Maiden Watch: July 1-July 7 Source
Month: July 2024
Maclean’s Music Colt Topping F-T Sale at $500K
A Maclean’s Music colt (Hip 170) took the top spot in today’s Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale after selling for $500,000 to John Stewart’s Resolute Bloodstock. Bridlewood Farm bred and raised the colt out of the family of grade 1 winner A Z Warrior. Source
California Crown Tops Autumn-Meet Stakes at Santa Anita
Santa Anita will host 22 stakes, including the inaugural $1 million California Crown (G1), during its 16-day Autumn Meet starting Friday, Sept. 27. Source
IFHA Chair Receives ‘The Order of the Rising Sun’ Honor
“The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” was bestowed upon the IFHA chair Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges by the government of Japan at a July 2 ceremony. Source
Tips, Trends for Betting Upcoming Saratoga Meeting
If you are a serious horseplayer and you are not already looking forward to the Saratoga Race Course meet, it might be time to check your pulse because Saratoga is the summer place to be for handicappers and horse racing aficionados. Source
Goodman Keynote Speaker for Horse Racing Women’s Summit
The Horse Racing Women’s Summit is thrilled to announce that Katie Goodman will be the keynote speaker for the 2024 Summit, which will be held Sept. 25-27 in Arcadia, Calif. Source
Kitasan Black Colt Tops JRHA Sale Weanling Session
After two of his progeny topped the July 8 yearling session of the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale, Kitasan Black delivered a clean sweep July 9 when one of his colts, Hip 364, led the foal session of the two-day sale. Source
No Movement Among Leaders in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Racing action this past week resulted in no changes to the top 10 horses ranked in the most recent NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, which National Treasure leads over Senor Buscador. Source
City of Troy Receives Incentives for California Crown
1/ST Racing will extend the automatic qualifier, entry, and travel incentives for the inaugural running of the $1 million California Crown (G1) at Santa Anita Park to City of Troy. Source
Assiniboia Alters Schedule, Stakes Due to Quarantine
Assiniboia Downs announces a temporary change to its racing schedule for the remainder of the meet due to proactive measures taken in response to a mid-June discovery of equine infectious anemia in a single horse there that resulted in a quarantine. Source