Las Vegas William Hill lists Omaha Beach as favourite for Kentucky Derby

The odds makers at William Hill US didn't wait for jockey Mike Smith’s decision to install a new 2019 Kentucky Derby favourite. Exiting the Arkansas Derby, winner Omaha Beach plunged from 10-1 to 7-2, with William Hill essentially sending the message: We’re not ready to risk more on this son of War Front regardless of who's in […]

Prosecutor's task force to probe horse deaths at Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County's top prosecutor says she's formed a task force to investigate 23 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park between December and March. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Tuesday the task force of prosecutors and peace officers will "determine whether unlawful conduct or conditions affected the welfare and safety" of […]

Historic section of Pimlico not safe for Preakness seating

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nearly 6,700 grandstand seats at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course are not safe, an engineering firm has determined, meaning roughly 18 per cent of the historic track's seating capacity will be cordoned-off when it hosts one of America's premier horse races next month. Some city lawmakers assert that the looming closure of the […]

Racing review for Saturday, April 13, 2019

RACE 1-RESTRICTED ALLOWANCE V (5YOS&UPWARDS/NW2) 1100METRES/5 1/2FURLONGS With overwhelming superiority in terms of speed and a most favourable weight advantage, Let It Snow led, and was always clear to beat Instagram by eight and a half lengths. RACE 2-$350-300,000 OPTIONAL CLAIMING (3YOS&UPWARDS) 1100METRES/5 1/2FURLONGS -Fortuneonehundred was pressured for the lead by Formal Justice with favourite […]

Checking the morning gallops – Saturday April 13, 2019

SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2019 Alexa’s Star – Cant 8f Gal Last 6f 1174 Another Bullet – Cant 8f Gal Last 4f 500 Bad Boy Trump – Cant 9f Gal Last 7f 1320 Bad Gal Hillary – Gate, Strode 5 Str. 1060 Ballerina Steel – Cant Out Chute Gal Last 7f 1363 Bangal Rebel – Cant […]