Longtime thoroughbred trainer Alan Seewald, who has a horse thatcould run in the Kentucky Derby this year, has died. He was 62. Monmouth Park said Seewald died Monday at his home inMiddletown. The race track did not know the cause of death. Seewalds 3-year-old colt, Uptowncharlybrown, won the PascoStakes at Tampa Bay Downs before running [...]
One colt had never won a graded stakes race. The other had nevereven raced in one. Stately Victor and Line of David were barely blips on theKentucky Derby radar. But after surprising wins Saturday in theBlue Grass Stakes and Arkansas Derby, theyre suddenly very much inthe picture. “This one kind of got along late. We [...]
Zenyatta improved to 16-0 with an easy victory in the Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park. The 6-year-old mare came from behind in her usual running style Friday to tie the modern mark shared by 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation and 1995-96 Horse of the Year Cigar. Zenyatta defeated four other horses in the 1 [...]
Zenyatta is going to take her gaudy winning streak on the road. The 6-year-old mare who tied 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation and two-time Horse of the Year Cigar with her 16th consecutive victory, in the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park, is going to travel more outside of California this year. Her trip to the [...]
Jockey Tony McCoy has won his first Grand National steeplechase in his 15th try, guiding 10-1 joint favorite Dont Push It past Black Apalachi down the straight for a five-length victory. State Of Play went one better than last year by finishing third in the grueling 4 1/2-mile, 30-fence race at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, [...]
After throwing $5 million at racings two female superstars to run in the Apple Blossom Invitational, Oaklawn Parks president got half of what he and the horse racing world wanted to see. Zenyatta is here. Shes the early 3-5 favorite for Fridays 1 1-8-mile race, now worth $500,000 instead of $5 million if both horses [...]
Joan Scott knew if Dr. Zic looked happy during the stretch run Thursday, the filly might be her ticket to a first Grade 1 victory in more than a decade of training horses. With most of the attention focused on defending champion and Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Informed Decision, Dr. Zic that grabbed the lead at [...]
Over a decade removed from his last Kentucky Derby win, D. Wayne Lukas is quietly optimistic about his chances for another. Dublin, Lukas top Derby contender, will run in the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. The chestnut colt is without a win since September, but after finishing second in the Southwest and third [...]
Winning the Blue Grass Stakes is on Ken Ramseys “bucket list, just a notch or two below capturing the Kentucky Derby. The highly successful horse owner, a Kentucky native, just didnt anticipate the chance to scratch one of the last major the Derby prep races off his list this year. Economics gave him no choice. [...]
Nobles Promise wont be Lookin At Lucky when he runs in the Arkansas Derby. After losing his last three races to the California-based colt, Nobles Promise has escaped his nemesis at least until they meet in the May 1 Kentucky Derby. After some consideration, trainer Bob Baffert skipped Saturdays $1 million Arkansas Derby in favor [...]