December 2009

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 7:18 PM Now that most of Europe’s major auctions now done, Saturday sees the switching of attention to Deauville for Arqana’s December Sale, which acts as a […]

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 6:03 PM While four barns at Calder Race Course remain under quarantine to reduce the risk for further contamination of equine herpes virus (EHV-1), good news came […]

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 2:47 PM TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS BAYAKOA H. (G2), 8TH-HOL, $150,000, 3YO/UP, F/M, 1 1/16M, 4:05 P.M. PST, 12-5   PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY […]

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 7:09 PM On Friday Coolmore announced the retirement of 2007 Irish Derby (Ire-G1) and 2008 Coronation Cup (Eng-G1) hero SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (Ire) (Galileo [Ire]) to Haras […]

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 4:50 PM The New York Racing Association (NYRA) on Friday announced the stakes schedule for Aqueduct’s 2010 winter/spring meet, with the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G1) on […]

12/5/09 Last updated: 12/4/09 2:00 PM Polzin named Arlington racing secretary, director of racing Polzin is Arlington’s new director of racing (Four Footed Fotos) […]

12/4/09 Last updated: 12/3/09 7:43 PM Friesan Fire finished third in his return off a near seven-month break (Lauren Pomeroy/Horsephotos.com) Josie Carroll et al’s GOOD AND LUCKY […]

12/4/09 Last updated: 12/3/09 5:33 PM The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association on Thursday presented its listing of U.S. graded stakes for 2010, the results […]

12/4/09 Last updated: 12/3/09 3:28 PM AMERICAN GRADED STAKES PREVIEWS DELTA JACKPOT S. (G3), 9TH-DED, $750,000, 2YO, 1 1/16M, 9:34 P.M. CST, 12-4   1 GALLANT GENT, 2, c, […]

12/4/09 Last updated: 12/3/09 10:49 AM HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS DECEMBER 4, 2009 by Dick Powell As bad as I did last Saturday betting on Churchill’s all-juvenile racecard, it was still […]