World Series champion turned horse racing enthusiast Jayson Werth has been active at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale with his new venture Icon Racing, a syndicate bringing together iconic people with iconic horses. Source
Month: September 2024
TV Schedule: FanDuel TV to Cover Pennsylvania Derby
This week’s radio and television schedule for racing from America’s Best Racing. Source
Old Friends Hosts Racing’s Black Pioneers Exhibit
Old Friends will host The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers, a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Keeneland Association and developed and shared by the Keeneland Library. Source
Pennsylvania Derby at a Glance: Dragoon Guard Poised
The $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing attracted one of the stars of the Triple Crown. Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey is among a field of 11 as he looks to get back on the winning track after losses in his past two starts. Source
McPeek Active at Keeneland September Sale
McPeek, one of the leading trainers in North America, has been very active at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, with 26 purchases for a total of $4,887,000 through Sept. 17. Source
Bentornato Seeking First 2024 Win in Gallant Bob
The son of Valiant Minister finished 1 1/2 lengths back in second in the Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Aug. 23. Prior to that, the colt was a distant third in the Saudi Derby. Source
Top horse trainer Mel Eggleston hit with shock cocaine charges after police raided his stables
The horse trainer, who is in charge of Lees Racing’s Gold Coast operation, allegedly supplied cocaine on three occasions in March. He ‘wholeheartedly rejects’ the allegations against him.Source
Fierceness Remains on Top in NTRA, Breeders’ Cup Polls
With a quiet weekend in racing for the current leaders, and both of Woodbine’s grade 1s for older horses ending in upsets, there was not much movement in Week 34 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll. Source
Soul of an Angel Shortens Up for Princess Rooney
C2 Racing Stable and Agave Racing Stable’s Soul of an Angel receives class relief Sept. 21 as she breaks from post 5 of 10 in the seven-furlong, $220,000 Princess Rooney Invitational Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Source
Heyman Named President of Team Valor International
Team Valor International has hired Baltimore-based lawyer Frederic Heyman as its new president as CEO Barry Irwin plans to spend more time abroad, where Team Valor sources most of its stock. Source