Current Tag: turf
Turf debut in G3 Matron may be up next for Rossa Veloce
POSTED: September 27, 2020
ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Ray Handal is contemplating giving New York-bred juvenile filly Rossa Veloce her turf debut next out but he said he wants to see...
Kentucky Downs Meet Concludes With Record Breaking Handle
POSTED: September 17, 2020
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020) — Even before Saffie Joseph won Wednesday’s eighth race with Sugar Fix on closing day of the RUNHAPPY Meet...
Francatelli matches inner turf course record in the King Corrie Stakes
POSTED: September 12, 2020
Francatellli and jockey Justin Stein winning the $100,000 King Corrie Stakes on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Woodbine Racetrack. TORONTO, September 12, 2020 – Favourite Francatelli...
Irad Ortiz Jr. Adds First Kentucky Downs Win To Resume
POSTED: September 11, 2020
Irad Ortiz (inside) won his first Kentucky Downs race aboard Unmoored by a nose. Coady Photography With his brother Jose Ortiz the two-time reigning meet...
Chad Brown America's Champion Turf Trainer Making Presence Felt at Kentucky Downs
POSTED: September 11, 2020
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Friday, September 11, 2020) – With two wins from three starters on opening day and another four horses entered this weekend, Chad Brown...
Maker takes it easy on Kentucky Downs' opening day, enters 'only' 10 horses with Parlor, Hembree in Tourist Mile
POSTED: September 2, 2020
Zulu Alpha won last year's $1 million Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup. Coady Photography FRANKLIN, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020) — Trainer Mike Maker told...
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...
Irad Ortiz, Smith to ride at Kentucky Downs for first time; NY, CA jockeys swarming to all-turf meet
POSTED: August 27, 2020
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, July 27, 2020) — Kentucky Downs’ deep jockey colony is getting even deeper for the six-date run of all-grass racing that offers among...
Santa Anita adding new turf course chute enabling track to offer varied distances
POSTED: August 26, 2020
ARCADIA, Calif. — In a move that will ensure the most expansive turf racing program in the Western U. S., Santa Anita Park is in...
