The Paulick Report
- Counterforce Gelding Tops 2023 CTHS Alberta Thoroughbred Sale September 27, 2023The 2023 renewal of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) took place Sept. 22, posting across-the-board gains, led by a Counterforce gelding who sold for $46,000 (Canadian). A total of 71 yearlings changed hands during the auction for revenues of $635,800, marking a 43 percent increase in gross from last year's sale, when 58 […]Paulick Report Staff
- Stewart Elliott Wins Oklahoma Derby, Four Other Stakes To Earn Jockey Of The Week Title September 27, 2023Jockey Stewart Elliott affirms the adage that age truly is only a number. The 58-year-old veteran jockey is still going strong with five stakes wins during the week at Remington Park, including the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, proving that he has no intention of slowing down. A panel of racing experts voted Elliott Jockey of […]Press Release
- Pennsylvania Derby Winner Saudi Crown Joins Top 10 Of Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings September 27, 2023FMQ Stables' Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Saudi Crown has moved into the top 10 in the latest Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, while Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Arcangelo maintains the overall lead following the 11th week of voting. The Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $6 million Longines […]Press Release
- Vronsky Colt Tops Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings, Horses of Racing Age Sale September 27, 2023A California-bred colt by the late Vronksy topped the 2023 Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings and Horses of Racing Age sale, held Tuesday at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The sale topping Vronsky colt (Hip 211) sold for $250,000 to West Point Thoroughbreds from the consignment of Harris Farms, agent (video). The bay colt is out of […]Press Release
- Santa Anita: Eda Chasing Eighth Straight Win In Friday’s Chillingworth September 26, 2023Bob Baffert's brilliant 4-year-old filly Eda heads Friday's Grade 3, $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes at 6 ½ furlongs as Santa Anita's highly anticipated 19-day Autumn Meet gets underway. A winner of her last seven starts, four of them graded stakes, Eda, a Kentucky-bred daughter of Munnings, out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Show Me, will […]Mike Willman/Santa Anita
- Oklahoma Derby Winner How Did He Do That Likely Headed To Zia Park Derby September 26, 2023After prevailing in an exciting three-way photo finish in Sunday's Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, How Did He Do That will likely make his next start in the $300,000 Zia Park Derby on Nov. 28, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen told the Daily Racing Form. The 3-year-old son of Good Magic won the Zia Park Juvenile […]Paulick Report Staff
- Santa Anita’s 19-Day Autumn Meet Opens Friday With First Post Time At 1 P.M. September 26, 2023Santa Anita's 19-day Autumn Meet will get underway on Friday, with first post time for a nine-race card at 1 p.m. PT and the track will also offer free admission and parking along with $3 beers and $5 margaritas. The Autumn Meet will be highlighted by the 40th running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships […]Mike Willman/Santa Anita
- Harness Trainer Suspended 395 Days Over Possession Of Needles, Injectable Substances At Training Center September 26, 2023The New Jersey Racing Commission has issued a 395-day suspension and $3,000 fine to harness racing trainer Brandon Mongiello after a “routine inspection” of his stabling area at the Crystal Brook Training Center, an off-track stabling facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction of the N.J.R.C., according to a ruling posted on the Association of Racing […]Paulick Report Staff
- HIWU Weekly Update: Trainer Suspended 12 Years, Fined $100,000 Due To Eight Positives For Banned Substance September 26, 2023The most severe case resolution published this week on the public disclosures section of the website for the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), the enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), is a 12-year suspension and $100,000 in fines for trainer Milton Pineda, who had eight horses test positive for the […]Paulick Report Staff
- Louisiana Congressman Introduces Legislation To Replace HISA September 26, 2023A press release from the office of Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has indicated that he will introduce the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023 (RHSA), which would protect the health and welfare of racing horses and improve the integrity and safety of horse racing. “It takes into account horsemen's input (and) veterinary science,” Eric Hamelback, […]Edited Press Release