Where Are We Going from Here? By Leroy Gessmann, National HBPA President and Chairman of the Board By the time this op-ed goes to print, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) could very well be headed to the White House to be signed into law. The bill, S. 4547, is being sold as a [...]

Photo by Coglianese Photos By the time the Claiming Crown had ended Saturday at Gulfstream Park – after a record $14.6 million was wagered on the event – it was clear how much the Claiming Crown had grown over the past nine years at Gulfstream. Not only was this a day when a [...]

Luis Saez (Photo by Lauren King/Coglianese Photos) Luis Saez, a two-time Championship Meet titlist who began his U.S. career in South Florida, rode the winners of six races on Saturday’s 11-race program at Gulfstream Park. The 28-year-old native of Panama rode the winners of five of the nine Claiming Crown stakes, including [...]

Fiya (Photo by Derbe Glass/Coglianese Photos) Robert Masiello’s Fiya blazed to victory in Saturday’s $90,000 Claiming Crown Canterbury at Gulfstream Park, collecting his fifth straight victory since being transferred to turf. The Canterbury was one of nine stakes in the 22nd edition of the Claiming Crown, an annual event that pays tribute to [...]

High Noon Rider (Photo by Lauren King/Coglianese Photos) GenStar Thoroughbreds’ High Noon Rider, having spent the summer and early fall on the road, returned home to register the biggest win of his 55-race career with a shocking 50-1 upset of the $95,000 Claiming Crown Emerald Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile Emerald [...]

Jesus' Team (Photo by Derbe Glass/Coglianese Photos) Prepping for a planned start in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park, Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Jesus’ Team returned to winning form in Saturday’s $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at the historic Hallandale Beach racetrack. The Jewel headlined the 22nd [...]

Mike Maker (Photo by Coady Photography) Winding down the best season of his career and coming in off the Churchill Downs’ fall title, trainer Mike Maker looks to add to his record 17 victories when the 2020 Claiming Crown returns to Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Dec. 5. Maker has 11 horses spread among [...]

Jesus Team (Photo by Scott Serio/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup/CSM) Grade 1 stakes-placed in his two most recent starts, Jesus’ Team will return to his roots Saturday with a start in the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Gulfstream Park. Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s 3-year-old gelding, who became eligible for the Jewel while winning a claiming [...]

Grade 3 winner Tusk (Photo by Coglianese Photos) Jordan Wycoff’s Tusk, unraced since becoming a graded-stakes winner 10 months ago, and defending champion Muggsamatic, wheeling back just two weeks off his previous start, top an overflow field of 12 for Saturday’s $95,000 Claiming Crown Emerald at Gulfstream Park. The Emerald for 3-year-olds [...]

Photo by Scott Serio/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup/CSM Grupo 7C Racing Stables’ Jesus’ Team, who finished second in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland in his most recent start, is scheduled to make his next start in the $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Gulfstream Park Dec. 5. Trainer Jose D’Angelo will [...]