Track Renovation Running On Schedule at Indiana Grand
December 10, 2018 (15:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A $700,000 renovation project on the one-mile dirt racetrack at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino is running on schedule and is expected to be completed in March 2019 when the barn area opens for training, the track announced Dec. 10. More...

NYRA Adjusts Race Times for Cigar Mile Card
December 09, 2018 (21:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The New York Racing Association announced Dec. 9 that the running times of three one-mile races on the main track, including the Go For Wand Handicap (G3), have been adjusted. More...

Pumpkin Rumble Holds Off Melmich in Valedictory
December 09, 2018 (18:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Kevin Attard was going to win the 1 3/4-mile race. What was in question until the final strides was which of his two horses would cross the wire first. More...

Artilena Gets Narrow First Stakes Win in Ontario Lassie
December 09, 2018 (18:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Artilena scored her first stakes victory from off the pace in the $125,000 Ontario Lassie for 2-year-old Ontario-bred fillies Dec. 9 at Woodbine. More...

Gunnevera Confirmed for Pegasus World Cup
December 09, 2018 (18:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Salomon Del Valle's Margoth purchased a spot in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), confirming multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera for North America's richest race Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park. More...

Improbable Gives Baffert Fifth Straight Los Al Futurity
December 09, 2018 (01:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
It might be time to just name the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity (G1) the Bob Baffert Futurity. Or at least the Los Alamitos Futurity Presented by Bob Baffert. More...

Vertical Oak Claims Garland of Roses
December 09, 2018 (01:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Kirk and Judy Robison's Vertical Oak continued her upward trajectory Dec. 8 with a 1 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. More...

Trainer Michael Reavis Earns 2,000th Win
December 09, 2018 (01:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Michael Reavis scored victory No. 2,000 Dec. 8 with favored Mckinli'sbabyblues in the second race on the card at Hawthorne Race Course. More...

Underpressure Powers Home in LA Champions Day Classic
December 08, 2018 (20:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
With rain clouds looming over Fair Grounds Race Course& Slots, a sloppy track and the threat of continued rain did nothing to deter Underpressure, who claimed the Dec. 8 $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes. More...

'Improving' Sir Winston Wins Display Stakes
December 08, 2018 (20:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Sir Winston forged to the lead in the final turn and held off a familiar foe to earn his first stakes victory in the $100,000 Display Stakes for 2-year-olds Dec. 8 at Woodbine. More...

Undefeated Kukulkan Romps in Caribbean Classic
December 08, 2018 (19:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Mexico's Triple Crown champion Kukulkan remained unbeaten in 14 career starts when he threw down a 10 1/4-length triumph in the $300,000 Caribbean Classic Stakes at Gulfstream Park Dec. 8. More...

Chasing Yesterday Edges Enaya Alrabb to Win Starlet
December 08, 2018 (19:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Drayden Van Dyke completed a sweep of the grade 1 races at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 8 with Chasing Yesterday's head victory over longshot Enaya Alrabb in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1). More...

Accelerate Begins Preparations for Career Swan Song
December 08, 2018 (13:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
In the first of what will be his final series of workouts before concluding his career in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 26, Accelerate covered four furlongs in :49 in at Santa Anita Park Dec. 8. More...

San Luis Rey, a Year After the Fire
December 07, 2018 (21:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A year after the devastating fire that killed 46 horses at San Luis Rey Training Center, the horrifying memories are still fresh. More...

Melmich, Pumpkin Rumble Headline Valedictory
December 07, 2018 (21:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Multiple graded stakes champ and fan favorite Melmich seeks his second Valedictory crown, while stablemate Pumpkin Rumble goes after his third straight score on the season, both sent out by trainer Kevin Attard. More...

NYRA Announces Upcoming Track Announcer Schedule
December 07, 2018 (15:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The New York Racing Association has announced the track announcer schedule for the 2018-19 winter and spring meets at Aqueduct Racetrack. More...

Ecuador-Based El Kurdo Back in Invitational Cup
December 07, 2018 (13:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Stud David Y Daniel's El Kurdo, second in the Invitational Cup Stakes during last year's Clasico Internacional del Caribe program, will have a chance to improve that finish Dec. 8 at Gulfstream Park. More...

Seeking the Soul, True Timber Target Pegasus
December 07, 2018 (12:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Grade 1-winning millionaire Seeking the Soul and multiple graded stakes-placed True Timberare both headed to the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park, the track confirmed Dec. 7. More...

Ortiz Jr. Aims for More Caribbean Classic Success
December 07, 2018 (12:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
In 2017 Irad Ortiz Jr. was a frequent visitor to the Clasico Internacional del Caribe winner's circle, capturing three of the five stakes in the event held at Gulfstream Park for the first time. More...

NY Regulators to Advance Slate of New Rules
December 07, 2018 (12:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
New York regulators next week will advance new rules affecting everything from equine drug violation penalties and backstretch housing requirements to safety equipment worn at racetracks. More...