| NYRA cuts Belmont/Saratoga stakes schedule As part of its objective to cut $4.3 million in stakes purses from last year, the New York Racing Association trimmed a total of approximately $1.4 million from its stakes program for the Belmont spring/summer and Saratoga meetings. sports.espn.go.com |
Phola kicks clear in Distaff Turf Mile Phola's ascension into a top-flight turf filly continued Saturday at Churchill Downs as the daughter of Johannesburg unleashed a powerful kick down the stretch to sweep past the field and win the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile by 1 1/4 lengths. sports.espn.go.com |
2007 Breeders' Cup Mile champ Kip Deville loses battle with laminits Kip Deville, winner of the Breeders' Cup Mile and $3 million earner, lost his long battle with laminitis Friday. The 7-year-old horse was euthanized at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., according to a Blood-Horse report. sports.espn.go.com |
Maram late addition to cast for $500K Diana at Saratoga A small but select field of seven, led by two-time defending champion Forever Together, was drawn for Saturday's Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga. sports.espn.go.com |
Barbaro’s Brother Wins Nicanor, a 4-year-old colt, won by a neck at Belmont Park Friday. nytimes.com |