Upcoming Stakes for January 4 – 10
Friday, January 5 Lookout S. (r), Delta Downs, $65,000, 4&up, f&m, 1m. Saturday, January 6 SAN GABRIEL S. (G2), Santa Anita Park, $200,000, 4&up, 1 1/8mT. SHAM S. (G3), Santa Anita Park, $100,000, 3yo, 1m. […]
Features
Sham and his brief reign as king of Santa Anita
Barring any letup this week in the ice box conditions hovering over the northeast, specifically New York, the first 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) points race will not be the $100,000 Jerome at Aqueduct, postponed from […]
Top BRIS Class Ratings December 26-31
Horse Track Dist(Cond) Date BRIS Class Giant Expectations SA 1 1/16m (ft) 12/26 123.3 Unique Bella SA 7f (ft) 12/26 122.6 City of Light SA 7f (ft) 12/26 122.3 Vulcan’s Forge […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings December 26-31
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (12/25-12/31) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Royal Son 5G 1 1/16m (ft) TP 12/29 Prairie Bayou S. 104 John Jones 5G 1m (ft) […]
BRIS Trainer/Jockey Stats Last 60 Days January 2
Trainer/Jockey Combo Starts Wins Win % Linda Rice/Irad Ortiz, Jr. 34 16 47% Danny Pish/Ted D. Gondron 17 8 47% Ralph Ziadie/Edgard J. Zayas 17 8 47% John F. Martin/Frank T. Alvarado […]
BRIS Trainer Stats Last 60 Days January 2
Trainer Starts Wins Win % Mike L. Rone 32 13 41 Ralph Ziadie 32 13 41 Jonathan Wong 56 22 39 Jonathan Nance 60 23 38 Javier Contreras 19 7 37 […]
Top 7 international turf stories of 2017
As a follow-up to my colleagues’ year-in-review pieces in the Brisnet.com Features section, I’d like to offer my Top 7 international stories of 2017. I’m restricting myself to developments on the international turf, or else […]
Jolley, Van Berg once stood at the top of the game
Two mighty oaks in the world of Thoroughbred racing sadly fell during Christmas week. To those of us introduced to racing in the mid-1980s, LeRoy Jolley and Jack Van Berg were already near the top […]
Upcoming Stakes for December 28 – January 3
Thursday, December 28 East View S. (r), Aqueduct, $100,000, 2yo, f, 1m. Friday, December 29 Bay Ridge S. (r), Aqueduct, $100,000, 3&up, f&m, 1 1/8m. Eddie Logan S., Santa Anita Park, $75,000, 2yo, 1mT. Prairie […]