Archive

Â
All the news we’ve already printed.

Shipp, Allen among “Off to the Races” radio guests
Saturday’s edition of “Off to the Races on The Racing Biz Radio Network” will feature Lazy Lane Farms’s Frank Shipp to discuss Hansel, trainer Ferris Allen, and more.

Graded stakes spice up Monmouth weekend
A pair of Grade 3 events – the Salvator Mile and the Pegasus – top the Saturday and Sunday cards, respectively, at Monmouth Park.

Preposterous Parx Oaks fiasco reaches absurd ending
For wagering purposes, Miss Inclusive won the 2016 Parx Oaks. For purse money purposes, Eighth Wonder did. And for race records? Both of ’em won.

Aldrin, kin to Tapit, to stand at O’Sullivan
Aldrin, a three-quarter brother to Tapit by Malibu Moon, will stand stud at West Virginia’s O’Sullivan Farms.

McCarthy has successful shoulder surgery
Jockey Trevor McCarthy had successful shoulder surgery this week but isn’t expected to get on a horse for six more months.

Figgins family affair rolling right along
It’s important for a trainer to have people he can trust in key positions. For Ollie Figgins, III his key people are kin: his younger brother and his 21-year-old daughter.

Class droppers look to bounce back in Light Hearted
A couple of runners who have found graded foes a bit too tough hope to find their winning form in today’s $50,000 Light Hearted Stakes at Delaware Park.

Yellow Agate, Shimmering Aspen to clash in Alma North
Grade 1 winner Yellow Agate and local hopeful Shimmering Aspen are the headliners in Saturday’s Alma North Stakes at Laurel Park.

Journey Home gets “mojo back” in Christiana win
Journey Home showed early promise before struggling some. Now after a win in the Christiana, trainer Graham Motion thinks she may have her mojo back.

Mistaken scratch of Dancing Rags leads to Christiana confusion
Why’d Dancing Rags run for purse money only in Wednesday’s Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park? As it happens, that’s a bit of a confusing story…