-old Nautilus won the 1 ½-mile Grande Premio Brasil (G1) at Hipodromo…