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The Future of Racing at Sun Downs, in Washington State, in Doubt

If you’re reading this and you live near Washington state, I have good news…and bad news. First, yes, there will be horse racing at Sun Downs this spring season. The state’s horse racing commission awarded the Kennewick track its usual 10 days of racing — Saturdays and Sundays, April 3 through May 2. So that’s good [...]

Online Virtual Racers Also Gearing Up for a Triple Crown (Virtual, of Course)

Have you heard about virtual racing? Me neither, until someone turned me on to a site digiturf.com These guys (girls, robots) have come up with a really cool idea. You can race the triple crown, starting April 17 at their web site. Digiturf.com was one of the pioneers in the virtual horse racing phenomenon. If [...]

In the U.K., Free Race Admission in April Used to Attract New Fans

I love this story, which I heard about on the BBC. [OK, I'm a nerd. I monitor the BBC] Eight British race courses will open their gates for free over six days between Monday 26 April and Saturday 1 May. Ain’t that cool? Taking part are some of Britain’s biggest racing venues such as Ascot, [...]

Del Mar (California) Track to Stay Synthetic; Santa Anita Switching Back to Dirt

The news that the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia is going to remove its synthetic racing surface at the end of its current meeting in April and probably (we say “probably”) replace it with a dirt track goes against all safety studies. I thought that since 2006 , all major tracks in Califorina (mandated by [...]

Rachel Alexandra Takes Eclipse Award, Horse of the Year

Yeah. Awesome. But I’m still a bit disappointed. Rachel Alexandra won Horse of the Year, defeating rival horse Zenyatta (I LOVE Zenyatta) for the Eclipse Award. The vote was 130 to 99. I was really looking forward to this award. I thought (and I would have voted for) Zenyatta would win. Neither horse lost last [...]

Too Early to Talk Triple Crown 2010? I Don’t Think So…

Look, for horse racing fanatics like me, it’s never too early to talk triple crown. But the fact is, the early nomination deadline for the 2010 races is Jan. 16. Representatives from the three tracks will be at racing venues across the country signing up potential runners for the classic races, prior to the closing [...]

Whole Lotta Love Given Zenyatta as She “Officially” Retires

Californians (well, anyone who loves horse racing, really) love Zenyatta, who was offically retired recently at Hollywood Park, between the seventh and eighth races on a program featuring the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby. The five year old mare was clearly the most popular living thing in the crowd, and that includes Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. To [...]

Irish Horse Racing Preview: Cheltenham Festival Set for March 16-19

From March 16-19, 2010, the finest talents in Irish national hunt racing will converge on the Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park to compete in the one of the year’s most important racing betting events. After witnessing a 2009 meeting that saw several records shattered, and history made in the Cheltenham Gold Cup as Kauto Star [...]

Girl Power at the Breeders’ Cup: Zenyatta’s Brilliant Comeback Wows the Nation

What an incredible, brilliant race. Zenyatta…girl power indeed. Zenyatta recorded a brilliant win in the $5.45 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, California on Nov. 7. I hope you saw it, either in person or on TV. Zenyatta became the first female to take the coveted 1¼ mile (2000 metres) race, notching her 14th [...]

Breeders Cup Update: California Flag is OK After Losing Exercise Rider

California Flag, morning-line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, lost his exercise rider after a schooling session at the starting gate near the three-quarter pole and ran off the wrong way on the track before being caught near the entrance to the barn area at the quarter-mile chute by jockey Aaron Gryder on the [...]

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