Bodexpress, winner of the Nov. 27 Clark Stakes Presented by Norton Healthcare (G1) has been retired from racing according to trainer and co-owner Gustavo Delgado.
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Senthuran Vijayaratnam Leads Hybrid WSOP Main Event
The three opening flights of the 2020 WSOP Main Event are over and now just 181 players are left fighting for a share of $6,470,400.
Senthuran Vijayaratnam came out top on Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event to lead the way heading into Day 2. (Image: WPT)
Days 1B and 1C of the $10,000 hybrid event played out on Saturday and Sunday. The former attracted 171 entrants, while the latter welcomed 257.
Combined with Day 1A’s total, that means 674 players flocked to GGPoker for the international leg of the 2020 WSOP Main Event.
How to Compete in the 2020 WSOP Main Event in the US
The 2020 WSOP Main Event is underway and American players have an opportunity to compete to become the next poker world champion. But you can’t get into the action quite yet unless you live outside the US.
Are you ready for the 2020 WSOP Main Event? (Image: WSOP.com)
You might be a bit confused if you paid attention to the WSOP Online Bracelet Series this past summer. Stoyan Madanzhiev took down the historic World Series of Poker Main Event on GGPoker for $3.9 million in September. He won what many assumed was the 2020 WSOP Main Event.
Yes, he did win that record-setting tournament that had over $27 million in the pot, most ever in online poker history. But the WSOP refused to acknowledge the winner as the 2020 world champion as it was a $5,000 buy-in tournament. So, we now have a new version of the annual world championship event. The buy-in for this one is the standard $10,000, it’s a freezeout, and the tournament is being played both online and live.
Proud Emma Makes the Grade in Bayakoa Stakes
Gem and Tom Kagele’s Proud Emma turned in a late rally just in time Dec. 6 to bring home a half-length victory and her first graded stakes win in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Wootton Bassett Filly Tops Second Arqana Session
The second day of Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale was topped by La Motteraye’s Wootton Bassett filly foal from the family of star producer In Clover who sold to Blandford Bloodstock for €160,000 (US$193,909).
Carmouche, Clement Earn First New York Titles
Kendrick Carmouche registered his first-ever riding title for a New York Racing Association meet, notching 23 victories to pace all jockeys for the 18-day fall meet at Aqueduct Racetrack that ran from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6.
Jesus' Team on Course for Pegasus World Cup
On the morning after his hard-fought victory in the Dec. 5 Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes, Grupo 7C Racing Stable’s Jesus’ Team was very much on course for a planned start in the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
Mr. Monomoy to Stand at Waldorf Farm
Climax Stallions has obtained a majority interest in graded stakes winner Mr. Monomoy, and he will stand at Dr. Jerry Bilinski’s Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y. His initial stud fee has been announced at $5,000 Stands & Nurses.
True Timber Could Target Pegasus, Saudi Cup
Trainer Jack Sisterson said True Timber will fly to Keeneland Dec. 7 and could start preparations for another challenging race, with the Jan.23 Pegasus World Cup (G1) a possibility, along with the $20 million Saudi Cup Feb. 20.
Chuwa Wizard Springs Upset in Champions Cup
Chuwa Wizard rallied to a late lead and went on win the Champions Cup (G1) Dec. 6 at Chukyo Racecourse, conjuring up not only his first grade 1 score but also an invitation to the Saudi Cup in February.
Storylines Abound for Hong Kong International Races
Jockeys Joao Moreira, Christophe Soumillon among names to watch Dec. 13 at Sha Tin.
Princess Noor Retired With Soft Tissue Injury
Princess Noor, an OBS sale topper earlier this year and grade 1 winner by Not This Time has been retired from racing. She was pulled up in the stretch of the Dec. 5 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos.
Brooklyn Strong Too Tough in Remsen
Making comparisons can come back to haunt the speaker, but trainer Danny Velazquez didn’t blink at all when some well-known names were attached to a certain 2-year-old gelding named Brooklyn Strong in his barn.
Feeling Mischief, Poppy's Pride Excel at Tampa Bay
Feeling Mischief took the Sandpiper Stakes in stakes-record time Dec. 5, and Poppy’s Pride won the Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.
Top-Priced Durance Goes to Pursuit of Success at Arqana
The high-class Champs Elysees filly Durance came to the fore Dec. 5 on a day of highly competitive trade at Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale, making €750,000 to Pursuit of Success.
Veteran Trainer Hess Sr. Dies from COVID-19
Robert Hess Sr., a longtime trainer based in Northern California and father of Southern California trainer Robert Hess Jr., died Dec. 5 from COVID-19. He was 86.
Authentic Wins 2020 Secretariat Vox Populi Award
Horse racing fans have chosen Authentic, the wire-to-wire victor in both the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), as the winner of the 2020 Secretariat Vox Populi Award.
Malathaat Carries on Family Tradition in Demoiselle
The 2-year-old Curlin filly joined her dam, Dreaming of Julia, and her grandam, Dream Rush, to become a third-generation graded stakes winner in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifier Dec. 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Amoss Honored With 2020 Big Sport of Turfdom Award
The Turf Publicists of America announced Dec. 5 trainer Tom Amoss as the recipient of the Big Sport of Turfdom Award, which recognizes a person who enhances coverage of Thoroughbred racing through cooperation with media and racing publicists.
True Timber Stands Tall in Cigar Mile
Calumet Farm’s True Timber, perched just off two dueling leaders, pounced on the turn and drew off in the stretch for an emphatic victory in the $250,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 5.