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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that it has issued a notice of hearing and statement of charges to trainers Robert A. Baffert and Marcus J. Vitali. NYRA contends that Mr. Baffert and Mr. Vitali have...

By Daren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES 2021-22 ‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’ SCHEDULE Points Will Not Be Awarded to Any Horse Trained by an Individual Suspended from 2022 Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 10, 2021) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby...

By David Joseph —- Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Thursday for 59-Day Fall Meet Racing Thursday – Sunday Through November, 12:40 Starting Post Time De Francis (G3), Maryland Million Top 33 Stakes Worth $3.525 Million LAUREL, MD – Following a multi-million dollar...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- OAKLAWN TO CELEBRATE WHITMORE DAY IN 2022 STAKES RACE AND BARN TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF THE CHAMPION HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021) – Oaklawn will celebrate the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Champion Sprinter on March 19, 2022,...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After patiently waiting to get promising 2-year-old Affable Monarch to the races until last Sunday at Monmouth Park, trainer Jorge Duarte doesn’t intend to show nearly as much restraint before giving the son of late Arrogate his first...

By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gunite provided Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his third consecutive score in the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful, a seven-furlong sprint for juveniles, on Closing Day Monday at Saratoga Race Course....

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Luis Saez earned his first riding title at the famed Saratoga Race Course, tallying 64 wins for the 40-day summer meet that concluded on Labor Day Monday. Chad Brown paced all trainers with 41 wins and Klaravich Stables repeated as...

NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO SOLIDLY ATOP NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Max Player Moves into Top 10 off Labor Day Weekend Score at Saratoga LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 7, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go kept...