Multiple graded stakes winner Bird Song has been purchased to continue his stud career in Saudi Arabia in a deal brokered by Chad Schumer, Schumer Bloodstock announced Sept. 29. Source
Month: September 2020
1994 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Adam Kondrat dies aged 53
Kondrat rode The Fellow in four Gold Cups and the pair were twice beaten a short-head, by Garrison Savannah in 1991 and Cool Ground in 1992.Source
Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Wednesday, September 30
Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Wednesday’s meetings at Nottingham, Kempton, Bangor-on-Dee, and Huntingdon. Source
KY Riding-Crop Rule Modified to Emphasize Suspensions
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Rules Committee passed a motion Sept. 29 that will modify the riding-crop regulation it passed in June to emphasize suspensions for jockeys committing offenses rather than monetary penalties. Source
Speedy Factor This Draws Outside in Dinner Party Stakes
It appears there won’t be much time for a breather for Factor This in the early running of the $250,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G2) when the speedy son of The Factor tries to nail down his fifth stakes win of the season. Source
National Steeplechase Association to Livestream Races
The National Steeplechase Association (NSA) announced today the fall season’s first sanctioned race meet, The Foxfield Fall Races, will take place Sunday, October 4 in Charlottesville, VA. Source
Breeders’ Cup Announces Fan Contest Tied to Preakness
The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, today announces the $5k Preakness Spin to Win contest. Source
Whitmore Looks for Elusive Second Phoenix Win
After coming up short of earning a second win in the Stoll Keenan Ogden Phoenix Stakes (G2) the past two years, veteran sprinter Whitmore will give the six furlong test at Keeneland a fourth try Oct. 2 when he faces an expected 11 rivals. Source
Eastern Bay, Laki to Meet Again in De Francis Dash
After breaking through for his first stakes victory in the Polynesian Stakes last out, Eastern Bay will try to add more black type to his résumé in the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes (G3) Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course. Source
Chalon Could Try for Skipat Repeat
The top three finishers from the Alma North Stakes are entered back against each other in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes Presented by Runhappy, a six-furlong dash for fillies and mares Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course. Source