Training will resume on the dirt track at Palm Meadows Training Center Feb. 9 following longer-than-anticipated repairs to the track surface, 1/ST Racing’s executive director of Florida racing operations Billy Badgett said Feb. 8. Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, February 9
Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at Newcastle, Doncaster, Huntingdon and Ffos Las.Source
Zayat Lender Lawsuit Weighed by Kentucky Supreme Court
In Kentucky’s highest court, MGG Enterprises is seeking the right to recoup sales proceeds from the buyers of several Zayat Stables horses and shares of American Pharoah. Those buyers are some of the most prominent names in the Thoroughbred industry. Source
HISA Enforcement Recommends No Action in Lukas Classic
Kentucky “stewards had a reasonable basis to find that the horseshoes worn by Hot Rod Charlie during the 2022 Lukas Classic (G2) did not violate” HISA rules, the HISA enforcement team wrote in a Feb. 8 recommendation to its board of directors. Source
TRF Appoints Armer as Executive Director
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Board of Directors announced Feb. 8 the appointment of Kelly Armer as Executive Director following the forthcoming retirement of Pat Stickney. She will assume her new role March 1. Source
TAA Raises More Than $56K in Recent Auctions
Due to the generosity of their donors, the TAA raised more than $56,000 from the 17 offered VIP experience packages and no guarantee season to Lexitonian. Source
O’Neill Detours Around Baffert Traffic on Derby Road
California-based trainer Doug O’Neill detours Tall Boy to the U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (G3) Feb. 10, looking for a way around the logjam of Bob Baffert trainees back home and a clear shot to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Source
Netflix Documentary to Focus on Road to Kentucky Derby
Horse racing is set to join Netflix’s stable of sports documentaries as the Racing Post understands the streaming service has commissioned a series based on this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). Source
Barajas Returns to Canterbury as Track Superintendent
Barajas will oversee a track crew that often maintains and reconditions the dirt track 18 hours each day using tractors and harrows to fine-tune the track for the racing programs as well as daily training of the horses. Source
KEEP Announces 3 New Board Members
KEEP announces three new board members. Source