Zilber, top French trainer, dies
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Legendary French trainer Maurice Zilber died on Thursday at the age of 87 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Cairo, Egypt, where he began his career as a Thoroughbred trainer, Zilber in 1956 moved to France where many ...
$150,000 carryover up for grabs
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Following an 11-day break at Aqueduct, horseplayers are naturally champing at the bit to get back in action as racing resumes Friday with a nine-race card that includes a tantalizing pick six carryover of $150,027. The pick six went unhit ...
As foreseen, handle slips significantly
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Hollywood Park ended its 40-day autumn meeting on Sunday with the expected declines in attendance and handle. According to figures released by the track, all-sources average handle on Hollywood races, including ontrack, satellite, and account-wagering sources, was $8,951,903, a drop ...
Leading novice steeplechasers Be Certain and The Price Of Love face off for the third time this year.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Leading novice steeplechasers Be Certain and The Price Of Love face off for the third time this year. As jump racing returns to New Jersey's Monmouth Park on Saturday. The $75,000 Monmouth County Hunt Stakes lured a field of eight, ...
Charles Town intends to offer an open stakes race worth up to $1 million next season.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Charles Town intends to offer an open stakes race worth up to $1 million next season. The West Virginia track announced on Thursday the creation of the Charles Town Classic, a 1 1/8-mile race for 4-year-olds and up, scheduled for April ...
Survived won the $58,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park on Friday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Survived won the $58,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park on Friday. A pacesetting run in which she beat Viva La Flag by a half length. Ridden by Edgar Prado and trained by Tony Dutrow, Survived won for the sixth time in ...
When Bob Baffert decided to leave Indian Blessing in New York with John and Tonja Terranova this summer.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »When Bob Baffert decided to leave Indian Blessing in New York with John and Tonja Terranova this summer. His main charge to them was to try and get the speedy filly to relax. Between the Terranovas, exercise rider Simon Harris, and ...
Neil Howard made official Friday what he has been hinting at for the last week.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Neil Howard made official Friday what he has been hinting at for the last week. Mambo in Seattle, the hard-luck loser of the Travers Stakes, will face Curlin in next Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont ...
There appear to be two schools of thought on the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »There appear to be two schools of thought on the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Saturday. One is that Macho Again is the class of the field and could get a perfect pace setup behind Star ...
Trainer Larry Jones is generally a friendly and easy-going guy.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Horse Racing news | No Comments »Trainer Larry Jones is generally a friendly and easy-going guy. He turns a bit testy, however, when asked whether he thinks the race for champion 3-year-old filly is still up for grabs between his Proud Spell and her arch-rival, Music ...
