Trooper John Wins Canadian Juvenile

On October 22, 2016 Trooper John went up against 8 other horses in the $49,000 Canadian Juvenile at Northlands Park in Edmonton. With jockey Keishan Balgobin in the irons, Trooper John won by 8 1/2 lengths. He paid $23.30. Trooper John vied for the early lead prompted from between rivals, gained the lead at the quarter pole, Read more »

Michael Cox’s Rockin Jojo unleashed a furious outside stretch drive to pull off a 30-1 upset in Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff. The 4-year-old daughter of Street Magician scored by a half-length to record her second career stakes victory while running seven furlongs in 1:25.06 under jockey Angel Cruz. The Guadalupe Preciado-trained filly was rated Read more »

House Passes Legislative Fix to Help PA Breeding Program

Legislation to address an unintended consequence of a law enacted earlier this year to modernize the state’s horse racing industry that has held up more than $6 million in payouts to winning thoroughbred horse breeders and owners won House passage on Monday. The bill, approved by a 192-0 vote, now goes to the Senate where proponents Read more »

Al’s Gal Breaks Through in E.P. Taylor

It took Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s 5-year-old mare Al’s Gal 26 starts to earn her first graded win, but it was a whopper Oct. 16 at Woodbine. The daughter of English Channel  trained by Mike Maker was part of a cavalry charge to the wire in the final stages of the $500,000 E. P. Taylor Stakes Read more »