New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Ria Antonia will be coming to Fair Grounds Race Course for the winter with her sights set on the boys. Trained by Jeremiah Englehart for owners Christopher Dunn and Loooch […]

Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2014 Preakness Stakes, second leg of racing’s Triple Crown, will receive a 50 percent purse bump to $1.5 million. The 139th Preakness will be conducted at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 17. “The Preakness […]

Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Preakness Stakes runner-up Itsmyluckyday is being readied for a return to the racetrack in 2014 after recovering from an injury. Trained by Ed Plesa Jr., Itsmyluckyday has been away from the races following the detection […]

Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Leading jockey Javier Castellano is closing in on the single season earnings mark currently held by Ramon Dominguez. Entering the weekend’s racing, Castellano is standing at $25,626,003 for 2013 just $8,850 behind the record Dominguez […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Four weeks away from the start of the 2014 racing season at Oaklawn Park. The Hot Springs, Ark. track has become the hot location for 3-year-olds headed to the Triple Crown series. Actually, after the results […]

Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Maryland Jockey Club announced Wednesday the implementation of a new fundraising concept built around the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. “For the last four years, Pimlico has celebrated and supported the empowerment of […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – A second snow storm in three days has forced several Mid-Atlantic tracks to cancel their Tuesday programs. Being affected by the snow are Parx Racing, Charles Town Races and Yonkers Raceway. Charles Town plans to hold […]

Charles Town, WV (SportsNetwork.com) – The richest race in the United States outside the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup will once again be run in the spring. The $1.5 million Charles Town Classic will be conducted at Hollywood Casino at […]

Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The La Troienne Stakes has been assigned the highest classification for a stakes race in the United States. The 1 1/16- mile race for fillies and mares is now a Grade I stakes, an advancement from […]

New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Senior citizen trainer Tom McCarthy made a name for himself in 2009 by winning the Blue Grass Stakes with the only horse in his stable. General Quarters became a Kentucky Derby contender that year for […]