LONDON (AP) — The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday, with British racing authorities announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world’s oldest classic.
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Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park (The Associated Press)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1¼ lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes races.
Preakness champ Oxbow pointed to Belmont
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, his Preakness winner Oxbow, and the rest of his nine-horse contingent this week at Pimlico Race Course were on the highway before dawn May 19 heading back to the Hall of Fame conditioner’s home base at Churchill Downs.
Oxbow goes wire to wire in Preakness
Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb’s bid to capture the
Triple Crown.
What to watch for at the Preakness (The Associated Press)
BALTIMORE (AP) — All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.
Orb favored to take Preakness
Orb is ready for his whirl at history.
Horse racing fans back bond scheme to fund Cheltenham development (Reuters)
By Keith Weir LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Horse racing fans have backed a 15 million pound ($23 million) bond scheme that offers interest and discounts on tickets in return for helping to pay for the redevelopment of the Cheltenham course in western England. The Jockey Club, the owners of Cheltenham, have hit their investment target for the bond and will take applications until May 28 to mop up additional demand. …
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Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness
The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday’s race from the rail.
Teaks North wins Belmont’s Good Reward Stakes (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Teaks North rallied to beat Hyper by 1 3/4 lengths Wednesday in the $90,000 Good Reward Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park.
Orb will start Preakness from rail
The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a
variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner
Orb starting Saturday’s race from the rail.
Napravnik poised for homecoming in Preakness (The Associated Press)
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rosie Napravnik’s motivation for winning the Preakness has little to do with making history.
Orb puts in strong Monday work for Preakness
In a work trainer Shug McGaughey called ‘breathtaking” and said gave him “chills,” Kentucky Derby winner Orb sizzled a half-mile in :47.18 at Belmont Park May 13 in preparation for the May 18 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Orb impresses in Belmont workout
Kentucky Derby winner Orb has completed his final workout before
the Preakness Stakes, breezing four furlongs in 47.18 seconds at
Belmont Park.
Derby winner Orb impresses with workout at Belmont (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Orb has completed his final workout before the Preakness Stakes, breezing four furlongs in 47.18 seconds at Belmont Park.
Demonstrative wins Iroquois Steeplechase by a head (The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Demonstrative took the lead going to the last of 18 hurdles and won the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase Stakes by a head on Saturday.
Freedom Child wins Peter Pan; Belmont next
Freedom Child has enjoyed an eventful career for a sophomore runner who only had one win, but everything finally went right for the Malibu Moon ridgling May 11 at rain-whipped Belmont Park.
Iroquois Demonstrative’s 1st over jumps in 2013 (The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Demonstrative, the 2012 runner-up for steeplechaser of the year, will make the $150,000, Grade 1 Iroquois Steeplechase his first race over jumps this year.
Iroquois Demonstrative’s 1st over jumps in 2013 (The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Demonstrative, the 2012 runner-up for steeplechaser of the year, will make the $150,000, Grade 1 Iroquois Steeplechase his first race over jumps this year.
Hollywood Park to close after 75 years
Betfair Hollywood Park will close by year’s end and the
75-year-old racetrack property in Inglewood that hosted Seabiscuit
and the first Breeders’ Cup in 1984 will be developed by its
owner.
Hollywood Park to close after 75 years
Betfair Hollywood Park will close by year’s end and the
75-year-old racetrack property in Inglewood that hosted Seabiscuit
and the first Breeders’ Cup in 1984 will be developed by its
owner.
Horse racing-Godolphin’s Suroor to take over doping-hit stable (Reuters)
DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) – Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor is taking over a training licence at the doping scandal-hit Moulton Paddocks operation temporarily until a new trainer is appointed, the racing stable said on Thursday. “The role is in addition to Saeed bin Suroor’s responsibilities for horses based at Godolphin Stables in Newmarket,” the stable said in a statement on its website. “The test results for horses at Moulton Paddocks are still awaited and there will be no runners from there until they are all known,” it added. …
Clean test results for all Derby, Oaks starters
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission received the post-race test results May 7 from both the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, and all samples have been cleared with no irregularities found.
Al-Zarooni lodges appeal against 8-year ban (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) — Former Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni has appealed his eight-year worldwide ban for doping race horses.
Trainer pondering next move for Golden Soul (The Associated Press)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ecstatic that his instincts about Golden Soul nearly paid off in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Dallas Stewart didn’t ponder the what-ifs.
Nehro, 2011 Derby runner-up, dies
Zayat Stables says that Nehro, runner-up to Animal Kingdom in
the 2011 Kentucky Derby, has died of colic.
Orb pulls away to win soggy Kentucky Derby
Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn’t.
Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby (The Associated Press)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn’t.
Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby
Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, coming
from far back in the pack and giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug
McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.
Longshot Princess of Sylmar wins Kentucky Oaks (The Associated Press)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A filly that trainer Todd Pletcher waffled on entering in the Kentucky Oaks has him poised to complete a rare double Saturday in the Kentucky Derby.
