Fair Grounds Notebook
1/26/05 Last updated: 1/25/05 6:56 PM FAIR GROUNDS NOTEBOOK January 26 by Brian P. Turner A single listed stakes race highlighted the week’s racing action at Fair Grounds as […]
January 2005
NYRA cuts off six additional simulcast outlets
1/26/05 Last updated: 1/25/05 8:00 PM The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has notified six additional simulcast outlets that it is terminating their simulcast contracts, effective January 31. The action is […]
Aqueduct Notebook
1/26/05 Last updated: 1/25/05 6:54 PM AQUEDUCT NOTEBOOK January 26 by Bernard T. Moore A major snowstorm blanketed the East Coast on Saturday, forcing the cancellation of racing this […]
Brisnet members dominate Handicapping Championship
1/25/05 Last updated: 1/25/05 8:54 PM Brisnet members dominate Handicapping Championship Brisnet member James Michelson Jr. earned the title of 2005 Handicapper of the Year on Saturday, defeating 213 contestants to […]
Oaklawn Park adds additional testing to non-stakes races
1/25/05 Last updated: 1/24/05 4:09 PM Oaklawn Park has started “supertesting” horses in non-stakes races, the Arkansas State Racing Commission announced Saturday. “Oaklawn applauds the Arkansas Racing Commission and its chairman, […]
Zapped in 2004!
1/25/05 Last updated: 2/23/05 11:00 AM JANUARY 25, 2005 Stronach Stable’s homebred GHOSTZAPPER (Awesome Again) was named Horse of the Year on Monday during the 34th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony at […]
Declan’s Moon, Wilko co-highweights on Experimental Free Handicap
1/25/05 Last updated: 1/25/05 12:06 AM Undefeated Hollywood Futurity (G1) winner DECLAN’S MOON (Malibu Moon) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner WILKO (Awesome Again) were each assigned co-highweight of 126 pounds […]
Palos Verdes
1/24/05 Last updated: 1/23/05 8:21 PM Ronald C. Waranch’s homebred SAINT AFLEET (Northern Afleet) took a short lead in midstretch and held off a stubborn Hombre Rapido (Falstaff) to the wire in […]
Alumni Hall takes Maxxam Gold Cup
1/24/05 Last updated: 1/23/05 7:40 PM William S. Farish, James Elkins Jr. & W. Temple Webber Jr.’s homebred ALUMNI HALL (A.P. Indy) closely tracked the pacesetting Toratora (With Approval) in Saturday […]
Baze passes Shoemaker with 8,834th win
1/23/05 Last updated: 1/22/05 9:00 PM Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze captured four races on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields to reach 8,834 in total career wins, passing the late Bill […]