Navarro Conspirator Oakes Pleads Guilty to PED Use
October 20, 2021 (21:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Suspended harness trainer Chris Oakes, who conspired with Thoroughbred trainer Jorge Navarro to give performance-enhancing drugs to Thoroughbred racehorses, pled guilty in a hearing before U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil Oct. 20. More...

Time is on Your Side: 5 Tips for Less Doing, More Handicapping
October 20, 2021 (16:15) [ Indexed from Daily Racing News ]
By Ray Wallin Recently a reader emailed me a question. Scatterbrained Scott wanted to know how to get more time to handicap and how to use that time efficiently. This is a problem that I know I lot of part-time horseplayers suffer from. We are trying to juggle our day jobs, handicapping the races and sports, and making sure we devote enough time to our families and loved ones. It can be hard to devote our full attention to handicapping the races with so many other responsibilities in our busy lives, but there are ways you can make the most The post Time is on Your Side: 5 Tips for Less Doing, More Handicapping appeared first on Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News. More...

Connections of Delaware Horse Suspended for Actions
October 19, 2021 (22:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A trainer, assistant, and owner have been suspended and fined by Delaware stewards after the stewards determined that an ordered treatment of a horse was to take away any lameness so that the horse could breeze and be removed from the vet'slist. More...

CTT Proposes Accident Prevention Task Force to CHRB
October 19, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
A teleconferenced committee meeting Oct. 19 of the CHRB provided little specific action related to the potential of penalizing horse trainers for injuries and fatalities but did yield well-received safety proposals from CTT executive Alan Balch. More...

The Bridge Sanctuary Welcomes Blanche
October 19, 2021 (20:45) [ Indexed from Daily Racing News ]
Margaret Ransom, an award-winning writer who has worked in the horse racing industry for decades, recently moved to Texas from California and started The Bridge Sanctuary. Its mission is to bridge the gap from forgotten horses to forever safe horses. Heres her latest rescue story. By Margaret Ransom Hello, Blanche. Id like to introduce you to Purgatory Cat. She is an 18-year-old daughter of Tale of the Cat and the Damascus mare Damearco. But here at The Bridge she is Blanche. We pulled Blanche from a last-chance-before-shipping auction in September because, well, she didnt deserve to be dumped there. Blanche The post The Bridge Sanctuary Welcomes Blanche appeared first on Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News. More...

The Farrell Report: Maryland Million Day, Baffert Horses OKd for Breeders Cup
October 19, 2021 (16:15) [ Indexed from Daily Racing News ]
By Mike Farrell Jim McKay, the legendary host of ABCs Wide World of Sports and a lover of thoroughbred racing, returned from the inaugural Breeders Cup in 1984 with a thought that would not let him rest. Why couldnt his beloved Maryland racing industry stage its own equivalent of the Breeders Cup for horses bred in the state? From McKays vision and dedication sprang a new series in 1986"Maryland Million Day. That great tradition continues Saturday at Laurel Park with a 12-race card topped by the $150,000 Classic. The concept that started in Maryland has now spread across the country The post The Farrell Report: Maryland Million Day, Baffert Horses OKd for Breeders Cup appeared first on Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News. More...

Callaghan Suspended for Shock Wave Therapy Violation
October 19, 2021 (16:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The CHRB issued trainer Simon Callaghan a 15-day suspension and fined him $5,000 Oct. 17 for violating extracorporeal shock wave therapy policy. Stewards cited him for treating the horse Federal Bureau "inside thirty days prior to a workout." More...

BC to Require Enhanced Testing of Baffert's Horses
October 17, 2021 (19:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
All horses trained by Bob Baffert that competein any 2021 Breeders' Cup races will have toundergo enhanced out-of-competition, pre- and post-race testing,and other security protocols, at Baffert's own expense, to participate. More...

Kumin's Homebred Fluffy Socks Takes Sands Point
October 16, 2021 (23:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
If your knowledge of Sol Kumin as a Thoroughbred racehorse owner involves only his purchases of shares of experienced runners, then you do not know the whole story. More...

Jack Christopher Leads Breeders' Cup Workers for Brown
October 16, 2021 (23:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Before winning the two graded stakes in North America Oct. 16"the Sands Point (G2T) with Fluffy Socksand the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T) with Shantisara"trainer Chad Brown got to work readying his horses for the Breeders' Cup. More...

Jack Christopher Leads Brown's Breeders' Cup Workers
October 16, 2021 (22:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Before winning the two graded stakes in North America Oct. 16"the Sands Point (G2T) with Fluffy Socksand the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1T) with Shantisara"trainer Chad Brown got to work readying his horses for the Breeders' Cup. More...

Lopez Injures Shoulder in One-Horse Meadowlands Spill
October 16, 2021 (18:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
New Jersey's perennial leading jockey, Paco Lopez, injured his left shoulder the evening of Oct. 15 at Meadowlands when his mount in the third race, Voter Protection, broke down and fell entering the first turn of the 1 1/16-mile turf race. More...

Bella Sofia Connections Ante Up for Gamine Battle in BC
October 15, 2021 (22:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The anticipated presence of champion Gamine in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 6 at Del Mar has dissuaded some connections from running horses there, but not the Bella Sofia camp. More...

The Lineup: Champions Saturday at Ascot
October 15, 2021 (21:45) [ Indexed from Daily Racing News ]
By Richard Rosenblatt And now, a slight TV upgrade for your horse racing viewing pleasure: FOX Sports will have live coverage of British Champions Day from Ascot Racecourse in England on Saturday. The New York Racing Association has partnered with FOX, and Englands richest day of racing will air on FS2 from 8-11:30 a.m. (ET). Americas Day at the Races will feature live racing from Belmont Park, from 12:30-3:30 p.m., on FS2. TVG will have its usual live coverage of races from tracks around the country. Four Group 1 turf races are set for Ascot topped by the $1.5 million The post The Lineup: Champions Saturday at Ascot appeared first on Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News. More...

Zulueta Changes Plea to Guilty in Doping Scandal
October 15, 2021 (17:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Trainer Marcos Zulueta changed plea to guilty in an expansive horse-doping scheme and faces up to three years in prison and up to $100,000 fine. More...

Lerner 'Closing Up Shop' on Training Career
October 14, 2021 (21:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Andrew Lerner said Oct. 14 he is closing up shop as a horse trainer to focus on other endeavors, though he plans to remain involved in the sport as an owner. More...

KHRC Latest to Take Action on Cargo Ship Travel
October 14, 2021 (19:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission issued a warning Oct. 14 to licensees regarding recent reports of inhumane, dangerous, and sometimes lethal practices used in transporting horses internationally, via cargo ship, from the United States. More...

Sizing Up the Breeders Cup Classic: Edge to Essential Quality
October 14, 2021 (16:00) [ Indexed from Daily Racing News ]
By Ed McNamara Starting in 1984, the Breeders’ Cup has saved its best for last: 3-year-olds and older horses going 1 1/4 miles in the megabucks Classic, the season’s grand finale. With the racing world watching, the Classic has created an endless highlight reel. Longshot Wild Again taking down Gate Dancer and Slew O’ Gold in the first one. Ferdinand nosing out Alysheba. Sunday Silence holding off archrival Easy Goer. Arcangues scoring at an insane 133-1. Cigar capping a perfect season. Tiznow taking back-to-back photo finishes over European superstars. Zenyatta beating the boys, then losing a heartbreaker to Blame the The post Sizing Up the Breeders Cup Classic: Edge to Essential Quality appeared first on Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News. More...

Arc Winner Torquator Tasso Moves up in World Rankings
October 14, 2021 (14:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Following his dramatic victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), Torquator Tasso, with a 125 rating,is the biggest mover in the eighth edition of the 2021 Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. More...

Bill to End NY Jockey Coupling Rule Reaches Governor
October 14, 2021 (00:45) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Lawmakers Oct. 13delivered to Gov. Kathy Hochul legislation given final approval in June to end a New York racing rule that required horses ridden by Trevor McCarthy and Katie Davis to be coupled for wagering purposes if they rode in the same race. More...