12:29 AM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Jockey Drayden Van Dyke won a record-tying seven races at Del Mar on Sunday, including the $200,000 Del Mar Mile. He tied Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza for most wins in a single day in the seaside track’s history. Van Dyke’s only loss in eight mounts
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10:39 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Accelerate cruised to a record 12 1/2-length victory in the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, becoming just the third horse to sweep all three of Southern California’s major races for older horses in the same year. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Accelerate ran 1 1/4
8:45 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita will rename a Grade 1 stakes race in honor of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. The track said the American Pharoah Stakes for 2-year-olds will be run at 1 1/16 miles on Sept. 29. The race was formerly known as the FrontRunner Stakes, which
7:46 PM ET Mitchell Lamb Looking for some midweek form? tab.com.au bring you the best bets across Australia for Wednesday’s racing. WEDNESDAY’S BEST Sandown (Hillside) Race 2 No.3 Fiera Vista (Mark Zahra) – $2.80 After an average debut back in early March, Darren Weir immediately sent Fiera Vista for a spell. He was hoping that
2:20 PM ET A horse named Party Dancer won a race in California on Thursday. Its owner? Rick Pitino, whose legacy at Louisville was blemished by a scandal that involved exotic dancers and escorts three years ago. Pitino was in the winner’s circle with the horse at Del Mar Racetrack after the 3-year-old’s second victory
7:54 PM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Canterbury Race 5 No.5 Foreign Territory (James McDonald) – $2.40 He’s lined up favourite in three of his four starts and was hard in the market in the other, but Foreign Territory has won just one of those; there might have been a few punters burnt by the
9:15 PM ET ESPN News Services DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is wearing a neck brace while recovering at his San Diego home after fracturing a vertebra during a training accident at Del Mar. He was exercising Bobby Abu Dhabi during morning workouts on July 22 when the horse had
8:36 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Moonee Valley Race 8 No.3 Trap For Fools (Brad Rawiller) – $2.60 Think this race sets up brilliantly for Trap For Fools to record his first win in Victoria, with the ex-WA galloper capable of dictating proceedings from the front here; as long as nothing sacrifices themselves to
4:03 AM ET Mitchell Lamb WEDNESDAY’S BEST Warwick Farm Race 1 No.3 Danawi (Adam Hyeronimus) – $2.30 After making him the best bet last Wednesday, Danawi, unfortunately, dumped Hugh Bowman before the race and got loose, eventually being scratched. I see no reason this beautifully bred son of Exceed And Excel will have taken any
7:50 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza has been moved to a rehabilitation facility to recover from a fractured vertebra in his neck suffered during a training accident. Agent Brian Beach tweeted Friday that Espinoza had left the hospital, where he had been up and walking around