At the Winterthur steeplechase in Delaware Sunday, jockey Gerard Galligan was brought in to explain his actions while atop 7-year-old Shootin the Breeze. From the stewards: “Shooting [sic] the Breeze finished a distant third and walked up the stretch to…
In the just-completed 8th at Churchill, Freezing Point “went wrong and was vanned off.” According to the most up-to-date information, the 3-year-old has been transferred to an offsite clinic. Convenient, huh? The last thing the powers that be need is…
The five-horse wreck at Parx yesterday…
Under “What Should I Wear?” on the Foxfield steeplechase (Virginia) website, this: “You’ll see everything from Sunday Best to Country Casual for both men and women at the Foxfield Races. Women lean towards dresses, while men are usually in a…
Tyler’s Tribe has, over the course of his young “career,” been very successful. In fact, he “won” his first five races. In the sixth, which happened to be a $1M BC race last Nov 4, TT, at the time just…
Notes from the stewards at Keeneland last week… “Lamasco arrived in the paddock with blood in her nostrils from a possible injury – scratched.” “The claim of Longshadow was voided when horse was placed on Vet’s List.” “The claim of…
At Harrah’s on Nov 3, says the PA Racing Commission, harness driver Joe Poliseno “engaged in conduct that was un-sportsmanlike, detrimental, and injurious to the sport by elbowing a trailing horse, in the head, at least two times.” Re-read that.…
A recent ruling from Hoosier Park, a harness track in Indiana: “While driving No. 7 Fashion Baby in race 8 on Apr 1, driver Jordan Ross did cause welts while whipping the horse. Mr. Ross is fined $200.” Then this:…
As fully expected, Goin to the Show, a “took a bad step, went wrong, vanned off” at Keeneland six days ago, is dead – “catastrophic injury to right foreleg,” says the Racing Commission, “humanely euthanized.” He was five days shy…
Last Saturday (Apr 8), Sarcastic Tone won a stakes race at Fonner Park, garnering over $12,000 for owner/trainer Mark Hibdon in the process. Of course, there was a “Winner’s Circle” celebration, with photos, broad smiles, hugs, and triumphant gestures by…
According to the chart, Midnight Jostar “slipped and fell” in the 5th at Santa Anita Saturday. The early word had the 5-year-old as “ok.” Still, the Daily Racing Form reports he “will undergo more extensive tests later this week.” Given…
Below is 3-year-old One in Vermillion prior to the $600K Sunland Derby at Sunland Park yesterday. You’ll note that the “vet check” prompted by Vermillion’s thrashing in the gate lasted all of three seconds. You’ll also note that while normal…
