STICKNEY, IL – After a year hiatus, the $100,000 Hawthorne Derby returns to Hawthorne on Saturday with the 51st running of the race. To be contested at 1 1/8 miles on the Hawthorne turf course, the Hawthorne Derby will go as…
Voodoo Song puts Four-Race Win Streak on the line in Commonwealth Derby
Voodoo Song and jockey Jose Lezcano capture the Saranac Stakes (G3) at Saratoga on Saturday, September 2, 2017 (c) NYRA/Chelsea Durand/Adam Coglianese Photography Voodoo Song has been unbeatable since transferring to trainer Linda Rice, and on Saturday the English Channel sophomore…
Voodoo Song Joins Elite Company With Grade 3 Saranac Win
Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’ 3-year-old homebred Voodoo Song joined some pretty rarified company at Saratoga Racetrack on Woodward Day. Successfully completing a front-running mission to win the $300,000 Grade 3, Saranac Stakes, the chestnut English Channel colt posted his fourth…
McPeek, Rice Send Out First American-Trained Runners In Korea
The Korea Autumn Racing Carnival 2017 (September 9th-10th) will see the first ever American-trained runners in Korea. New York-based Papa Shot will take his chance in the Keeneland Korea Cup, while Kentucky-trained The Truth or Else runs in the Keeneland Korea Sprint.…
New York’s Finest Wins 3 for 3 at Saratoga
Voodoo Song Earns Four-Star Rating at Saratoga
Pity the North American owner and trainer with a top-class 3-year-old on grass. A Breeders’ Cup title is rarely in their future. Neither is an Eclipse Award championship likely. Possession of such an animal, no matter how good, usually must…
‘Voodoo’ Singing a New ‘Song’ for Schwartz and Rice
Barry and Sheryl Schwartz’s Voodoo Song (English Channel) has turned over a new leaf as a turf router since transferring to the Linda Rice barn after the retirement of veteran trainer Mike Hushion at the end of the Belmont…
How many female trainers are there in the world rankings – and who are they?
Gai Waterhouse, pictured after winning the Melbourne Cup (with Fiorente) in 2013, is the highest-ranked woman trainer in the world. Photo: abc.net.au You may not agree with it, but at least there’s an argument that female jockeys are not equipped…
Colt sells for $400,000 at Ocala Breeders’ Sales
Ocala Breeders’ Sales continued its string of successful sales this past week with the OBS June Sale. Once again, buyers were willing to open their wallets and sales broke records. The sales-topper was sold Tuesday, the opening day of the…
Union Rags filly sells for $200,000 at OBS 2 Year Olds in Training Sale
A Union Rags filly, hip number 61, sold for $200,000 at the Ocala Breeders Sale 2 Year Olds in Training June 13-14 sale at which the top price was $400,000 for a colt by First Dude. Union Rags The filly…