Trainer Marcus Vitali, inactive running horses in New York after being suspended by NYRA in 2021 and reaching a confidential settlement agreement with NYRA in 2022, runs Crossed Sabres Farm's Classy Lass in the fifth race at Aqueduct May 23.View the full article

Sad to hear of his passing yesterday...RIP thanks for all the great articles...you were one of the last good journos...thoughts with his friends and family.

1.   Randwick R1        1x4x7 2.   Doomben R1        3x10x13 3.   Doomben R2        3x10x12 4.   Doomben R3        1x2x6 5.   Doomben R4        2x3x10 6.   Doomben R5        5x6x10              Best Bet 7.   Doomben R6        4x5x13              Best Bet 8  . Doomben R7        4x7x12 9.   Doomben R8        4x7x9 10. Doomben R9        7x8x18   Thank you, John & Scooby.

Frateli La Vita is set to defend his title May 25 in the Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella at Club Hipico de Santiago with an automatic starting position in the Breeders' Cup Mile on the line.View the full article

Jim and Claire Limited's Heart of Honor, fifth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17, arrived at Saratoga Race Course May 21 and walked the shedrow May 22 as he begins preparations for the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1).View the full article

Field of Gold will face eight rivals as he bids for classic redemption in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) at the Curragh May 24.View the full article

Frateli La Vita is set to defend his title May 25 in the Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella at Club Hipico de Santiago with an automatic starting position in the Breeders' Cup Mile on the line.View the full article

For the first time since 2000, Laurel Park in Maryland will host National Steeplechase Association hurdle races on Father's Day, June 15.View the full article

Te Rapa has the full range of racing options from juveniles to jumps racing on Saturday.View the full article

A schedule, compiled by America's Best Racing, of racing programs on radio and television.View the full article

We have the final declarations through for Saturday's racing. The feature card is at The Curragh whrer the ground is Good, Good to Firm in places (watered). The Irish 2000 Guineas over the mile has nine runners. Clear favourite at 4/5 is English 2000 Guineas second, FIELD OF GOLD who had previously won the Craven. Was he unlucky in the Classic or did he get a poor ride from Kieren Shoemark? Not sure - RULING COURT was the sharper miler on the day and I'm not convinced this easier mile will play to FIELD OF GOLD's strengths but he's a worthy market leader and will take a lot of beating. He runs for Juddmonte as does COSMIC YEAR from the Charlton stable who went into a lot of notebooks on his debut last year and having beaten trees in a Kempton maiden, won a 1400m Listed at Newmarket three weeks ago. It's a big ask to go from that to a classic and while Oisin Murphy is a good a rider as there is, I have my doubts. Aidan O'Brien runs two - more favoured in the betting is OFFICER who won the Tetrarch last time but that's a Group 3 so again it's a big step up in grade. He's Ryan Moore's choice over EXPANDED who was ninth in the English 2000 Guineas and might need softer turf. HOTAZHELL represents Jessie Harrington and did me a nice favour when winning the Futurity at Doncaster beating DELACROIX. This is his first run as a 3-y-o and the evidence is he prefers slower ground. RASHABAR was second in the Coventry last year and was runner up again in the Greenham at Newbury behind JONQUIL who ran well in the Poulains. He's a big price at 20s as is National winner SCORTHY CHAMP who was seventh in the English 2000 Guineas and should come on a lot for the run. With nine runners, we can play the each way game a bet and while I think FIELD OF GOLD will win, I think both RASHABAR and SCORTHY CHAMP are worth small plays each way at 20s. The supporting Group 2 Greenlands over 1200m for the older sprinters features the northern hemisphere debut of STORM BOY, who is still technically a 3-y-o but gets in as Southern Hemisphere 3-y-o can compete against Northern Hemisphere 4-y-o. STORM BOY was fourth in the Golden Rose and a close eighth in the Everest which is Group 1 form so he should pick these up and carry them if he's on song. That's the big if - will he need the run? To be fair, this is a weak renewal and he could well be too good - MY MATE LEVI improved through handicaps, Listed and Group 3 company last season and could be the main threat. At Haydock, the going is Good to Firm - ten go in the Group 2 Sandy Lane for the 3-y-o over 1200m. This is the last significant Commonwealth Cup Trial and last Saturday's Newbury winner SYMBOL OF HONOUR backs up quickly - he did it very well and if he's improving further could well take a hand. BIG MOJO was fourth in the Gimcrack and ended up fourth in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Sprint. He looked in fine form on seasonal renewal winning at Ascot and could well be the one. He was, however, two places behind ARIZONA BLAZE at Del Mar and this looks an interesting Irish contender. His three runs this season have been mixed - the 1400m stretched him behind HENRI MATISSE at The Curragh and last timr he won over 1100m at Chantilly. POWERFUL GLORY is unbeaten and represents northern trainer Richard Fahey. He looked very smart when winning at Pontefract on debut by five and a half lengths and followed up in the Mill Reef at Newbury on heavy ground. That reads well and if he has thrived over the winter he could be right in this. It looks wide open and is probably more a match for watching and reviewing than playing. The Group 2 Temple is for the older sprinters over 1000m. It's the main trial for the King Charles III at Ascot. STARLUST is top rated and if you knew he would bring either his Nunthorpe form when third to BRADSELL or his Del Mar form when winning the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint, you'd have him as your favourite. The trouble is he lacks consistency but he has run well on quick ground and if he's fit and ready I'd give him every chance. MGHEERA won the Saint Georges at Longchamp two week ago but is better on soft ground while RUMSTAR won the Palace House at Newmarket (WASHINGTON HEIGHTS fourth) and that's solid enough albeit Group 3 form.  STARLUST is the one for me in this and I've played at 6s.

An earner of more than $3 million, Skippylongstocking has competed at 15 different tracks during his career, in which he has won eight graded stakes.View the full article

Is that the "Oxford dictionary" definition ??

Experts 😂...the blind leading the blind

Back in the spring I backed a Walker 2yo named Veomas at Caulfield - trial/jumpout form had been good but didn't fire that day. Havings its second start in the next at Pakenham.  Jumpouts have been ok.  Drawn the outside but has a top jockey (Jamie Melham) aboard.

I wouldn't count on that track being available for regular racing until a couple of years after they are forced to fix it properly in the spring. It's a complete stuff up and yes it looked to be primarily sand, yet they said they were going to add more to fix it: RACE will now commence renovation works immediately, involving coring, verti-draining, and adding additional sand to the surface — actions originally scheduled after May 17. Now they are saying it needs more organic matter???

I dont think it was on the surface it was dug up from underneath.

I saw it when it was first growing it was growing in almost sand only.

Nicely bred - She's A Dealer  

Exactly though perhaps the bigger question is why did they lay a surface mix with stones in it in the first place.