Alex Brown has worked in horseracing on-and-off in North America for 20 years. He spent most of this time at the Fair Hill Training Center. Alex also runs alexbrownracing.com.
Approximately two and a half years ago, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission began experimenting with changing jockeys’ whips to a more humane variety with an extended and padded “popper,” the portion of the whip that makes contact with the
Santa Anita Park announced June 23 that its main track will undergo a complete overhaul beginning July 14, and will be reconstituted with a mixture of Pro-Ride synthetic material.
Pro-Ride, an Australian-based company, assisted Santa Anita
One day after Big Brown was eased in his attempt to win the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and the Triple Crown as the 3-10 favorite, one of his co-owners said there is nothing physically wrong with the Boundary colt.
“We went over him good last
The status of Casino Drive, the 7-2 second-choice for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes is in doubt it was announced Friday morning. The winner of the May 10 Peter Pan Stakes did not go to the track this morning.
“He has a small issue with his
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board (NYSRWB) on May 29 passed proposed restrictions on use of anabolic steroids in racehorses for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing.
Based on a national model rule supported by the Racing
Grade I winners Nobiz like Shobiz and Panty Raid have been retired due to suspensory problems.
Stud plans are being decided for millionaire Nobiz Like Shobiz.
A 4-year-old son of Albert the Great, Nobiz Like Shobiz scored his big win in
Big Brown will stand at stud following his racing career at Robert Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.
No formal announcement was made, though it was the subject of talk on the backside for days. It was announced as part of NBC’s
Heavy Preakness (gr. I) favorite Big Brown worked two furlongs at Pimlico early this morning as he prepares to meet 11 opponents in the second jewel of racing’s Triple Crown.
With trainer Rick Dutrow watching from the rail at 5:40 a.m.,
Eight Belles, the filly who suffered a catastrophic injury after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 3, had compound fractures of both front legs at the fetlock joints, a necropsy report released May 15 concluded.
Storm Cat, North America’s premier Thoroughbred sire for years, has been pensioned from stallion duty because of declining fertility at the Young family’s Overbrook Farm near Lexington. According to farm official Ric Waldman, the 25-year-old son
Thoroughbred Charities of America, (TCA), has announced the formation of the Eight Belles Memorial Fund. Donations made in Eight Belles honor will go specifically toward retraining of Thoroughbreds for secondary careers and research into
Recapturetheglory, fifth in the Kentucky Derby, has had his Preakness Stakes plans derailed by a fever. The son of Cherokee Run is officially out, according to co-owner Ronnie Lamarque.
“The racehorse comes first,” said Lamarque, who teamed up
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With the May 17 Preakness Stakes days away, the field set to test Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown continues to change as the connections of some of the top 3-year-olds weigh a start in the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown at Pimlico Race
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority released a statement May 5 regarding Eight Belles, who was injured and subsequently euthanized after the May 3 Kentucky Derby. It followed demands by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals for changes in the
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