The New York State Gaming Commission’s Equine Medical Director and all three stewards will be made available to the media to address any incidents that occur during races on Sept. 3, 2022 at Saratoga Race Course. Source
Month: August 2022
TERF Awards $65,000 in Grants
With the vision and mission of bettering the life of Thoroughbred, TERF primarily aims to support students in pursuit of education in Equine Medicine and to fund research efforts which better the life of the Thoroughbred horse. Source
First Captain in JC Gold Cup Adds to Big Day for Owners
It’s surely a monumental weekend for a stable when the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) is its “other” race of the day. Yet for Terry Finley and his partners that succinctly explains their to-do list for Sept. 3. Source
Secret Oath Will Stay Behind When Saratoga Meet Ends
Secret Oath, runner-up to Nest in the CCA Oaks (G1) and Alabama (G1), will remain in Saratoga after the meet ends on Sept. 5. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said his Kentucky Oaks winner will train at the Spa as she waits for the Cotillion at Parx Sept. 24. Source
Charge It Won’t Make Pennsylvania Derby
Charge It, who missed the Travers Stakes (G1) because of a foot abscess, will not run in Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing because of it. Trainer Todd Pletcher said he ran out of time to make that race. Source
In Love, Law Professor Lead Overflow Tapit Stakes
Grade 1 winner In Love will seek to bounce back from losses in 2022 with a class drop into the $400,000 Tapit Stakes Sept. 1 at Kentucky Downs. Source
New York Board to Discuss Belmont Park Development
New York State is looking to ease tensions over development at Belmont Park, which included a new arena for the NHL’s New York Islanders, and local residents of Floral Park who have seen increased traffic and noise since the opening of the arena. Source
F-T Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale Catalog Released
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 512 yearlings for its Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale to be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3–4, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md. Source
Flightline Gets Distance Test in Pacific Classic
Like 2003 Pacific Classic winner Candy Ride, Flightline is a lightly raced phenomenon, and he will be well backed to win this year’s running. Source
Brown Court Hearing Moved to Sept. 16 in Saratoga
The court appearance for trainer Chad Brown scheduled for Sept. 2 has been adjourned and moved to Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. at the Saratoga County Court House in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Source