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Division rankings: Book'em Danno returns in a tough test
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1910+ words) This year's Carter carries a bit of history with it. It marks the first time since 1991 that the previous season's Eclipse Award winner has appeared in the race. That year it was Housebuster, coming off his Eclipse campaign, and the…...
Wood Memorial fair odds: Can Iron Honor pass 2-turn test?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (319+ words) On paper, the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct has the look of a race with a lot of pace. But there is a difference between preferring to race near the pace and actually being able to. Looking at…...
Prep winners Meaning, Forced Entry clash in Santa Anita Oaks
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (324+ words) Meaning, winner of the Las Virgenes Stakes in February, and recent Grade 3 Santa Ysabel winner Forced Entry headline a field of seven 3-year-old fillies set to go in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks at Santa Anita Park. Meaning is trained…...
Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit releases 2025 annual report
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (313+ words) The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit released its 2025 annual report Tuesday, detailing another year of expanded testing, stepped-up investigations and significant changes to its laboratory network under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program. The full…...
Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Renegade tops final pool
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (327+ words) Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Renegade tops final pool'Horse Racing Nation Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Renegade tops final pool Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Renegade opens as the 4-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 39 individual betting interests plus an all-others option. Renegade established…...
Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (167+ words) Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners'Horse Racing Nation Speed figures: These are last week's 20 fastest stakes winners Cornucopian earned a 132 Horse Racing Nation speed figure for his win in the Grade 3 San Carlos at Santa Anita on…...
Kentucky Derby trail 2026: Wood Memorial odds and analysis
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (471+ words) Saturday's Grade 2, $750,000Wood Memorial drew a field of 13 3-year-olds who will run the 1 1/8-mile distance. The Wood is the last of six stops on the New York road to Kentucky Derby 2026, and qualifying points are apportioned 100-50-25-15-10 to the top five eligible…...
Monday works: Baeza, Nysos lead 16 graded winners
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (615+ words) Baeza, winner of the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby and third in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 2025, worked Monday morning at Payson Park. He drilled a sharp four furlongs in 49.0 seconds on the dirt, third fastest of 25 over the course…...
Sunday's top speed figures: Cornucopian leads the list
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (506+ words) Cornucopian led all performers Sunday with a 144Horse Racing Nation speed figure at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 San Carlos Stakes. The 4-year-old colt by Into Mischief won the seven-furlong dirt stakes at 1-5 odds, marking his third career victory in his…...
Rice, Franco capture titles at Aqueduct's final winter meet
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (806+ words) Trainer Linda Rice continued her dominance on the New York Racing Association circuit, leading all trainers with a personal-best 62 wins at the Aqueduct winter meet, which ran from Jan. 1 through March 29. Rice, 62, posted a record of 247: 62-49-43 to notch her fourth…...