Page 39 - Emerald Downs News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Premium Content Subscriber only Has your son or daughter always wanted to rub shoulders with Queenslands’ elite rugby union players? Now’s their chance, with the Queensland Reds touring the Central Highlands as part of the 2021 Reds to Regions, a way for the team to connect with the wider Queensland community. After establishing meaningful and lasting connections in 2020, players will return to the same region they visited last year and will again be billeted with local families. The pair will host clinics and social outings with aspiring rugby union players across the region. Queensl...

Jockey Akifumi Kato Celebrates 50 Years Of Winners On His 69th Birthday Sponsored by: Jockey Akifumi Kato Veteran reinsman Akifumi Kato celebrated a unique milestone on Thursday at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz., the afternoon of his 69th birthday. Kato won the day's fifth race aboard She's A Lady Griz, trained by his daughter, Kaylyn Kato, marking the 50th consecutive year the jockey has recorded a victory in the saddle. Kato, son of a Japanese jockey turned trainer, was born in Osaka, Japan in 1952. His first winner came at the Ferndale Fair in California, but he rode primarily a...

Allaire du Pont Stakes Highlights Stakes-Heavy Christmastide Day Program At Laurel Dec. 26 Sponsored by: Eres Tu winning the Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes in November Edward Seltzer and Beverly Anderson's Grade 2-placed Eres Tu, unbeaten in two starts since returning from more a year layoff, goes after her third straight win and second in a stakes in the $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) Saturday, Dec. 26 at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md. The 27th running of the 1 1/8-mile du Pont for fillies and mares 3 and up, traditionally contested over Preakness (G1) weekend, was moved following racing's r...