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By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is at 1 p.m. ET except April 26, when the first race is at 12:30 p.m. Keeneland is closed for racing Mondays and Tuesdays. Click here for Keeneland’s 2024 Media Guide....

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 Princess Bettina; Benoit EURTON LOOKS FOR BIG WEEKEND WITH MEDORO, PRINCESS BETTINA LANE WAY, FIRST PEACE LOOM LARGE IN SUNDAY’S SIREN LURE $1.55 MILLION MAIDEN NUCLEAR RETURNS AFTER YEAR LAYOFF PERMANENTLY DISABLED JOCKEYS FUND...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Chad Brown holds strong hand in weekend stakes as turf racing returns at the Big A Castle Chaos under consideration for G1 Met Mile De Paz debuts well-bred Just One More in first turf race of year Excelsior-winner Laughing Boy...

Friday, April 19, 2024 Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR – Seven graded stakes winners are entered in Saturday’s $1.25 million G2-Oaklawn Handicap at Oaklawn, a 1 1/8-mile event for older runners that headlines a stakes tripleheader. First post...

By David Joseph —- April 19, 2024 Fierceness; Gulfstream Park Photos G1 Curlin Florida Derby Hero Fierceness ‘Super’ in 5F Breeze Catalytic Preps for Kentucky Derby with 5F Breeze at Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Coming off a record-breaking victory in the March 30...

By Victor Ryan —- UNBEATEN MEDORO GOES FOR STAKES HAT TRICK IN SATURDAY’S GIII, $100,000 PROVIDENCIA STAKES FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF HONOR CODE FILLY IS 3-FOR-3 FOR TRAINER PETER EURTON ARCADIA, CA (April 17, 2024)—Medoro, a perfect 3-for-3 with a pair...

Thursday, April 18, 2024 Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release He’s No. 11 with a bullet. Based on statistics compiled by Equibase, racing’s official data gathering organization, trainer Brad Cox needs just $22,536 in purse earnings to surpass Hall of Famer Shug...

Turf stakes return as does Dakota Gold in $150K Danger’s Hour By Christian Abdo OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s New York-bred Dakota Gold will make his seasonal debut versus open-company in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Danger’s Hour, a one-mile inner turf test for...

By Jim Miller —- Illinois Derby Returns to Hawthorne STICKNEY, IL – After a six-year hiatus, the Illinois Derby, Presented by 1/ST BET returns to Hawthorne Race Course with the 60th running. The 1 1/8 miles event on the main track carries a $200,000 purse and will go as...

Wednesday, April 18, 2024 Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release The math is simple. If Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen averages one victory over the final nine days of racing, he will set Oaklawn’s single-season record for trainers. Asmussen recorded his meet-high 63rd...