2016 ECLIPSE AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

By Jim Mulvihill —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (Thursday, January 5, 2017) – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, California Chrome and Songbird, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today...
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte

By Michael Adolphson —- • Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte • Track Record Setter Blarp Tops Salty Friday Feature • Amoss-Geroux Combination Proving Tough • I’m a Chatterbox Lively in Wednesday Work • Work Tab RUNNING MATE BULLETS FOR LECOMTE Bret Jones’ homebred Running...
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Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale Starts Monday

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 5, 2017) – Keeneland’s 59th January Horses of All Ages Sale begins Monday, Jan. 9. A total of 1,893 horses – including broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings by leading North American sires and horses of racing age – were cataloged...
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Aqueduct Stakes Preview: Saturday Ladies Handicap, Sunday Ruthless

NYRA RELEASE —- Highway Star seeks second consecutive stakes win in Saturday’s Ladies Handicap; Yorkiepoo Princess leads Sunday’s Ruthless OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Fresh off an impressive victory in her graded stakes debut, Chester and Mary Broman’s...
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Barn Notes: Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer John Ortiz already has plenty to talk about in his training career, but he doesn’t mind discussing his private life, either. Both blossomed in 2016. Married last summer, Ortiz, a former assistant to...
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