Seeking the Soul Proves Best in Ack Ack
September 30, 2018 (04:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Charles Fipke's homebred Seeking the Soul, winner of last year's Clark Handicap presented by Norton Healthcare (G1) bounced back to win the one-turn mile Ack Ack Stakes (G3) Sept. 29 at Churchill Downs. More...

Abel Tasman Seeks First Santa Anita Stakes in Zenyatta
September 29, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
With all the success she's had at racetracks across country, China Horse Club and Clearsky Farms' Abel Tasman is still in search of her first stakes score where she's spent most of her career training, at Santa Anita Park. More...

Stormy Liberal Wins Another Photo in Eddie D Stakes
September 29, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
If there's a turf sprint in Southern California and Stormy Liberal is entered, good luck to everyone else. More...

Vasilika, Cambodia Meet Again in Rodeo Drive
September 29, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Vasilika and Cambodia, the top finishers from the Sept. 1 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar, will meet again with a grade 1 on the line Sept. 29 in the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park. More...

CHRB Addresses Late Odds Changes
September 28, 2018 (02:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The California Horse Racing Board discussed and considered a proposal Sept. 27 that would require the final odds of any race in the state to be displayed "within five seconds of the close of wagering." More...

Lukas Classic Make or Break Time for Mind Your Biscuits
September 28, 2018 (02:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
With the 10-furlong Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Dirt Mile (G1), and six-furlong Twinspires Sprint (G1) all in play to gain Mind Your Biscuits' presence, trainer Chad Summers is sending his charge out for a trial run of sorts this weekend. More...

Florida Horsemen File Suit Over Calder Jai Alai Permit
September 28, 2018 (02:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The Florida HBPA has filed a lawsuit questioning the validity of a permit a state regulator issued to Calder Race Course that would allow the Churchill Downs Inc. track to conduct summer jai alai and abandon its commitment to Thoroughbred racing. More...

Illness in Check, Moquett Set for Breeders' Cup
September 27, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Diagnosed with an autoimmune condition in early 2018, Moquett is finally getting back to his old self and ready to take on the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs. More...

West Coast Takes on Accelerate in Awesome Again Stakes
September 27, 2018 (08:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Multiple grade 1 winners Accelerate and West Coast are set to face off in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) Sept. 29 at Santa Anita Park, but while one is in top form, the other might need some time to get to his best. More...

Decision Looms for Breeders' Cup-Bound Firenze Fire
September 26, 2018 (03:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
It remains an open question whether the effort might come in the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) or the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), the latter a one-turn race given Churchill's configuration. More...

KY Rules Update Provides Chance for Trainer Rebuttal
September 26, 2018 (03:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
As part of a comprehensive updates of its rules, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved an update that specifically will allow trainers with a medication positive to provide rebuttal during hearings. More...

Signora Cabello Seeks First G1 Score in Cheveley Park
September 26, 2018 (03:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
John Quinn believes Signora Cabello is the best 2-year-old filly he has ever trained and has his sights set on her turning the tables with Darley Prix Morny (G1) conqueror Pretty Pollyanna in Saturday's Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (G1). More...

Irish War Cry Retired, Will Stand in Maryland in 2019
September 25, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Multiple graded stakes winner Irish War Cry has been retired and will enter stud at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., for the 2019 season, the farm announcedSept. 25. A stud fee will be announced at a later date. More...

Rivals No MATCH for Jessica Krupnick
September 25, 2018 (07:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
One week after taking the lead in the race for the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series overall championship, Sycamore Racing V's Jessica Krupnick held off challenges by three horses in three different divisions to secure the title. More...

Yulong Warrior Wins First U.S. Stakes in Getaway Day
September 25, 2018 (07:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Yuesheng Zhang's well-traveled Yulong Warrior has raced on three continents in his 10-race career and has now won stakes on two after his score in the $100,000 Getaway Day Stakes Sept. 23 at Emerald Downs. More...

Abel Tasman Top Female in Latest NTRA Poll
September 25, 2018 (06:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Following Monomoy Girl's Cotillion Stakes (G1) Sept. 22 at Parx Racing, where she finished first but was disqualified to second behind Midnight Bisou, Abel Tasman moved into the best spot of any female in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. More...

Radio, Television Coverage Planned for Busy Week
September 25, 2018 (04:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The Road to the Breeders' Cup World Championships resumes this weekend in a big way, with eight domestic Challenge Series "Win and You're In" races Saturday, Sept. 29. More...

New York Change Would Relax Claiming Price Rule
September 25, 2018 (04:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
State regulators in New York are moving to relax rules regarding claiming races established in the wake of the high-profile rash of equine deaths during the 2012 Aqueduct winter meet. More...

Aztec Sense Extends Win Streak Pa Derby Champion
September 22, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Joseph Besecker's Aztec Sense extended his win streak to seven with a frontrunning score in the $150,000 Pa Derby Champion Stakes Sept. 22, but it was the competition he faced at Parx Racing that made the four-length victory particularly notable. More...

Latrobe Sister Pink Dogwood Breaks Maiden at Gowran
September 22, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Filly is fourth winner from as many to race out of Question Times More...