From the Friends of Pimlico, Baltimore Facebook Fanpage: Help save jobs, a community and an historic part of Thoroughbred horse racing. Ensure #Pimlico Race Course gets the reno/rebuild it deserves as a Triple Crown track. Keep #PreaknessAtPimlico. Your signature is your voice. Hi Ho Pimlico!
.
.
.
That’s the problem with assigned seating….
.
click on cartoon to enlarge
FILEP (jockey): “Pardon me, Miss — is this seat taken?” (Laughs at his own joke) DIVA (horse): “Awwww man… Why do the crazy ones always sit next to me?“
.
Derby 2018 ‘A War for the Roses’ – HRN
HORSE RACING NATION Turf Writer Kate Richards answers all your burning Derby day questions: ‘How do I make a proper mint julep?’, ‘Who has televised coverage of the race?’, ‘Who’s that guy playing the Call To Post?’, ‘What’s the story behind the rose garland?’ and many more! Don’t forget to follow HRN to keep up with your favorites for the 144th Kentucky Derby.
Top picks include: Post 5_Audible_8-1, Post 6_Good Magic_12-1, •Post 7_Justify_3-1, Post 11_Bolt d’Oro_8-1 Post 14_Mendelssohn_5-1, Post 16_Magnum Moon_6-1, Post 18_Vino Rosso_12-1
And don’t forget those fan favorites who can’t be counted out: Post 2 Free Drop Billy 30-1, Post 9_Hofburg_20-1, Post 10 My Boy Jack 30-1, Post 19 Noble Indy 30-1.
horse racing nation_The 2018 Kentucky Derby
.
Banner artwork provided by the A.E. Sabo Studio.
.
US GRADED STAKES FEATURE – APRIL RUN FOR THE ROSES SERIES
Aqueduct Racetrack_nyra.com> Wood Memorial S _G2 _ $750,000_ 1 1/8M_ 3YR _Field of 9_MLF’s: 6/5 (5)_ Enticed (KY) _ J Alvarado_ K P McLaughlin, 4/1 (8) Restoring Hope (KY), 9/2 (9) Vino Rosso (KY)
Keeneland Racecourse_ keeneland.com > Toyota Blue Grass S _G2 _ $1,000,000_ 1 1/8M_ 3YR _Field of 14_MLF’s: 2/1 (11)_ Good Magic (KY) _ J L Ortiz_ C C Brown, 5/1 (10) Free Drop Billy (KY), 6/1 (12) Flameaway (ON)
Santa Anita Park _ santaanita.com > Santa Anita Derby _G1 _ $1,000,000_ 1 1/8M_ 3YR _Field of 7_MLF’s: 4/5 (6)_ Justify (KY) _ M E Smith_ B Baffert, 6/5 (3) Bolt d’Oro (KY), 5/1 (1) Instilled Regard (KY)
For a list of All Stakes Races this weekend in the US and Canada: www.equibase.com
{track_website >race _grade _purse _distance (surface) _age _# in race _morning line: top chalk, second, third}
Hazel Park Raceway Closure, April 5th 2018
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL HORSEMEN:
The confusion surrounding the sudden closure of the barn area at Hazel Park was clarified this morning by the announcement of the Hartman and Tyner organization that they have sold the race track and have ceased all operations.
The horses currently on the grounds at Hazel Park have until the 15th of April to vacate to barn area.
Given these circumstances, horsemen who intended to stable at Hazel Park for the upcoming Hazel Park meet are urged to contact tracks at the surrounding states for stall applications. The HBPA will also contact tracks in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, etc. to explain the predicament for Michigan horsemen and will request whatever helpful accommodation that can be made for those horsemen with stall assignments at Hazel Park.
This is an exceptionally sad day for Michigan horsemen and our racing fans, our suppliers, farmers and agriculture providers. Before there were casinos, state lotteries, charity poker rooms and internet betting, there was horse racing. Since 1933, thoroughbred horse racing has played a vital role in Michigan’s equine-agricultural environment. Michigan horsemen spend millions of dollars in maintaining equine farms, purchasing trucks and trailers, employing more than 12,000 Michigan residents and supporting feed and hay farmers. There are registered horsemen in every county in Michigan.
.
Jockey Jose Flores in Critical Condition
Veteran jockey Jose Luis Flores was critically injured in a ninth race spill at the Bensalem, Pa., racetrack Monday and is on life support, according to Parx director of racing Sam Elliott.
Jose has ridden 4,650 winners from 28,684 mounts and is respected in the racing community as a dedicated rider, as well as a gentleman on and off the course. Race fans, please keep Jose and his family in your thoughts and, if so inclined, in your prayers.
The latest details are covered on turf writer Ray Paulick’s Paulick Report website: (photo courtesy of PTHA)
www.paulickreport/joseflores.com
UPDATE: Jose Luis Flores passed away March 22nd as a result of severe cranial and spinal injuries at Parx Racing and Casino in Pennsylvania. The 57-year-old father of three was a native of Peru and will continue to bless others as an organ donor.
.
US GRADED STAKES FEATURE – MARCH RUN FOR THE ROSES SERIES
RUN FOR THE ROSES FEATURED RACES: Tampa Bay Downs _ www.tampabaydowns.com
> Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby _G2 _ $400,000_ 1 1/16M_ 3YR _Field of 11_MLF’s: 3/1 (5)_ Flameaway (ON) _ J Lezcano_ M E Casse, 4/1 (3) Vino Rosso (KY), 7/2 (7) Free Drop Billy (KY)
Santa Anita Park _ www.santaanita.com
> San Filipe Stakes _G2 _ $400,000_ 1 1/16M_ 3YR _Field of 8_MLF’s: 8/5 (4)_ McKinzie (KY) _ M E Smith_ B Baffert, 2/1 (1) Bolt d’Oro (KY), 4/1 (8) Kanthaka (KY)
SANTA ANITA FEATURE: 4+
> Santa Anita Handicap _G1 _ $600,000_ 1 1/4M_ 4YR+ _Field of 8_MLF’s: 5/2 (7)_ Accelerate (KY) _ V Espinoza_ W Sadler, 3/1 (6) Fear the Cowboy (KY), 7/2 (5) Hoppertunity (KY)
For a list of All Stakes Races this weekend in the US and Canada: www.equibase.com
.
{track_website >race _grade _purse _distance (surface) _age _# in race _morning line: top chalk, second, third}
Barbaro, Candip and the ‘L’ Word Nobody Loves – HRN
HORSE RACING NATION Turf Writer Kate Richards was once among the Barbaro fans pushing for better laminitis treatments. Now, she details a new method helping save the life of stakes winner Candip: The Steward Clog, invented by Dr. Michael Steward.
Banner artwork provided by the A.E. Sabo Studio.
horse racing nation_Laminitis—the “L” word nobody loves
.
Artwork by the A.E. Sabo Studio. Photo used by permission
.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.
