July, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Saratoga Opening Week Handle Tops $90M

Handle for the opening four-day week of the Saratoga meet soared to more than $90 million, easily besting the corresponding 2020 and 2019 numbers. The New York Racing Association added a day to the previous three-day opening week Saratoga schedule in 2019.

The exact handle total for the 41-race week was $90,112,254, an increase of 12.18% from last year's number of $80,325,660, which was affected by the lack of spectators at Saratoga due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also represents an increase of 22.7% from the $73,441,101 total in 2019. Racing resumes Wednesday with a first post of 1:05 p.m.

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Horse racing: Thousands of racehorses killed in slaughterhouses

Some horses once trained by some of racing’s top names are being slaughtered, BBC Panorama finds.

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Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Monday, July 19

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday's meetings at Ayr, Beverley, Cartmel and Windsor.

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Stephen Mahon Will Be Investigated By IHRB For Alleged Sampling Interference

Trainer Stephen Mahon, who was banned in June for a period of four years for animal neglect, will be investigated by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) after allegedly interfering with the post-race sample collection of one of his former horses, the Racing Post reported on Sunday evening. Stormey (Ire) (September Storm {Ger}), a horse formerly trained by Mahon, ran third in the Tipperary Racecourse Beginners Chase. The incident took place at Tipperary and was reported to the stewards by IHRB veterinary assistant Avena O'Keeffe. She alleged that Mahon “was interfering in the sampling process by insisting that she turn the tumbler used to collect the urine sample upside down to prove that there was nothing in it, prior to the sample being taken,” according to the stewards' report of the incident. Mahon was at the racecourse acting as Stormey's trainer Patrick Kelly's traveling head lad and authorised representative, according to the report. The incident was referred to the IHRB Chief Executive Denis Egan.

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