Frosted Grace, winning a $62,500 claiming race on Jan. 27 at Oaklawn Park (Robert Yates photo) Many of the trainers and owners running horses in Saturday’s eight Claiming Crown races already won a critical competition before the starting gate even opens at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots: They got the horse [...]
If it’s NOLA, it’s a party! The Louisiana HBPA, in conjunction with the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, is celebrating Saturday’s $1 million Claiming Crown in New Orleans fashion It all starts off with free seafood: 250 pounds of fried shrimp, 250 pounds of fried catfish and jambalaya available to those in attendance while [...]
Coady photo: Ken Ramsey, second from right, accepting the barrel-head trophy - to be customized in his white and red silks - after securing his record ninth owners title at Kentucky Downs' 2023 meet. Also pictured: Ramsey's son Jeff (far right), farm manager Mark Partridge (center), leading jockey Tyler Gaffalione and Paul Madden [...]
When Paul Parker and trainer and co-owner Jeff Hiles claimed Time for Trouble for $8,000 some 2 1/2 years ago, they did not have huge expectations beyond getting a horse worth his price tag. Hiles: “We thought we were getting an $8,000 horse that we might be able to improve a little bit with.” [...]
A total of 90 horses spread over eight races were entered today for next Saturday’s 25th Claiming Crown, to be held for the first time since 2011 at New Orleans’ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Trainer Mike Maker — whose all-time record 21 Claiming Crown victories include two last year at Churchill Downs — [...]
David Pope A hero is a person admired for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. There are heroes throughout the horse racing industry and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) recognizes some of these selfless servants annually through the White Horse Awards. Established in 2003, the White Horse Awards shows appreciation [...]
The deadline to make a horse eligible for the Claiming Crown on Dec.2 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans has been extended to Tuesday Nov. 21. The deadline had been Saturday Nov. 18. Horses can be made eligible for $200 per race to the eight-race Claiming Crown, which is designed to give American racing's [...]
Alex Foley (Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation photo) The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association has hired lifelong Alex Foley as its new executive director. The life-long Louisvillian takes over the permanent position filled by Marty Maline for almost 47 years until his retirement at the end of 2022. The 32-year-old Foley, who started on [...]
When the agenda-driven members of our industry control the narrative and steer the optics, you get a result such as Sunday’s CBS 60 Minutes broadcast. This biased reporting fails to reflect the reality in horse racing. It is not accurate, balanced, nor fair to horsemen. Everyone in horse racing knows the doping scandal of Servis [...]
The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, today announced that Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will host the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego County, Del Mar – “Where the turf meets the surf” – is set to serve as a [...]