http://horseracing.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-18T22:54:43Z Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:54:43 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/19/review-finished-last-at-folkestone.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/bookreviews/fr/Review-Finished-Last-at-Folkestone-book.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/l/d/3/1848767676.jpg" align="right" title="" height="160" border="1" hspace="3"></a>One Man's Ambition to Visit all 60 UK Racecourses' by John Norbury An entertaining <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/bookreviews/fr/Review-Finished-Last-at-Folkestone-book.htm">personal travel diary</a> of the author's trips to all 60 tracks in England from the ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/19/review-finished-last-at-folkestone.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/19/review-finished-last-at-folkestone.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:57:10 +0000 2012-02-19T15:57:10Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/18/black-caviar-wins-19.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/C/d/3/blackcaviar2012-1s.jpg" align="left" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3"></a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm">Black Caviar</a> stretched her undefeated streak to 19 on Friday February 17 with her win in the Lightning Stakes (G1) at Flemington. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm">Wonder from Down Under</a> won easily ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/18/black-caviar-wins-19.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/18/black-caviar-wins-19.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:54:43 +0000 2012-02-18T22:54:43Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one-final-odds.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/r/c/3/kentuckyderby2012logo.gif" border="1" alt="horse racing" hspace="3" width="170" align="right"></a>The first pool for the 2012 <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm">Kentucky Derby Future Wager</a> is now closed As usual, the field was a heavy favorite at 3-2 with Union Rags next at 7-1 ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one-final-odds.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one-final-odds.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:25:30 +0000 2012-02-12T14:25:30Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/todd-pletcher-hits-3000-wins.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/trainersjockeys/p/aapletcherbio.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/G/R/8/2/pletcher-bio.jpg" align="right" height="170" title="" border="1" hspace="3" alt="horse racing">Trainer Todd Pletcher</a> hit the 3000 win mark on Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the third race with Spring Hill Farm, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/todd-pletcher-hits-3000-wins.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/12/todd-pletcher-hits-3000-wins.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:26:11 +0000 2012-02-12T13:26:11Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/10/black-caviar-wins-18.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/B/d/3/blackcaviar2012-0s.jpg" align="left" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3"></a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm">Black Caviar</a> remained undefeated in 18 lifetime starts on Friday February 10 with her win in the C.F. Orr Stakes (G1) at Caulfield. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/horseprofiles/p/aaBlackCaviar.htm">mighty mare from Down Under</a> ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/10/black-caviar-wins-18.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/10/black-caviar-wins-18.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:14:00 +0000 2012-02-10T19:14:00Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/08/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/r/c/3/kentuckyderby2012logo.gif" border="1" alt="horse racing" hspace="3" width="170" align="right"></a>The first pool for the 2012 <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm">Kentucky Derby Future Wager</a> will be open for both win and exacta wagering from February 10-12. As usual, the field is the morning ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/08/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/08/2012-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pool-one.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:13:31 +0000 2012-02-08T13:13:31Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-louisiana-premier-night.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2012-Louisiana-Premier-Night.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/b/d/3/premchamp12-1s.jpg" align="right" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3"></a>On Saturday, Delta Downs hosted <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2012-Louisiana-Premier-Night.htm">Louisiana Premier Night</a>, a series of ten stakes races for Louisiana-breds with a total of $1 million in purses headlined by the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2012-Louisiana-Premier-Night.htm">Premier Night Championship</a> ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-louisiana-premier-night.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-louisiana-premier-night.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:30:41 +0000 2012-02-05T20:30:41Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-withers-toboggan-and-correction-stakes.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2012-withers-toboggan-correction-stakes.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/0/_/d/3/withers12-1as.jpg" align="left" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3"></a>Alpha romped home in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2012-withers-toboggan-correction-stakes.htm">Withers Stakes</a> (G3) at Aqueduct on Saturday by 3 1/4 lengths with Speightscity second and Tiger Walk ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-withers-toboggan-and-correction-stakes.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/05/2012-withers-toboggan-and-correction-stakes.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:33:32 +0000 2012-02-05T09:33:32Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/04/2012-triple-crown-early-nominations.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-Triple-Crown-Nominations.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/horseracing/1/8/n/2/belo2s.jpg" align="right" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3" alt="horse racing triple crown"></a>There were 398 <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-2012-Triple-Crown-Nominations.htm">3-year-old thoroughbreds nominated</a> for the 2011 Triple Crown by the January 22 early deadline, up 9.1% from the 364 nominatied last year. Early nominations are $600 while ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/04/2012-triple-crown-early-nominations.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/04/2012-triple-crown-early-nominations.htm Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:42:39 +0000 2012-02-04T06:42:39Z http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2011-experimental-free-handicap.htm <a href="http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-experimental-free-handicap-2011.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/horseracing/1/5/t/a/3/bc11-jc1a.jpg" align="right" title="" width="170" border="1" hspace="3"></a>The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/od/triplecrown2000/a/aa-experimental-free-handicap-2011.htm">Experimental Free Handicap</a> ranks colts and fillies who were 2-year-olds in 2011 and helps determine the dual qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby. Hansen and Union Rags, top two finishers ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2011-experimental-free-handicap.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://horseracing.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2011-experimental-free-handicap.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:27:48 +0000 2012-02-02T19:27:48Z