OMAHA BEACH cruised through a five-furlong work in 1:00.72 Sunday morning, his final breeze for Saturday’s Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
Horse Racing News
The grey son of world-class sire Tapit won the Jan. 18 Lecomte Stakes in a career best race putting him in solidly on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Dr. Larry Bramlage issued a 25-report on Mongolian Groom about the horse's death in the Classic at Santa Anita; track had two more breakdowns Jan 17,18.
Starship Jubilee won her third straight Sunshine Millions; Elizabeth Way wins maiden Allowance; Queen's Plate hopeful Auburn Hills finishes second on turf.
The $16,000 claim has won $1.2 million and her third straight Sunshine Millions. The 7-year-old will continue racing this year for trainer Kevin Attard.
Nominations include Renaisance Frolic, a stakes winner from Florida who is a six-time winner and would be an imposing entrant
Nosowenko, Ziprick and Callaghan add to total purchases with mares, yearlings and horses of racing age on final day of Kentucky sale.
Majority in House of Representatives vote in favour of Horse Racing Integrity Act that will create a single national approach to medication testing.
Coronation Futurity winner Halo Again gets his 3-year-old season underway in Lecomte Stakes and Prince of Wales/Breeders' hero Tone Broke is back.
Canada's reigning Champion turf mare starts her 2020 campaign going for third Sunshine Million Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park for Blue Heaven.
Business is brisk as farms in Ontario take advantage of the Mare Purchase program from Ontario Racing, others pick up horses of racing age
The Mare Recruitment and Purchase Programs have been established in the hopes of strengthening the province’s Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry.
Two mares experienced abortions in their 10th month of pregnancy due to EHV-1 infection at a farm in Simcoe County, which is now under quarantine.
Ontario horsepeople take advantage of Mare Purchase Program while others pick up short yearlings and horses of racing age
Manitoba's Barry Arnason purchases multiple winner by Tiznow, Conquest Tizfire; other buyers include Spring Farm and Colebrook.