Cindy's Horse Racing Blog December 2005 Archive

January 1st marks the birthday for all Thoroughbreds and the new three-year-olds will start their campaigns for the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown. Here are all the prep races ... Read More

NYRA agreed today to a $30 million package of state financial assistance that will allow them to continue racing through 2006. The financially troubled organization was only hours away from ... Read More

With the New Year upon us, we take this opportunity to recall the exciting 2005 racing season. While Afleet Alex (right) was undoubtedly the top equine newsmaker of the year, ... Read More

Sirius Satellite radio has won the 2005 Media Eclipse Award in the Audio and Multi-Media Internet category for their live coverage of the 2005 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, the ... Read More

The Louisville TV station WAVE3 has won the 2005 Media Eclipse Award for Local Television for its pre-and post-race coverage of this year's Kentucky Derby on May 7 from Churchill ... Read More

The assistant track photographer won for her picture of a three-horse photo finish of the Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap on turf at the Fair Grounds on January 15 which appeared ... Read More

The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America's Greatest Thoroughbreds (revised edition) by the staff of Daily Racing Form. This is an invaluable reference that belongs in every racing fan's ... Read More

In Ireland, racing goes on a "tour", stopping at a different racecourse every weekend with just 2-5 race days before everything moves on to the next course on the calendar. ... Read More

Calder Race Course in Miami hosted its Grand Slam II card of racing on Saturday with three graded stakes events. Meteor Storm (right) won the W.L. McKnight Handicap, Film ... Read More

Canada's year end championships, the Sovereign Awards, where handed out Friday night with A Bit O'Gold coming out the big winner. He took home Horse of the Year along ... Read More

Bold Ruler was a superstar of Thoroughbred racing in the 1950's when the sport was still in the mainstream consciousness, although today he is mostly remembered as the sire of ... Read More

Vengeance Of Rain was crowned World Racing Series champion after his outstanding win in today's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, which completed a great day for the 44,000 strong crowd ... Read More

Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, who retired from racing earlier this year with more than 8,800 victories and more than $297 million in earnings, has been selected as the ... Read More

The Friday, December 9, 2005 live card at Aqueduct Racetrack has been cancelled in anticipation of a severe winter storm. The Big A will not be open for simulcasting. The decision ... Read More

by Noel Michaels. This update to the 2003 edition is over 100 pages longer with expanded listings and more info. A must-have book for anyone who currently plays or wants ... Read More

475 races have been assigned graded status for 2006, eight more than in 2005. A total of 11 graded races were upgraded, including four new G1 races and seven ... Read More

After months of waiting and hoping, Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex was retired. A previously hidden problem that probably occurred during the near fall in the Preakness, was ... Read More