Battle of Midway Ready to Roll in San Antonio Stakes
December 27, 2018 (23:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
With back-to-back stakes wins under his belt and some of that old grade 1-winning pep back in his step, Battle of Midway will try to keep his momentum going in the $300,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park. More...

Santa Anita Names Steve Lym as Racing Secretary
December 27, 2018 (23:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Santa Anita Park announced Dec. 22 that Canadian racing official Steve Lym will be the track's new vice president of racing and racing secretary. Lym will take over for Rick Hammerle, who was removed from those positions Nov. 30. More...

Kukulkan Confirmed for Pegasus World Cup
December 27, 2018 (23:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Cuadra San Jorge's undefeated Kukulkan, the winner of Mexico's Triple Crown, has been confirmed to run in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park. More...

Pimlico Study Hasn't Changed Stronach Group's Stance
December 27, 2018 (23:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The Stronach Group has not wavered from its stance that it will not fund a rebuild of Pimlico Race Course. More...

Amandine Impresses Again in Lady of Shamrock Stakes
December 27, 2018 (23:00) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Usually when a horse is entered in a pair of races a few days apart, it means they'll run in one and scratch out of the other. That may not be the case for Red Baron's Barn, Rancho Temescal, and Shanderella Stables' Amandine. More...

Santa Anita Park Reports Record Opening Day Wagering
December 27, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Santa Anita Park's 2018-19 winter meeting got off to a record-breaking start Dec. 26, as the track posted all-sources pari-mutuel handle of $20,491,016, a 19% increase over a year ago and an all-time opening day record. More...

Harper to Receive Eclipse Award of Merit
December 27, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Harper, chief executive officer of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, will receive the Award of Merit at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards honoring the 2018 champions of Thoroughbred racing Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Parkin Hallandale Beach, Fla. More...

Turfway Park Stewards to Explain Disqualifications
December 27, 2018 (14:30) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
With NFL fans accustomed to hearing a brief explanation from officials if replay reverses a call on the field, Turfway Park and the stewards at the Northern Kentucky track are going to try a similar approach. More...

Henderson to test Might Bite
December 27, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Nicky Henderson expects to find out next week if Might Bite's bleed in the King George VI Chase was caused by an infection. More...

Henderson waits on Bite tests
December 27, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Nicky Henderson expects to find out next week if Might Bite's bleed in the King George VI Chase was caused by an infection. More...

Jade and Faugheen clash
December 27, 2018 (09:45) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Apple's Jade clashes with Faugheen in a fascinating renewal of the Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown. More...

Altior blooms in Orchid
December 27, 2018 (09:30) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Altior cruised to victory in the Unibet Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park to extend his unbeaten record over jumps to a remarkable 16 races. More...

Punters Escape at Chepstow
December 27, 2018 (09:30) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Elegant Escape followed in the hoofprints of stablemate Native River by being a well-backed winner of the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. More...

BackTrack: Barbaro Opens 3-Year-Old Season in Style
December 27, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
This week is a recap of Barbaro's victory in the 2006 Tropical Park Derby (G3T) Jan. 1 on the turf at Calder Race Course. The recap, written by Scott Davis, ran in the Jan. 7, 2006 magazine and carried the headline, "Derby Dreamin." More...

Transplanted Gift Box Delivers in San Antonio
December 27, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Maybe he liked thewarm weather, or maybe he liked the track.Whatever the difference, Hronis Racing's Gift Box stepped to the next level in his first start in Southern California Dec. 26 with a win in the $300,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2). More...

Back at Santa Anita, River Boyne Earns Mathis Brothers
December 27, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
River Boyne posted his fourth stakes win of the season on the Santa Anita Park turf and fifth stakes score overall in 2018 when he held off challenges from his inside and outside to prevail in the Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (G2T) Dec. 26. More...

McKinzie Powers Away to Win Malibu
December 27, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
The silks of Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman burst to the front, and McKinzie powered away from an overmatched field to win the Malibu Stakes (G1) by 4 3/4 lengths under jockey Mike Smith. More...

Spiced Perfection Takes La Brea Stakes
December 27, 2018 (09:15) [ Indexed from BloodHorse.com ]
Dare to Dream Stableso far has been a fitting ownership name for a horse like Spiced Perfection, who put it all together Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park. More...

Destine delivers in Finale
December 27, 2018 (09:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Quel Destin dug deep to outbattle Adjali and take Grade One honours in the Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow. More...

Dynamite guns down Kalashnikov
December 27, 2018 (08:30) [ Indexed from Sky Sports ]
Dynamite Dollars gave 5lb and a beating to Kalashnikov in the 32Red.com Wayward Lad Novices' Chase at Kempton. More...