Tough Day At Del Mar

The pageantry of Opening Day of the Del Mar meeting on Wednesday was marred by the injury of a jockey and the destruction of a horse. Rafael Bejarano took a spill off of his mount, Mi Rey, during the third race in the Del Mar, California raceway after it appeared he, and his horse,... 

Gold Cup Weekend At Hollywood Park

The highlight of the racing day at Hollywood Park on Saturday will be the 70th annual Gold Cup race that will be run at 4:30 local time, 7:30 Eastern time. The purse will be $700,000 for the Grade 1 event between three year and older horses. Odds had not yet been announced on Friday... 

Borel Out As Jockey For Mine That Bird

After reports surfaced earlier this week that iconic jockey Calvin Borel could spur Mine That Bird again, the horses connections decided to cut ties with Borel before it got to that point again. Borel and his agent, Jerry Hissam, had indicated that the jockey had committed to Warriors...