Eblouissante could return at Hollywood Park
Trainer John Shirreffs reported Sunday that Zenyatta’s half-sister, Eblouissante, emerged from her impressive debut win “fine,” and that the striking black filly could return toward the end of the...
View ArticleGame On Dude returning in Native Diver on Dec. 1
Game On Dude, winner of the Grade II Californian and Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup during the Spring/Summer meet, heads an expected field of six or seven in the $250,000, Grade III Native Diver Stakes –...
View ArticleNo luck needed for Better Lucky in Matriarch
Better Lucky, a $5,000 late nominee, scored the biggest upset in the history of the Grade I, $250,000 Matriarch Sunday at Betfair Hollywood Park.A little more than two hours later, the New York bred...
View ArticleGame On Dude comes out the winner in Native Diver
Game On Dude rebounded from a poor performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 3, winning the $242,500 Native Diver Stakes – Presented by the Oak Tree Racing Association – Saturday at Betfair...
View ArticleExecutiveprivilege definite for next weekend’s Hollywood Starlet
The Grade I, $500,000-guaranteed Hollywood Starlet, which will be run Saturday at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track, could have as many as seven participants. Trained by Bob Baffert, Executiveprivilege, a...
View ArticleHollywood Park shows increases in handle, field size
Betfair Hollywood Park showed appreciable gains in all sources handle and field size during the 2012 Autumn meet.The live portion of the 24-day season concluded December 15 and was followed by seven...
View ArticleWill Betfair Hollywood Park race this fall?
The California Horse Racing Board is expected to decide Thursday whether Betfair Hollywood Park will host a fall meet in 2013.The track has already committed to a spring meeting, but with future plans...
View ArticleGold Cup, American Oaks highlight 75th season at Betfair Hollywood Park
The 74th running of the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup and the $350,000 American Oaks headline a stakes schedule worth more than $6.8 million for the 2013 Spring/Summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park....
View ArticleTakeout Rate to Remain 14% for Players’ Pick 5 at Hollywood Park
Betfair Hollywood Park will continue to offer the Players’ Pick 5 at the reduced takeout rate of 14% when the Spring/Summer meet begins Thursday, April 25. The Pick 5, which has the lowest takeout of...
View ArticleAmazombie Return Date Set
2011 champion sprinter Amazombie will make his return to the track for 2013 on April 27 in the $125,000 Tiznow Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, according to owner/trainer Bill Spawr. The gelding...
View ArticleEmergency Meeting on Tap to Discuss California’s Cloudy 2014 Racing Schedule
The Thoroughbred Owners of California has scheduled an emergency meeting April 11 to try and firm up the 2014 racing schedule and to discuss the current uncertainty surrounding future stabling at...
View ArticleUPDATED: Cardiac Failure Fatalities Spike in California, Baffert Barn
What is causing a significant increase in sudden deaths by cardiac failure among horses at California racetracks, and why were traces of rodenticide, or rat poison, found in post-mortem toxicology...
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Bernick: A North-South Solution for California
At times when change is imminent, timid responses too often become in retrospect stopgap measures, while bold responses can lay a strong foundation for a bright and sustainable future. To my way of...
View ArticleBarretts: Year-Round Training, Not Expansion at Fairplex in 2014
Barretts Racing at Fairplex has tabled a $20 million expansion proposal and will instead focus on being a year-round training center in 2014. President Jim Henwood told the Daily Racing Form Barretts...
View ArticleHigh Anxiety in California
Can’t blame horsemen in California for having a little high anxiety. Bay Meadows Land Company bought Hollywood Park from Churchill Downs in 2005. The owner is a development company, not a racing...
View ArticleRIP Hollywood Park: Land ‘Simply Has a Higher and Better Use’
We all knew the end was near, but officials with Bay Meadows Land Co., the real estate development operation that owns Betfair Hollywood Park, have made it official: There will be no more live racing...
View ArticleBejarano Closes in on 3,000th Victory
Favored Half Strike enabled jockey Rafael Bejarano to close to within one win of a significant milestone when the 4-year-old ridgling won the $54,324 feature Friday at Betfair Hollywood Park. The...
View ArticleShanklin: Hollywood Closure Not a Sign of Doom and Gloom
Bill Shanklin took to Horse Racing Business on Thursday to dispute a statement made by writer Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times, who stated that the closure of Betfair Hollywood Park is a sign “that...
View ArticleObviously Takes Aim at American Handicap
A double Grade II winner in 2012, Obviously will seek his first victory of 2013 in the $150,000 American Handicap Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. A Grade II for older horses at one mile on turf,...
View ArticleGomez Released From Hospital After Spill
Jockey Garrett Gomez was off his final four mounts on Friday after being involved in a spill in the first race. Gomez was unseated after Randino, a debuting 2-year-old son of Discreet Cat, ducked into...
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