As John Velazquez lay unconscious after being thrown from hishorse during a 2008 race, Keenelands doctors wanted to administera pain medicine. A few key strokes on a laptop computer alerted them theycouldnt. Velazquez was severely allergic to the drug. Now Keeneland is taking steps to ensure all jockeys get the samekind of treatment. Track officials [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Zenyatta is taking her gaudy winning streak on the road. The 6-year-old mare who tied Citation and Cigar with her 16th consecutive victory in the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park on Saturday is going to travel more outside of California this year. Owner Jerry Moss says he and his team will plot a schedule for [...]
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 [...]