Bay Meadows development facing 2013 deadline
San Mateo’s Bay Meadows development project started out of the gate slow, and it certainly hasn’t picked up much speed. The proposal to rip down the storied San Mateo horse racing track and replace it with condos, offices, parks and retail space took years to approve, even with a relatively supportive city council. Organizations formed to oppose it and a docketful of lawsuits were filed ...
Countdown to the Crown: Week 6 - Feb. 10, 2012
Editor’s Note: Countdown to the Crown returns for a seventh season online as one of the most comprehensive handicapper’s scouting reports of the 3-year-old scene.
Who's feelin' 'Lucky' in the G2 Hutcheson S.
Ever So Lucky hopes to advance on the Kentucky Derby trail in Saturday's G2 Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
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This is the harness racing Sharp Horses and Track Trends analysis for Jan. 23-29.
Palm Meadows: Toby’s Corner goes by himself
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - One horse who could end up a force in the handicap division before the end of the year is Toby’s Corner, who has not started since upsetting Uncle Mo in the 2011 Wood. Toby’s Corner had been the regular workmate of the recently elected 3-year-old champion Animal Kingdom until Monday when he breezed five-eighths by himself in 1:02.80 at Palm Meadows, tiring some while ...
Fair Grounds: Avie’s Sense hoping for a washout
Without cooperation from Mother Nature – and she does not appear to be feeling helpful this weekend – the most exciting horse entered on an appealing Sunday racing program at Fair Grounds will stay in the barn.
Emcee Tops Weekly Beyer List
*EMCEE, a four-year-old son of Unbridled's Song, made it two-for-two after a six-length romp in an entry-level allowance race at Gulfstream on February 3. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Emcee is a half-brother to Spring Party, winner of the Wintergreen Stakes at one mile over Turfway's polytrack surface.
Oklahoma Derby may hint at Essex winner
LAST FALL'S $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park in Oklahoma City is proving to be a key race in 2012.
Richard Linihan: National spotlight on horses with state ties
HORSES WITH Oklahoma connections have been showing up on the national horse racing radar like a swarm of fireflies on a hot summer night.