A small but talented field of seven 2-year-old fillies will race 1 1/16 miles over the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes, an important stop on the 2024-25 road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks.
Category: Horse Racing News
2024 Clark Stakes at a Glance
The handicap division for older horses will offer one of its last 2024 opportunities for taking down a hefty purse when the Grade 2 Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare is contested Friday at Churchill Downs.
Brilliant Power of Thoroughbreds Comes to Life at 12th Annual Sporting Art Auction
Thoroughbred people love art. They love how paintings and sculptures depict racing history, legends, and larger-than-life moments. The 12th Annual Sporting Art Auction held at Keeneland Sales Pavilion on Nov. 15 achieved many thrilling moments with a total sales of $2,553,126. The heart of the auction was the sale of LeRoy Neiman’s “To the Wire,” which brought an auction record price of $334,875!
Promising two-year-old Gai Waterhouse-trained racehorse drowns in freak pool incident
King Kirk, who was trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, drowned in a horse pool while completing a routine activity.
