Charity funding: Two Sheffield community organisations compete to win £20,000 in Sky Bet horse racing
Sheffield Steelkings and Sheffield Mencap and Gateway ice hockey clubs could win big with prize money from York Racecourse and Sky Bet (part of Flutter Entertainment) in the Sky Bet…
Battle: Chase Elliott Vs Joey Logano NASCAR Battle Has Gone Just The Drivers
Chase Elliott and Joey Logano are leading contenders for the 2024 Cup Series championship, with their playoff positions already secured. Their cars are being fine-tuned throughout the regular season, ensuring…
Friday’s Nunthorpe Attracts Field of 14, Asfoora and Big Evs to Lock Horns Again
Friday’s G1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes has attracted a field of 14, with just one of the 15 overnight contenders, Vadream (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}), dropping out of York’s…
Summer Breezes, Sponsored By OBS: August 22, 2024
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the ‘baby’ races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which…
TDN Rising Star The Lion In Winter Breaks York Track Record in the Acomb
Aidan O’Brien trainee The Lion In Winter (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–What A Home {Ire}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}), a €375,000 Goffs Orby yearling, attained ‘TDN Rising Star‘ status…
Camelot’s Los Angeles Defies Group 1 Penalty With Battling Success in the Great Voltigeur
Despite the late scratching of Derby fourth Deira Mile (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), York’s G2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes still produced a thrilling finish as Coolmore and Westerberg’s G1 Criterium…
Justify’s City Of Troy Makes All In International, Breaks Sea The Stars’ Record
Wednesday’s G1 Juddmonte International Stakes attracted its first double-digit field since Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) defeated 11 rivals in 2016 and this year’s renewal witnessed a performance for the ages…
Receiving Barns: `Let’s Clean Up the Sport, And The Stalls’
On Nov. 9 last year, veteran trainer Steve Klesaris shipped his mare She’s Awesome from Delaware Park to Aqueduct to compete in the second race. When she arrived, the receiving…
Ryan Picks Jerkens For Book’em Danno
After entering stable star Book’em Danno (Bucchero) in both Friday’s Robert Hilton Memorial at Charles Town and Saturday’s GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S., trainer Derek Ryan confirmed Wednesday that…
‘I Wish They Made a Lot of Small Horses Like Him’: Magnier Lauds City Of Troy
YORK, UK — Those rather dangerous words issued last October after the Dewhurst don’t seem quite so bold now. “He’s our Frankel,” said City Of Troy’s part-owner Michael Tabor back…
NHC And BCBC Contest Set For Saturday At Monmouth
An $800 NHC & BCBC Handicapping contest, with cash prizes also awarded to the top 10 finishers, will be available online and onsite at Monmouth Park on Saturday, Aug. 24,…
Velazquez To Serve Three-Day Suspension For Spa DQ
John Velazquez, the winningest jockey in the history of Saratoga Race Course, will serve a three-day suspension Aug. 28-30 stemming from the disqualification of his mount from a win in…
Wootton Bassett’s 340K Half To Arrest Off The Mark On Debut For Juddmonte
Wednesday’s seven-furlong novice at Kempton looked an intriguing affair on paper and Juddmonte’s newcomer Detain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}–Nisriyna {Ire}, by Intikhab) came through his first test with flying colours…
Honest Mischief’s Sacrosanct Easy Debut Winner at the Spa
2nd-Saratoga, $90,000, (S), Msw, 8-21, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.65, ft, 3 1/4 lengths. SACROSANCT (c, 2, Honest Mischief–Vibrato, by Unbridled’s Song), the 8-5 favorite, strode home an easy 3 1/4-length victor…
Breeding Digest: Yoshida’s Parting Shot Proves A Bargain
Once again American investors have shown an increasing receptivity to European bloodlines, this time at the big yearling sale in Deauville. For now, however, we’re still only talking about a…
For Senor Buscador, The Pat O’Brien A Starting Point
For a horse that has won the richest race in the world, Saturday’s $250,000 GII Pat O’Brien S. at Del Mar might not seem like an overly difficult spot. But…
Brown Has Sierra Leone And Unmatched Wisdom Ready For The Travers Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.–In an intriguing GI Travers Stakes loaded with talent and questions, will anyone be surprised if ‘TDN Rising Star’ Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) wins? Nope. Although it is…
‘Now is the Moment’ Redvers Relishing Queen of the Pride’s Yorkshire Oaks Bid
Eight fillies and mares of contrasting recent fortunes line up for Thursday’s G1 Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks, with the appropriately named Queen Of The Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion) currently edging…
Nine-time Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel named honorary event official for Coke Zero Sugar 400
Nine-time Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel will serve as honorary event official for the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 25. Dressel is fresh…
Richard Childress Racing loses Richmond penalty appeal
The National Motorsports Appeals Panel today heard and considered an appeal of a Behavioral penalty issued on August 14, 2024 to driver Austin Dillon, owner Richard Childress and spotter Brandon…