Horse Racing
Churchill’s CEO optimistic about online betting
Robert Evans, president and chief executive officer of Churchill Downs, Inc., said Monday that “the status quo has great momentum in the United States Thoroughbred industry” and discussed Churchill’s efforts to alter that situation.
His remarks came at the Kentucky International Equine Summit held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Lexington.
Churchill invested $100 million to develop its Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) business and Evans is confident that the move will pay dividends.
“The online internet ADW business is the way of the future for racing,” Evans said.
Apr 30, 2008, 13:02
Horse Racing
High Hope Steeplechase Set for May 18th
The 42nd running of the High Hope Steeplechase will take place on Sunday, May 18 at the KHP. Gates open at 11 a.m. The High Hope will feature 3 races over brush fences, 1 timber race, an International Amateur Jockey Flat Race, an Obstacle race and for the first time this year “Catch A Riding Star” a flat race over approximately 6 furlongs for the first graduating class from Chris McCarron’s Jockey School run by NARA/KCTCS.
Also featured will be the much anticipated Terrier races, Stick Horse races for children and adults, a clown, bouncy castle and other children’s activities. Some Arts and crafters will be present along with different animal adoption agencies. There is something for all at the High Hope so come and enjoy the fun and get into the spirit of steeplechasing!
Apr 23, 2008, 11:17
Horse Racing
Former Texas Horse of the Year Dixie Meister finishes third in comeback race
Dixie Meister, a multiple Grade 2 winner and the 2006 Texas Horse of the Year, returned from a one-year layoff to finish third in a $72,080 allowance race on April 20 at Santa Anita Park. Grade 1 winner Brother Derek, also making his first start in more than a year, finished second behind winner Mast Track.
Bred by Drs. Ken and Linda Quirk, Dixie Meister has a record of 24-5-3-5 with earnings of $695,370. The 6-year-old Holzmeister gelding, who last raced in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) in Dubai, runs for Gary Tanaka.
Apr 23, 2008, 11:03
Horse Racing
LIVE RACING CALENDAR UPDATES FOR SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
ADDITIONAL LIVE RACING DATES ADDED TO 2008 RACING SEASON
Sam Houston Race Park announces updates to the 2008 live racing calendar with the addition of racing dates for the 2008 Quarter Horse Meet and the 2008 Thoroughbred Meet.
Calendar changes to the 2008 racing calendar include:
Saturday, July 5 - No Racing
Friday, September 12 - New Racing Date Added
Saturday, September 13 - New Racing Date Added
Wednesday, December 31 - New Racing Date Added
Apr 23, 2008, 10:57
Horse Racing
WOODFORD RESERVE® BOURBON TO SPONSOR TURF CLASSIC ON DERBY DAY
Woodford Reserve®, one of America’s fastest growing bourbons, is proud to return as sponsor of the 22nd running of the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, the race immediately preceding the running of the Kentucky Derby®. The Woodford Reserve Turf Classic is one of only four Grade I races taking place at Churchill Downs® during Derby week. The 1 1/8th mile turf race carries a record purse of $500,000, and is for three-year-olds and up. The race will broadcast live on ESPN.
“Woodford Reserve is proud to sponsor such a distinguished race at Churchill Downs on Derby Day,” said Nick Nelson, Woodford Reserve brand manager. “As the only bourbon distillery to have its own stable of race horses, we are proud to be associated with such a superior group of Thoroughbreds.”
Apr 17, 2008, 12:08
Horse Racing
Horseracing & Bourbon Share Common Heritage in KY
The Kentucky Derby® has long been called the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports,” and tradition holds that the event be toasted with an ice cold Mint Julep made with Kentucky’s finest bourbon whiskey. As two of Kentucky’s most recognizable products, horseracing and bourbon have grown up together in the heart of the Bluegrass.
Horseracing in Kentucky was special because of the successful horse farms that existed throughout the Bluegrass. “Bourbon and the thoroughbred horse industry have benefited from the Bluegrass regions abundant supply of cool, mineral-rich limestone water.
Apr 15, 2008, 10:31
Horse Racing
The "Seabiscuit" of the Gold Cup Returns
On Saturday, May 3rd approximately 45,000 spectators will gather at Great Meadow for the 83rd running of the Virginia Gold Cup. This year’s race will commemorate the remarkable career of Saluter, the horse who retired from steeplechase racing after winning the Virginia Gold Cup Timber Stakes six consecutive years and retiring the beautiful Gold Cup trophy.
“We are delighted to have Saluter at this coming Virginia Gold Cup for one last visit at the age of 19 and pay tribute to the bronze statue of himself,” states Dr. William Allison, Virginia Gold Cup race chairman. “This is truly a remarkable horse and once was a super athlete. He has so much heart, he’s truly our equivalent to Seabiscuit.”
Apr 9, 2008, 12:06
Horse Racing
EARLY TIMES CELEBRATES 21st ANNIVERSARY AS “OFFICIAL DRINK OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY®”
Popular Derby Cocktail continues tradition with release of commemorative bottle
For the past 21 years, Early Times Mint Julep has proudly served as the “Official Drink of the Kentucky Derby®.” In celebration of this milestone, Early Times Kentucky Whisky continues its tradition with the release of its 2008 commemorative Kentucky Derby bottle.
During this year’s Derby week, more than 140,000 Early Times Mint Juleps are expected to be served at Churchill Downs®. The ingredients used to make the drinks this year include 280,000 ounces of Early Times Mint Julep mix, 88 tons of shaved ice and 3,286 pounds of Kentucky grown mint.
Apr 7, 2008, 15:26
Horse Racing
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino continues to take shape
Slot machine installation in new casino only a month away;
Renovated grandstand nearly complete
Much activity is underway at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino as construction continues to be on schedule for an early June opening of the new, permanent Las Vegas-style casino, and as live harness racing returns April 5. Conveniently located just 20 minutes north of Indianapolis off Interstate 69, Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will begin its 15th season as a complete entertainment experience, featuring both state-of-the-art gaming and competitive live horse racing, along with expanded dining options and headline entertainment.
Apr 7, 2008, 13:21
Horse Racing
“RIDERS UP!”
(Copyright 2007 by SLQH Racing Publications. Adapted from Fast Horses, Fast Money: The Complete Guide to Quarter Horse Racing, the first book to link new research on real winning racehorses with easy-to-use, step-by-step betting and handicapping strategies. Available at www.fasthorsesfastmoney.com.)
I’m watching the grooms walk their race horses around the dirt-floored paddock, an airy barn-type structure at Los Alamitos Race Course, the southern California track that offers the nation’s best Quarter Horse racing. The smell of liniment is unmistakable—a strong medicinal odor. Behind the paddock fence, racing fans--three- and four-deep--jostle for position, struggling for the best view of their favorite horse, like golf aficionados stretching their necks to ogle a Tiger Woods’ tee shot.
Apr 1, 2008, 10:37
Horse Racing
FAST HORSES, FAST MONEY
I watched preparations begin for Act 3 in the cavernous outdoor theatre. Prepped by the executive producers in their open-air dressing rooms, the nervous stars wore strange facial contraptions and leather adornments. The smell of liniment floated in the air. Brandishing whips like musical conductors, the proud, diminutive actors, who seemed to belong in the Wizard of Oz’s Munchkin-land, strutted past their adoring fans. Wiry and tough, they wore small helmets, black boots, and colorful silk costumes with intricate designs and initials. They mounted their steeds, muscular animals that looked like Thoroughbreds on steroids. Soon the lights were dimmed. Then the curtain lifted, revealing a noisy, chaotic scene. The audience screamed.
Apr 1, 2008, 10:35
Horse Racing
Tribesman Upsets Idiot Proof in Phoenix Gold Cup
After setting blazing fast fractions, Tribesman, just kept on going when challenged by heavily favored Idiot Proof to win the $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup Saturday at Turf Paradise.
Ridden by Chad Schvaneveldt for trainer Roger Hansen, the northern California shipper, Tribesman ($8.80, sizzled the first half mile in :43.17 and was 1 ¾ lengths clear of 4-5 favorite Idiot Proof and David Flores at the wire, stopping the teletimer in 1:07.80 for the 6 furlongs.
Sailors Sunset, with Chris Landeros aboard, rallied strongly to fall a head shy of Idiot Proof, giving California-based horses a sweep of the top three spots in the field of nine older horses.
Feb 22, 2008, 09:45
Horse Racing
Highweight Idiot Proof Tops Phoenix Gold Cup Super Saturday at Turf Paradise
Accepting his 125 pound highweight impost, Idiot Proof, heads a field of nine in the 52nd renewal of the $100,000 Phoenix Gold Cup Saturday at Turf Paradise.
Complementing the Gold Cup will be two turf stakes, the $75,000 Turf Paradise Handicap at 1 1/16 miles and the $50,000 Sun City Handicap, for fillies and mares, at one mile.
Idiot Proof, runner-up in the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, signaled his readiness for the Gold Cup by turning in a bullet four furlong work of :44.3 Monday over the Turf Paradise strip.
Feb 13, 2008, 09:47
Horse Racing
$100,000 Derby, $75,000 Oaks, Saturday at Turf Paradise
Eight 3-year-olds with aspirations to the Kentucky Derby, will try a more modest stepping stone Saturday in the $100,000 Turf Paradise Derby. Eight fillies will also be in the spotlight in the $75,000 Arizona Oaks.
The local Derby will be run at 1 1/16 miles while the Oaks will be contested at one mile.
Although two horses will be shipping in from California local hopeful Ez Dreamer will be the one to beat in the Derby with leading stakes rider Glenn Corbett aboard. Owned by Phoenix-based Triple AAA Ranch and trained by Kory Owens, Ez Dreamer has won half of his six career efforts, including a recent ten-length romp in the Rattlesnake Stakes.
Feb 6, 2008, 14:54
Horse Racing
Pure and Simple Upsets Sun Devil Stakes
Under a confident ride by Glenn Corbett, 23-1 longshot Pure and Simple scored an easy four length victory in the $50,000 Sun Devil Stakes Saturday at Turf Paradise.
“I kept it ‘pure and simple,’” said Corbett. “I just held on and let her do the running.”
Kevin Haslam, ASU’s Development Officer for Intercollegiate Athletics, presented the Sun Devil trophy to trainer Molly Pearson.
Pure and Simple ($48.00) rushed to the lead with a half-mile to the finish, leaving the runnerup prize to Bitterbutsweet who finished second over La Misma - also trained by Pearson - in the field of nine 3-year-old fillies. The winner covered the one mile over a fast track in 1:37.4.
Jan 23, 2008, 11:05
Horse Racing
Corbett Sweeps Weekend Stakes at Turf Paradise
Glenn Corbett, who won Saturday’s Sun Devil Stakes, came right back Sunday to guide Ez Dreamer to an impressive victory in the $50,000 Rattlesnake Stakes at Turf Paradise.
“Another nice horse,” said Corbett, who upset Saturday’s $50,000 Sun Devil Stakes with Pure and Simple ($48.00). “It makes my job a lot easier when they’re this talented.”
Held off the early pace, Ez Dreamer ($8.40) drew away at will in the stretch to post a 9 ¾ length victory over Stormy Highland, who was 2 ¼ lengths in front of Campeone in the field of six 3-year-olds.
Owned by locally based Triple AAA Ranch and trained by Kory Owens, Ez Dreamer covered the one mile in 1:36.60 to register his third win in six efforts for earnings of $79,957.
Jan 23, 2008, 11:04
Horse Racing
2007 AQHA Racing Champions Named
The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, January 16, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association today announced the 2007 AQHA Racing Champions during a ceremony at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City. Hosted by American Quarter Horse authority Tom Dawson, a packed house listened as the 13 horse categories, four horsemen categories, three divisional champions and the world champion were revealed. Following is a list of the champions, votes received, statistics and information in each category.
In each of the age divisions, an overall champion was named. From those three divisional champions, the world champion racing American Quarter Horse was selected. The distance category is for horses that have excelled in races at 550 yards or longer. Canadian champion and Mexican champion nominees are chosen from horses that race predominately in each respective country.
Jan 18, 2008, 09:57
Horse Racing
January 20 is “Old Friends” Day at Santa Anita Racetrack
California racing fans save the date: January 20th will be “Old Friends” day at beautiful Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. The Kentucky-based Thoroughbred retirement facility and the premiere West Coast racetrack will host the get-together and fundraiser. Gates open at 10 am. The event is a special recognition of the many Old Friends patrons and supporters based on the West Coast.
“I speak often with Amy Zimmerman of Santa Anita and also of HRTV,” said Old Friends president and founder Michael Blowen, “So one day I asked her if we could have a day at Santa Anita since we have many supporters there, and she said, ‘sure.’”
Jan 15, 2008, 12:22
Horse Racing
Louisiana Champions Day To Feature Full Racing Card
Big stakes. Top Louisiana-bred Thoroughbreds. The stage is set for Louisiana's version of the Kentucky Derby Day in the form of Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday, December 8.
"The race card set for Louisiana Champions Day is one of the best in the state," said Warren Harang, president of the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. "Louisiana born and bred thoroughbreds have been garnering national attention and Louisiana Champions Day is the perfect showcase for our own."
Dec 8, 2007, 11:04
Horse Racing
2007 Steeplechase Information
Excitement is growing for the Fourth Annual Steeplechase at Oak Ridge. The races are being held Sunday, October 28, 2007, and volunteers are busy transforming the historic Oak Ridge Estate into a first-rate steeplechase track.
On-site preparations begin next week: setting up the portable safety hurdles, prepping the track for hooves and jockeys, and preparing for the needs of the thousands of spectators expected to attend this year’s edition of the Steeplechase at Oak Ridge.
Steeplechase officials will be available on-site beginning the morning of Monday, October 22nd. Race officials and organizers will be available for interviews or live broadcasts. Please call or email to set up a time.
Proceeds from the Steeplechase at Oak Ridge benefit children of the Jubilee Family Development Center and the Hillside Garden Club of Lynchburg. Since its inception, the Steeplechase at Oak Ridge has delivered more than $160,000 for charity. Staff members of the Jubilee Family Development Center are also available for interviews.
Nov 9, 2007, 07:53
Horse Racing
4th Annual Steeplechase at Oak Ridge
Event Raises Funds for the Jubilee Family Development Center and Provides Real Life Experience to Lynchburg’s At-Risk Children
We hope you will join us for the Fourth Annual Steeplechase at Oak Ridge Sunday, October 28, 2007. This year’s event features races sanctioned by the Virginia Steeplechase Association and will bring top horses, riders, trainers and owners for a day of family-friendly activities and fast-paced racing.
Proceeds from the Steeplechase at Oak Ridge benefit children of the Jubilee Family Development Center and the Hillside Garden Club of Lynchburg. Since its inception, the Steeplechase at Oak Ridge has delivered more than $160,000 for charity.
Oct 11, 2007, 16:40
Horse Racing
A Guide to Attending the International Gold Cup
Come join in the fun and experience “true horsepower” on October 20 at the 70th running of the International Gold Cup presented by Porsche of North America and your Washington D.C. area Porsche dealers.
The International Gold Cup is an outdoor, festive event where all are welcomed – if you haven’t attended the event below are some basic tips to plan a great day at the races. We hope to see on the rail.
- The International Gold Cup is a steeplechase race meaning jockeys ride horses over challenging brush and timber fences. There are seven races during the day.
Oct 10, 2007, 11:29
Horse Racing
The Horses are coming, and they’re off! Turf Paradise Opens 52nd Season on October 5th, 2007
Turf Paradise will open its 52nd season on Friday, October 5, 2007. The entire weekend of racing begins Friday, the 5th at 12:30 pm, doors open at 11:00 am. Dave Pratt, of KMLE Country, will host Saturday, October 6 and there is a free Tee shirt given to the first 3,500 fans. The featured race will be the $45,000 Ahwatukee Express Stakes. The family weekend will also have free Bounce House, pony rides and face painting for kids.
Sep 12, 2007, 10:46
Horse Racing
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala
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WHAT: The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame will once again honor those that have enriched the tradition of racing in Texas at its annual Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala on Saturday, October 13.
The gala and induction of Hall of Fame honorees will be held before and during the races on Saturday, October 13, beginning at 4 p.m. The gala includes cocktails, a buffet dinner, and induction of the honorees.
Sep 6, 2007, 11:07
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