The owner of Hastings Racecourse and Casino in Vancouver, British Columbia, has reached an agreement to sell the “casino business and related real property” to a First Nations tribe in a deal that still needs various approvals and due diligence to close, according to the two sides in the purchase.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Though Deterministic had won his first two starts on dirt, including the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes, Miguel Clement was curious to see how the horse would move on the turf. One day, in early 2024 at Payson Park, Clement let Deterministic gallop in the infield.
“He moved like a dream,” said Clement, who was working as an assistant to his father, Christophe.
But the horse was preparing for the Wood Memorial and a potential shot at running in the Kentucky Derby. Miguel Clement didn’t say anything.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After answering the distance question once and for all with her authoritative, 4 3/4-length victory going 1 1/8 miles in Friday’s Ogden Phipps, Dorth Vader has suddenly emerged as a major player in the filly and mare handicap division for the second half of the season.
Trainer George Weaver said Dorth Vader came out of her first Grade 1 win in good order and that he is now in the process of mapping out an itinerary that, if all goes well, would culminate with a start five months down the road at Del Mar in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Woodbine has canceled Friday’s seven-race card due to poor air quality caused by the wildfires burning in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario.
The decision to cancel was made through consultation with the HBPA and is consistent with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s air-quality guidelines.
The AGCO is recommending racetracks cancel upcoming workouts, qualifiers, and races if the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is in the high risk (7-10) range. The current rating in Etobicoke is 9.
Friends and family of Kathy Walsh, who died in May at the age of 85, will gather at Santa Anita on Sunday to remember the former trainer.
A race will be named in Walsh’s honor and a reception will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in the 100-to-1 room.
Beginning this Friday, there are seven racing days remaining at the Santa Anita spring meeting. The track will race from Friday through Sunday this weekend and will have a four-day racing week from June 12-15 that includes a rare Thursday program.
There are five stakes remaining at the meeting, including three Grade 3 races worth $100,000: Saturday’s Summertime Oaks for 3-year-old fillies, the Daytona Stakes at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course on June 14, and the San Juan Capistrano Stakes at about 1 3/4 miles on turf on June 15.
Sweet Azteca, the three-time stakes winner who missed her scheduled 2025 debut on Sunday at Santa Anita because of an apparent cut on a leg, resumed training on Wednesday and could race as early as next month.
“She’s back to the track,” trainer Richard Baltas said on Wednesday.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association will be offering many multiple-day wagers during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
Beginning Thursday, there was a two-day pick four using races 9 (Grade 3 Poker) and 10 on Thursday with races 1 and 2 on Friday. There is a two-day pick four using Friday’s 13th (Grade 1 Just a Game) and 14th with races 1 and 2 Saturday. Both races have a 50-cent base and a 24 percent takeout.
