BLACK CHERRY (f, 3, Liam's Map–Summer Raven {GSW, $168,910}, by Summer Squall) entered this contest with a bullet work to her name in preparation for her debut, and the betting public liked her to the tune of 7-2 odds as the race came off the turf in favor of the Tapeta. Breaking on top to

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The nearly four-year rebuild of the new Belmont Park is scheduled to hit a significant milestone by the end of February, when training on the innermost Tapeta track is set to open. Glen Kozak, the New York Racing Association (NYRA)'s senior vice president of operations and capital projects, delivered that news nugget Friday as part

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It has been a wild ride for Jes Sikura, son of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa owner and president John Sikura, since the 24-year-old graduated from the University of Kentucky in December. Just a few days after receiving his diploma, he and his father were on a plane to California. What began as a trip

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Fasig-Tipton has added 30 horses as supplemental entries to its Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 9, according to a press release from the auction company on Friday. The latest entries, catalogued as hips 351-380, include: R Morning Brew (hip 352): A SW and earner

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AMERICAN SUMMER (f, 3, Constitution–Speaktomeofsummer {GSW, $266,185}, by Summer Front) was bumped by her competition heading out of the gates, and had to settle near the rear of the field as they went into the bend behind an opening quarter in :22.46. On the move after a half in :46.34, she was rallying between runners

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