Horse Racing News

Epsom Derby Racing Results

While the Belmont Stakes organizers were gearing up for one of the biggest racing events on the horse racing calendar, the second day of the Epsom Derby, also referred to as the Epsom Derby Festival, was well underway. With a full day of racing splendor on Friday the 6th of June, known as Ladies Day, and a jam packed schedule for Derby Day on Saturday the 7th of June, the Epsom Downs Racecourse was in high spirits, with thousands of spectators who came out in support of the Epsom Derby Festival and their favorite horses.

Clear Skies for Deep Sky

On Sunday, 1 June 2008, a jockey by the name of Hirofumi Shii enjoyed a historical victory at the Japan Derby in front of more than a hundred thousand spectators. The Japan Derby is the second leg of the Japanese equivalent of the Triple Crown, and last year Shii guided the first filly (Vodka) in sixty-four years to the winning position. Aboard Deep Sky on Sunday, Shii became the second jockey in the Japanese Racing Association to win a racing event two years in a row.

Nobiz Like Showbiz Retires

The announcement that Nobiz Like Showbiz was going into retirement was a sad moment for everyone who has been involved in his horse racing career. Not only is he a magnificent racehorse, but his gentle personality makes him a joy to work with. While staying at Indian Creek Farm in Kentucky, owner and breeder Elizabeth Valando will decide on his future as possible stud horse. Nobiz Like Showbiz will be sorely missed by fans and the racing community.

Magic Millions Weanlings

The 2008 Magic Millions National Sale started on Tuesday, the 27th of May. The Gold Coast was once again overrun by buyers and sellers of the horse racing industry and while there are many horses on offer, it has been a successful time for the weanlings. Weanlings are approximately six months old and have been recently weaned from the mares. And even though they are too young to race, many buyers invest in weanlings to resell them at the yearling sales.

Sadler’s Wells retired from Stud

May 2008, will be remembered by the horse racing community as the month when the racing industry lost two of its greatest sires. Storm Cat was retired on the heels of the announcement from Coolmore Stud, that Sadler’s Wells will be spending the rest of his life in the comfort of the stud farm, in full retirement. Both horses were retired due to their age beginning to cause a decline in fertility. Sadler’s Wells retires as a legend and a champion horse.

Red Rock Welcomes the Return of NHC

The Red Rock Casino and Resort is located in Las Vegas. The picturesque mountains create an atmosphere for relaxation, privacy and entertainment. The resort offers guests luxurious activities such as spa treatments and pool side cabanas, and for the restless guests looking for action, there is gambling, white water rafting and the NTRA National Handicapping Championship.

Gavin Cook Crowned World Amateur Champ

The 2008 World Cup of Amateur Racing came to a nail-biting end at Meadowlands on Wednesday, the 21st of May 2008. It is an event that lured twelve of the world’s best amateur drivers to the six days if racing, hosted at six different tracks, which included Yonkers, Balmoral, Maywood, Freehold and Monticello. It was a tough competition for all concerned, and the $25 000 trotting competition brought the out the best in everyone.

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