Eight days prior to the 138th Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby winner Orb continued to gallop at Belmont Park. Trained by Shug McGaughey, the 3-year-old colt galloped 1 1/4 miles with exercise rider Jenn Patterson.
Churchill Downs was the scene Friday of several Preakness Stakes hopefuls galloping as they prepare for the 138th edition of the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
Animal Kingdom, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup, will conclude his championship career on June 18 at Royal Ascot in England with the Queen Anne Stakes.
Kentucky Derby winner Orb galloped Thursday morning at Belmont Park over a sloppy track. Trainer Shug McGaughey said that the 3-year-old colt will make his way to Pimlico the beginning of next week.
Betfair Hollywood Park will close by year's end and the 75-year-old racetrack property in Inglewood will be developed by its owner.
Hollywood Park, site of the inaugural Breeders' Cup in 1984, will not seek racing dates for 2014. The historic track will conclude its place in thoroughbred racing with the 2013 autumn meeting.
This year marks the 68th season of thoroughbred racing at Monmouth Park on the New Jersey shore. Currently operated by the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, the racetrack is already lining things up for the expected advent of sports betting in the Garden State.
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez could have retained the mount on Orb for the Kentucky Derby but instead rode Verrazano in the Run for the Roses. Two weeks after finishing 14th aboard the Wood Memorial winner at Churchill Downs, Velazquez will guide Itsmyluckyday in the Preakness.
Orb is becoming quite comfortable in the rain.
Ecstatic that his instincts about Golden Soul nearly paid off in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Dallas Stewart didn't ponder the what-ifs.
Orb, the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, will be arriving at Pimlico Race Course on Tuesday, May 14 for the 138th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 18.
Kentucky Derby-pacesetter Palace Malice has been returned to the Belmont Park barn of his trainer Todd Pletcher. The 3-year- old, owned by Dogwood Stable, finished 12th in the 139th Run for the Roses.
Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the unanimous selection as the leading 3-year-old in the latest NTRA rankings.
Orb’s impressive victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby overshadowed what otherwise was a disappointing race for several horses that ran at Gulfstream Park this year.
Jockeyed by Mike Smith, Princess of Sylmar won the Kentucky Oaks after bumping at the start left her in ninth place.
Reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan, ridden by Jose Lezcano, thundered down the stretch to win Saturday's $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.
Race favorite Orb took the lead midway through the stretch to win the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs.
Orb, trained by Shug McGaughey, took care of business in winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby by 2 1/2 lengths over Golden Soul.
Taking a page from the old-school book of training, Rudy Rodriguez guided Grade III winner Vyjack through a three-furlong blowout at Churchill Downs on Thursday morning, two days before the Into Mischief gelding is scheduled to start in the Kentucky Derby.
The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association on Thursday removed its permission for Calder Casino & Race Course to send its simulcast signal to racetracks and other outlets outside Florida.
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