Current Tag: Covid-19
The 146th Kentucky Derby, Covid-19, No Fans, No Problem
POSTED: September 2, 2020
We may have a Kentucky Derby without fans, but we do have Geo Sette and as always he comes prepared. Geo dissects this year's Kentucky...
No Fans for last leg of Triple Crown, Preakness, October 3
POSTED: September 2, 2020
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Stronach Group and the Maryland Jockey Club, owners of the legendary Preakness Stakes (G1), announced today that Preakness 145 will proceed...
Keeneland Announces Protocols for Jockeys during 2020 Fall Meet
POSTED: September 1, 2020
Keeneland today announced procedures related to COVID-19 for jockeys who will ride during the 17-day Fall Meet from Oct. 2-24. Jockey COVID-19 testing protocols are...
Covid-19 an unexpected benefit for Thousand Words
POSTED: August 31, 2020
THOUSAND WORDS–Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm’s Thousand Words was slated to arrive in Louisville along with his Bob Baffert-trained stablemates around 3 p.m. While...
An Unconventional Road to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby
POSTED: August 31, 2020
Interestingly enough, the Covid-19 pandemic impacted most sports more than it did horse racing, at least in the United States. Sure we felt it, and...
Healthy Trevor McCarthy Back in the Irons Thursday at Laurel
POSTED: August 26, 2020
Champion Jockey Recovered Following Bout with Coronavirus LAUREL, Md. – Trevor McCarthy has endured his share of job-related injuries over the course of a 10-year riding...
Santa Anita Approved To Delay Meet Start, CHRB Medical Director Issues Heat-Stress Memo
POSTED: August 22, 2020
The California Horse Racing Board conducted a meeting by teleconference on Thursday, August 20. The public participated by dialing into the teleconference and/or listening through...
146th Kentucky Derby to Run on September 5th without Fans
POSTED: August 21, 2020
LOUISVILLE, KY., (August 21, 2020) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today its decision to run the 146th Kentucky Derby on September 5,...
CARMA Set To Shine on Pacific Classic Day
POSTED: August 19, 2020
Online Fundraiser, CARMAthon, Seeks to Raise $300,000 for Retired Racehorses DEL MAR, Calif. – Amidst the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19, the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA)...
