Randy Blair

Ahead of a Wednesday federal court hearing to determine if a temporary injunction is warranted in Oklahoma to keep the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) from being enforced in that state, the HISA Authority filed a legal response Monday that stated "there is no emergency" that would merit such action. The Authority further told the court that the eight licensed Remington Park horsepeople who are plaintiffs in the case are engaging in "foot-dragging and gamesmanship" in their repeated efforts to derail HISA on the grounds of alleged unconstitutionality. In...

Multiple graded stakes winner Pollard's Vision (Carson City - Etats Unis, by Dixieland Band) has been retired to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. The 19-year-old stallion arrived from Mighty Acres in Pryor, Oklahoma, where he had stood since 2015. Bred by Charles A. Smith, Pollard's Vision was campaigned by Edgewood Farm and trainer Todd Pletcher. He earned a spot in the 2004 GI Kentucky Derby with a win in the GII Illinois Derby. Only 17th on the First Saturday in May, the dark bay returned to capture...