Belmont Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Dornoch and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure are tied atop the first week of tabulated votes for the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings. Source
Month: July 2024
Neat Seeks Grade 2 Win in Hall of Fame Stakes
The first time Neat tackled a grade 2 turf stakes, it did not go as planned. His second try should be more productive. Source
Iowa Owners Sue HISA Over Prairie Meadows Assessment
The track’s assessment fee this year is $1,187,942 before credits for commission duties done on behalf of HISA are factored into the equation. But owners in Iowa disagree with the fee and HISA’s ability to impose penalties. Source
Society Man, Dragoon Guard Top West Virginia Derby
Trainer Danny Gargan, enjoying a career-best year with two grade 1 wins from Dornoch and stable earnings of more than $3.2 million, can pad that tally when Society Man races Aug. 4 in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer. Source
HorsePlayers Happy Hour – July 25, 2024
HorsePlayers Happy Hour is back with a 7-race lineup that all takes place during the live stream with racing from Del Mar and Saratoga. The $20 contest starts with the first Del Mar race at 5 ET, the same time as the stream begins. PTF and JK from In the Money Media will kick off the coverage and look to interact with live viewers in the comments as we as a group try to find a few winners. Special guests are expected including Matt Miller, author of the new book, A Bettor Way of Thinking (abettorwayofthinking.com) and Tyler Hoffman, one of our BCBC Diaries regulars who just won his Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge seat this past weekend via the Haskell challenge. HorsePlayers Happy Hour is an interconnected series of contests with $20,000 added to the pool where you only have to play one week to possibly win part of that extra money. It's also a feeder for the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge with two extra ways to win into that prestigious contest. Best of all, the house cut goes to equine aftercare. To sign up to play, go to horseplayers.com Source
Chancer McPatrick Comes from the Clouds in Spa Maiden
Maiden Watch: Week of July 22-July 28 Source
Aidan O’Brien rues absence of rival Rosallion as Kyprios saunters to imperious victory on day one of Glorious Goodwood – as Audience puts himself in line for a trip to The Breeders Cup
DOMINIC KING AT GOODWOOD: Rare are the moments when racing’s biggest rivals in agreement but, after splitting prizes, Coolmore and Godolphin were united in disappointment.Source
Notable Speech Looks to Bounce Back in Sussex Stakes
Charlie Appleby believes Two Thousand Guineas (G1) hero Notable Speech (GB) has been showing all the right signs in his bid to bounce back to his best in the July 31 Sussex Stakes (G1) at Goodwood. Source
Longtime Florida Horsewoman Mansfield Dies at 74
Sherry Mansfield built from the ground up a successful lifelong career in training, breeding, and racing Thoroughbreds. Source
Kyprios Sets Course Record Despite Slip in Goodwood Cup
Those watching this year’s Goodwood Cup (G1) July 30 were treated to an authoritative display by Ireland’s superstar stayer. For Kyprios, it was just another Tuesday. Source