The 2021 Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale is to be relocated from its base in Fairyhouse to the Tattersalls UK-based headquarters in Newmarket. Source
Month: June 2021
General Admission Tickets for Saratoga on Sale July 1
The New York Racing Association announced June 30 that single-day general admission tickets for the 2021 season at Saratoga Race Course will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com beginning July 1 at 10 a.m. ET. Source
Keeneland Fall Meet Stakes Purses Soar to Record $6M
While Keeneland celebrates its 85th anniversary during the 2021 fall meet in October, the track will offer a race meet record $6 million in stakes purses and an expanded stakes schedule of 22 races. Source
Whip rules in British racing likely to change next year as consultation begins
Rules on use of the whip by jockeys in British racing are likely to change by the spring of next year. Source
Saratoga Live Returns on Fox Sports July 15
The New York Racing Association and FOX Sports June 30 announced the return of Saratoga Live, the critically-acclaimed and award-winning television show providing in-depth coverage and analysis of the 40-day summer meet at Saratoga. Source
Record $6 million in Keeneland Fall Meet Stakes Purses
While Keeneland celebrates its 85th anniversary during the 2021 fall meet in October, the track will offer a race meet record $6 million in stakes purses and an expanded stakes schedule of 22 races. Source
Camera crew expected to recover after Hamilton Park Racecourse fall
The men fell from a mobile platform at Hamilton Park Racecourse on Tuesday afternoon. Source
PHBA Endorses Amendment on Horse Slaughter
The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association has announced its endorsement of an amendment that would ban the transport of American slaughter-bound horses across both state lines and over country borders. Source
O Besos Readies for Indiana Derby for Hot Foley
Trainer Greg Foley has been on a roll, and he hopes that translates into O Besos rolling into the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) winner’s circle at Indiana Grand July 7. Source
Report: Hamdan’s Daughter Hissa to Lead Shadwell
Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum, daughter of the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will take on a leadership role with Shadwell and continue the global Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation, according to a June 29 report by Racing Post. Source