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Golden Pal Kicks Off Sophomore Season at the Spa

Golden Pal (Uncle Mo), off since posting a visually impressive score in the GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland Nov. 6, returns to action in Thursday's opening day GIII Quick Call S. at Saratoga.

Last term's narrow G2 Norfolk S. runner-up at Royal Ascot June 19 and ultra-sharp Skidmore S. winner at the Spa Aug. 21 was recently purchased privately by Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Westerberg from breeder Randall Lowe. He is the 1-2 morning-line favorite.

“He's doing really well. We're excited about him,” trainer Wesley Ward. “I think he'll be the best horse I ever had, but we'll see if it comes out that way. He does things in the mornings that are just so impressive. He's just an immensely talented horse and we're looking forward to getting his season started here at Saratoga on Opening Day. Hopefully, that leads into the Breeders' Cup at the end of the year.”

'TDN Rising Star' Jaxon Traveler (Munnings), first or second in all seven of his career starts, tries grass for the first time. He enters following runner-up finishes in the GIII Chick Lang S. at Pimlico May 15 and Woodstock S. over the Woodbine synthetic June 20.

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Oliver Named CHA President

Owner and trainer Kim Oliver has been named president of the Colorado Horsemen's Association (CHA) at the organization's regular monthly board meeting Tuesday. The CHA's Board of Directors appointed Oliver to replace previous president Kent Bamford, who resigned at a Special Meeting of the Board last week.

“I am honored to serve my fellow horsemen and excited to work on their behalf with such a wise and talented group of board members,” Oliver said. “The upcoming Arapahoe Park meet will offer more purse money than we have had available for several years. The CHA is committed to putting on the best show we can for the benefit of all Colorado racing stakeholders.”

The Board also voted to make owner/trainer Mark Schultz its new Vice President, a role previously held by Jim Weimer, who also resigned last week.

Four new board members were appointed to fill vacancies created by the recent resignations of Bamford, Weimer, Vaughn Long, and Sandy Miller. The new board members are owner/trainer Mark Kulow, owner Rob Ring, owner/trainer Howie Chavers, and owner Robin Smith.

The full board is comprised of nine directors, which already included Victor Cervantes, Kerry Kemper, Oliver, Miguel Pena, and Schultz. The four new Board members will serve until the next vote of the CHA's full membership later this year.

Also at Tuesday's meeting, the board named owner Lisa Trujillo as secretary in a non-voting capacity.

Last week the board appointed Jim Mulvihill as the CHA's Interim Executive Director.

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NYRA Honors Carmen Barrera

The New York Racing Association will unveil the new Carmen M. Barrera Horsemen's Lounge Thursday at Saratoga Race Course. Formerly known as the Saratoga Room, the horsemen's lounge has been renovated and renamed to honor the memory of Carmen M. Barrera, NYRA's longtime director of horsemen's relations who died unexpectedly Aug. 8, 2019.

“NYRA and New York's racing community at large owe Carmen a debt of gratitude for her decades of service to our sport,” said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. “That she will now have a permanent place at Saratoga Race Course is a fitting honor for someone who cared so deeply for Saratoga.”

Located just off the Porch on the first floor of the clubhouse, the convenient drop-in facility offers assorted beverages and will be open to licensed owners and trainers.

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TVG, MSG Networks Reach Carriage Agreement

The horse racing televsion network and advanced deposit wagering platform TVG has reached a multi-year agreement to provide extensive horse racing programming annually to MSG Networks. TVG's signature “Trackside Live” program will air five days a week on MSG Network and/or MSG+ beginning July 14 from 12-7pm, and will be featured every week from Wednesday through Sunday.

“We're excited to be partnering with the MSG Networks to bring premier live racing coverage to its family of networks and its millions of viewers in the New York area,” said Amy Howe, Interim CEO and President, FanDuel Group. “This new agreement is part of FanDuel Group's continuing commitment to invest in our core horse racing television programming and to expand the audience for our race track and horsemen partners.”

“It's great to partner with TVG and FanDuel to bring so many great, live horseraces to fans on MSG Networks,” said Jeff Filippi, Senior Vice President, programming & production, executive producer, MSG Networks. “Fans will see a great variety of races from more than 150 tracks around the world.”

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