Tony Podlaski
NYRA/Saratoga Race Course

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Last August, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey watched with satisfaction as a 2-year-old chestnut daughter of El Prado named Consequence made an inside move to win her debut by three lengths at Saratoga Race Course.

Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

It just does not get any better for a horse player than what shows up in late July and August every summer.  Del Mar is in full swing, and Saratoga opens this week.  The Haskell will be run at Monmouth Park this coming weekend, and the Arlington Million Festival will follow on Aug. 8.  Just the opportunity to take in all of the racing in those venues is thrill enough for a fan…

(Equisponse report)

Armonk, N.Y. – David Lanzman, co-owner of 2009 Kentucky Derby morning line favorite I Want Revenge, has formed a partnership with Jeff Singer in the  July 18 purchase of a 2-year-old colt, Colin Stakes winner Fearless Cowboy.  

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Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will face five rivals Saturday in the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer racetrack resort and casino in Chester.  The son of Birdstone drew the two hole and the early speed, Big Drama drew the five hole.

(Lone Star Park release)

2009 Lone Star Park Spring Thoroughbred Annual Awards.

NYRA release

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – When the gates open for the 141st season at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday, July 29, fans can count on the best in thoroughbred racing set against a backdrop of unmatched charm, ambience – and fun!

Trainer Steve Asmussen Sets Record for Most Wins in a Season with 117

Dan Leary
Lone Star Park

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Following a national trend experienced by most other racetracks across the country, Lone Star Park ended its 2009 Spring Thoroughbred Meet, which was run from April 9 through July 26, with decreases in both attendance and handle.

135th CLARK HANDICAP HEADS $1.775 MILLION FALL MEET STAKES SCHEDULE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

(Edited Churchill Downs report)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 135th renewal of the Grade 2, $400,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare, a race that is as old as the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade 1) and the Kentucky Oaks (Grade 1), is the premier event on a schedule of 12 stakes races with total purses of $1.775 million announced today for the Nov. 1-28 Fall…

Gene Williams
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

DEL MAR, Calif. – Many horses returning from competing in the Dubai World Cup never seem to recapture the form that got them there in the first place.

(Edited Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort report)

CHESTER, W. Va. – Mine That Bird breezed through a four-furlong workout at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort on July 27. The track’s clockers recorded a time of :49 4/5 as the Kentucky Derby winner continued his preparations for Aug. 1, $750,000 West Virginia Derby (Grade 2).