World's Best Jockey Dettori Still Looking Forward
December 07, 2018 (12:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Even as Frankie Dettori accepted his fancy watch as 2018 Longines World's Best Jockey during the Hong Kong International Races festivities Dec. 7, he was looking ahead to another stellar year in 2019"and a few more years to come. More...

Vibrance Could Stamp Year for McCarthy in Starlet
December 06, 2018 (17:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Vibrance aims to throw a splash of gravy on what has already been a career season for trainer Mike McCarthy when she faces five challengers in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 8. More...

Glorious Empire Gears Up for Next Start
December 06, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Grade 1 winner Glorious Empire is expected to make his first start since a last-place finish in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) in the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) Dec. 15 at Gulfstream Park. More...

Longtime Oaklawn Track Announcer Terry Wallace Dies
December 06, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Wallace, known as "The Voice of Oaklawn" for decades, began calling races at the Hot Springs track in 1975 and called a record 20,191 consecutive races before ending his streak Jan. 28, 2011. More...

Trainer Kenny Nettles Dies After Battle With Cancer
December 06, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Longtime California trainer Kenny Nettles died Dec. 3 after a battle with cancer, according to his friend Scott Craigmyle, who works in the Los Alamitos Race Course racing office. Nettles was 80. More...

Japanese Horses Loom Large in HK International Races
December 06, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
As usual, Hong Kong holds a strong hand for its biggest day, the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 9 at Sha Tin Racecourse. More...

BackTrack: Pioneerof the Nile Wins CashCall Futurity
December 06, 2018 (06:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
This week is a recap of Pioneerof the Niles victory in the 2008 CashCall Futurity (G1) Dec. 20 at Hollywood Park. The recap, written by Tracy Gantz, ran in the Dec. 27, 2008 magazine. It carried the headline, Looking Ahead. More...

Symposium: Cummings Advocates for Bettors
December 05, 2018 (22:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Pat Cummings, executive director of the fledgling Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, has a long list of issues with the Thoroughbred racing industry in North America and voiced them at the University of Arizona's Global Symposium on Racing. More...

Symposium: Sports Betting Not 'Golden Goose' for Racing
December 05, 2018 (19:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Experts warned those in racing that sports wagering may not be a windfall for the industry. More...

Vertical Oak Seeks Consecutive Wins in Garland of Roses
December 05, 2018 (16:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Multiple graded stakes winner Vertical Oakwill headline a competitive field of five in the$100,000 Garland of Roses for fillies and maresgoing six furlongs Dec. 8at Aqueduct Racetrack. More...

Baffert Seeks to Continue Dominance in Los Al Futurity
December 05, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Even by his standards, Bob Baffert's current spoils are overflowing at a rate to where he must take a measured step back in order to take them all in. More...

Pegasus World Cup Next Target for Hardy Bravazo
December 05, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed Dec. 5 that Calumet Farm's homebred graded stakes winner Bravazo is being pointed toward the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan 26 at Gulfstream Park. More...

Pennington Delivers Aboard Maximus Mischief
December 05, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
In a career that started in 2003 and has featured more than 2,300 victories, jockey Frankie Pennington savored every moment of his biggest win. More...

Ruidoso Downs Deploys Drug-Detecting Dog
December 04, 2018 (20:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The ongoing fight against the use of prohibited drugs in racehorses now features a drug-sniffing dog, and her name is Chini. More...

Wide-Open Classic Headlines Louisiana Champions Card
December 04, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A wide-open field of seven, including stakes winners Underpressure, Grande Basin, and Mageez, is entered in the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes, featured race on the Dec. 8 Louisiana Champions Day program at Fair Grounds. More...

Integrity a Hot Topic on Day 1 of Symposium
December 04, 2018 (14:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The first speaker at the University of Arizona's Global Symposium on Racing focused on two main themes that will continue on through the two-day event"sports wagering and integrity. More...

Del Mar's Fall Meet Concludes With Overall Gains
December 03, 2018 (21:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club completed its fifth fall meet Dec. 2, highlighted by gains in total handle and four weeks of safe racing. More...

Santa Anita Announces Overnight Purse Increases
December 03, 2018 (21:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
In addition to higher purses, horsemen will also find increased benefits for those running in races with purse levels of $30,000 or lower. Other changes, designed to increase field size, come in the first condition allowance category. More...

Los Alamitos Winter Meet Gets Underway Dec. 6
December 03, 2018 (17:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
In addition to the Starlet (G1) and Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity (G1), the Dec. 8 program will feature a live money handicapping contest with as many as three seats available to the 2019 National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas. More...

Asmussen Breaks Remington Single-Season Earnings Mark
December 03, 2018 (05:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Steve Asmussen broke his own record for money earned by horses in a single Remington Park season the night of Dec. 1 when his two runners in the third race finished first and third. More...