TOP 100 EQUESTRIAN SITES
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| Stronach steps down as Magna interim CEO Greg Rayburn, a senior managing director of the corporate-restructuring consulting company FTI Palladium, has been named interim chief executive officer of the bankrupt racetrack operator Magna Entertainment Corp., Magna announced late on Tuesday night. sports.espn.go.com |
Trainer Is Willing to Wait The trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird said Calvin Borel would ride his horse in the Belmont Stakes if Rachel Alexandra was not entered. Chip Woolley, the trainer, said he would wait to pick a jockey until Rachel Alexandra’s co-owner Jess Jackson decides whether to enter his Preakness-winning filly in the Belmont. The draw for post positions is Wednesday and the one-and-a-half-mile race is June 6. Borel won the Derby aboard Mine That Bird, then rode Rachel Alexandra to victory ... nytimes.com |
Saratoga, Sanford Stakes, Backtalk, Smarty Jones, Spa, Tom Amoss, Enumerate, Gold Mark Farm, Miguel Mena, horse racing, horse Backtalk assumed the early lead in the 2-year-old colt division with a hard-fought neck victory over Enumerate in Thursday's Grade 2, $150,000 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. sports.espn.go.com |
Spinster Stakes, Keeneland, Breeders' Cup Challenge, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, Swift Temper, Tejida, Dawn After Dawn, Be Fair, Tizfiz, Ginger Brew, Indescribable, Mushka, horse racing, horse It has been more than three years since Swift Temper raced on a synthetic surface. On Sept. 9, 2006, making the second start of her career, she ran eighth, beaten nearly 23 lengths, in a maiden race at Turfway Park. sports.espn.go.com |
Z.I. Zipp ($36.80) upsets Turfway Prevue Stakes Z.I. Zipp went straight to the lead under Tommy Pompell and never looked back in posting a 17-1 upset Saturday in the $50,000 Turfway Prevue for 3-year-olds at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky. sports.espn.go.com |