The final Matriarch at Hollywood Park also produced its closest finish. Egg Drop, a pearl gray daughter of Alphabet Soup, was passed late by Discreet Marq but refused to yield. Phil D’Amato was there, and he still gets the chills.

A lawsuit filed against the New York Racing Association by Thoro-Graph has been partially dismissed, with a judge deciding the terms of a contract between the parties provide for termination of the agreement at will.

Many trainers and owners running horses in the eight Claiming Crown races Dec. 2 already won a critical competition before the starting gate even opens at the Fair Grounds: They got the horse at the claim box.

After a prolonged legal battle, a California judge ordered stewards to disqualify Justify from his win in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1), a move that would make Ruis Racing’s Bolt d’Oro the winner of that race.

The 2023-24 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park got off to a fast start Dec. 1, with the South Florida track’s widened and renovated turf course producing quick times.

A lawsuit filed against New York Racing Association by Thoro-Graph has been partially dismissed, with a judge deciding the terms of a contract between the parties provide for termination of the agreement at will.

Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., opens its doors Dec. 8 to commence a winter/spring race meet boasting a record $60 million in purses.

Greg Wolf and Sara Elbadwi look ahead to the Grade 2 Cigar Mile and Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct.

On Racing

Grade 2 winner One More Bid died unexpectedly during morning training Nov. 30 at Santa Anita Park. The California Horse Racing Board reported online that the cause of death is currently ‘pending.’