http://www.horseracing.com/blog/ en 2008-07-18T11:04:24+01:00 hourly 1 2008-07-18T11:04:24+01:00 http://www.horseracing.com/blog/national-hunt-racing-at-market-rasen-racecourse 2008-07-18T11:04:24+01:00 en Editor Betting Set in the picturesque surroundings of Lincolnshire, just outside the quaint town of Market Rasen in England, the Market Rasen Racecourse is one of the most popular National Hunt racecourses in the country. It is a right-handed course that is just over a mile in circumference and although National Hunt racing events are usually held in the winter, the Market Rasen Racecourse offers all year round National Hunt racing. At present, the racecourse is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year, the Totesport and The Journal Ladies Day, also known as the Toteswinger Summer Plate Day, which takes place on Saturday, 19 July 2008. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/new-health-and-safety-initiatives 2008-07-18T10:59:32+01:00 en Editor Horse Racing News In the horse racing industry there are a few power houses that are known to all, and being the second biggest racetrack holdings company, Penn National Gaming Inc. packs a mighty punch when it makes decisions in regard to racing. Their new health and safety initiatives, released on 15 July 2008, will hopefully encourage other holdings companies and privately owned racecourses to follow suit, as Penn National Gaming Inc. are determined to improve the safety of horses and ensure that their welfare is taken seriously. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/new-members-appointed-to-chrb 2008-07-17T10:51:22+01:00 en Editor Features The California Horse Racing Board is responsible for enforcing the horse racing laws of the state, ensuring that regulations are abided by, supervising racetrack wagering and taking action against the parties who violate the racing authorizations. There are seven members on the board and the last two places on the board were filled with appointments by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, namely Bo Derek and David Israel. The new appointments will have to be confirmed by the California Senate, and they will be attending their first official board meeting at the Del Mar Racecourse. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/deep-impact-foals-shine-at-japan-sale 2008-07-17T10:45:53+01:00 en Editor Horse Racing News The Japan Racing Horse Association had been very reserved on commenting on their July select sale, which started on Tuesday, 15 July 2008. Due to the very slow economy in Japan at the moment, it was feared that sales would be few and that the success of the sale was hanging in the balance. And even though the sales figures were a little down from last year, the sale was still a huge success, with the first line of Deep Impact offspring getting a lot of attention and one foal in particular hitting the mark with a record sale price. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/moonstone-shines-at-the-darley-irish-oaks 2008-07-16T14:59:26+01:00 en Editor Horse Racing News It seems that there is just no stopping Aidan O’Brian this year, as he steams ahead after securing his thirteenth Group 1 win for 2008, with winning seven classics in a row and the four noteworthy classics in Ireland. Every time O’Brian steps out at a horse racing event, everything appears to go his way, and he is looking good so far to win the British Trainers Championship again after winning it in 2007. And the horse that took the thirteenth victory for him was Moonstone, during the Darley Irish Oaks. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/future-of-toe-grabs-cut-short 2008-07-16T14:53:49+01:00 en Editor Miscellaneous The main function of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is to investigate pressing issues within the horse racing industry and to do the necessary research to provide solutions and guidelines that will alleviate problems and ensure the safety of racehorses. At their most recent meeting, the subject of banning steroids was not concluded, but decisions and recommendations in regard to toe grabs have been made. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/man-o-war-stakes-surprises 2008-07-15T14:44:31+01:00 en Editor Features The ninth event on the race card at Belmont Park Racecourse on Saturday, 12 July 2008, was the Grade 1 $500 000 Man O’ War Stakes. It is a race that is run over a distance of one and three eighth miles (eleven furlongs) and is for horses over the age of three. The Man O’ War Stakes is a turf race, and even though some of the contenders lined up for this racing event were seasoned turf veterans, there was one name in particular that stood out, a horse that was making his turf debut – Curlin. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/and-the-winner-is-harlem-rocker 2008-07-15T14:33:48+01:00 en Editor Horse Racing News On Sunday 13 July 2008, a field of seven horses got ready for the running of the $500 000 Prince of Wales Stakes. Known as the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, many spectators were anxious to see if Not Bourbon, winner of the Queen’s Plate, would be able to pull off another magnificent victory. The Fort Erie Racetrack was about to become the venue of a heartbreaking day for some and surprise for others, as the starting gates for the 2008 Prince of Wales Stakes swung open. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/new-feature-for-nyra-internet-betting 2008-07-14T11:04:26+01:00 en Editor Betting The NYRA, New York Racing Association, internet wagering system, known as the NYRA Rewards website, is a state of the art wagering facility that is open to the residents of the New York state. The site gives them access to facilities such as real-time wagering information and allows them to make place safe wagers from the comfort of their homes. The site also rewards punters according to their wagering volume and has thousands of members that take advantage of this convenient system. To improve on the already successful site, an Express Funding feature has just been launched. http://www.horseracing.com/blog/fortune-finds-victory-with-lucarno 2008-07-14T10:58:41+01:00 en Editor Horse Racing News One of the most anticipated races at the Newmarket Racecourse in the United Kingdom, during July, is the Princess of Wales’s Stakes. Run over a distance of 2 414 meters, this flat racing event for Group 2 horses draws a lot of attention and in the last seven years it has been won by Little Rock (2000), Mutamam (2001), Millenary (2002 and 2003), Bandari (2004), Gamut (2005), Soapy Danger (2006) and Papal Bull (2007). This year the honor went to Lucarno and his jockey, Jimmy Fortune.