#US RACING: FIXED-ODDS WAGERING BY BETMAKERS AT MONMOUTH SLOW BUT PROMISING

The dawn of fixed-odds wagering at Monmouth Park may be only five racing days old, but already two of the main claims made by the people behind it have proven to be true. As officials predicted when Monmouth teamed with its partner in the venture, Australia-based BetMakers, wagering through a brand-new format for American fans has been […]

300/1 WINNER AT PUNCHESTOWN BECOMES JOINT-LONGEST IN BRITISH RACING HISTORY

Sawbuck earned a small slice of racing history when becoming the joint longest-priced winner ever in Irish or British horse racing as he scored at 300/1 at Punchestown. Beaten a combined 185 lengths on his seven career starts to date, it was no surprise to see him prove unpopular in the betting markets and return at the […]

#UK RACING: LEGENDARY JOCKEY LESTER PIGGOTT ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL

Record-breaking former champion jockey Lester Piggott is in hospital in Switzerland. Winner of the Derby a remarkable nine times, the 86-year-old was, along with Frankel, in the first draft of inductees into the British Champions Series Hall of Fame last year. His daughter, Maureen, is married to Newmarket trainer William Haggas, who provided an update to […]

#US RACING: RICH STRIKE YES, PREAKNESS CHAMP EARLY VOTING NO FOR BELMONT

Twelve hours before Early Voting won the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Rich Strike was back on the track at Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes. After impressing with a strong workout, Rich Strike remains on track for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Trainer Eric Reed confirmed to The Associated Press […]

#US RACING: FIRST JUSTIFY OFFSPRING TO RACE IN US – A WINNER

Justify, 2018 Triple Crown hero, was undefeated as a racehorse. Through one start, he is now unbeaten on domestic soil as a stallion. Tahoma, the first of Justify’s foals to race in the U.S., won his debut Sunday at Santa Anita. He defeated fellow 2-year-olds in a 4 1/2-furlong sprint over the dirt, stopping the […]