The Supplemental Catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s 2021 October Yearling Sale is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The two-day sale is Oct. 12-13. Source
Month: September 2021
Keeneland to Debut Turf Pick 3 Wager
Keeneland has announced a number of wagering opportunities, including the new Keeneland Turf Pick 3, for handicappers of all levels during the Fall Meet from Oct. 8-30. Source
CDI Sells Arlington Property to Chicago Bears
Arlington International Racecourse owner Churchill Downs Inc. announced Sept. 29 that it has sold the 326-acre track property in Arlington Heights, Ill., to the Chicago Bears. Source
New Coalition to Press Economic Importance of NY Racing
Amid increasing protests over state-authorized subsidies to the horse racing industry, a coalition of racing, business, union, and farming interests is being formed to press the economic importance of the Thoroughbred and harness sectors in New York. Source
Encouraging Outcome at F-T California Fall Sale
Yearlings proved extremely popular in the California market, as demonstrated by the strong showing at the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings and Horses of All Ages Sale. Strong attendance was seen among the pleasant fall weather at Fairplex. Source
Grace Adler Looks to Shine in Chandelier
Willow Grace Farm and Michael Lund Petersen’s Grace Adler, a romping winner of the Del Mar Debutante (G1), heads a field of seven 2-year-old fillies as she stretches out for the $200,000 Chandelier Stakes (G2) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita Park. Source
Expanded Road to Derby on Fair Grounds Stakes Schedule
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced that 59 stakes worth a combined $7.795 million, up more than $600,000 from last season, will be offered during the 80-day, 2021-22 Thoroughbred meet, which is set to begin Thanksgiving Day. Source
Knicks Go Back on Top in BC Classic Rankings
Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go hopped over stablemate Essential Quality and back into first place in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings, a weekly poll of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Source
Crazy Beautiful Catches Eye in Seneca Overnight Stakes
Before she has a date at Fasig-Tipton in The November Sale, Crazy Beautiful has some business to finish on the racetrack. She headlines a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in action Oct. 1 at Churchill Downs in the $160,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes. Source
Corniche, Rockefeller Among Seven in American Pharoah
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, already with nine victories in the race currently known as the American Pharoah Stakes (G1), has three opportunities to extend his record-setting tally when he runs Corniche, Rockefeller, and Flying Drummer. Source