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NTRA Communications —- ESSENTIAL QUALITY RETAINS TOP SPOT IN NTRA THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL ONE MONTH BEFORE KENTUCKY DERBY LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 5, 2021) – Undefeated Essential Quality, fresh off a determined victory in the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April...

By Robert Yates —- Santana Jr. Reaches $30 Million in Oaklawn Purses with Fantasy Victory Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies. Santana,...

By Darren Rogers —- KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDER MANDALOUN WORKS HALF-MILE IN :49.80 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 3, 2021) – On a brisk Spring morning beneath the historic Twin Spires, Juddmonte Farm’s Risen Star (Grade II) winner Mandaloun started his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will be closed all day Easter Sunday, giving horsemen and horsewomen, jockeys, backstretch workers, track officials and employees a chance to celebrate the holiday as they see fit. The track will reopen Monday for simulcast...

By Amy Owens —- Racing resumes Wednesday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER ESSENTIAL QUALITY HEADING TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MONDAY · PLETCHER WINNERS STAYING AT KEENELAND FOR NOW · WARD NOTCHES SECOND...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- When a 72-1 shot wins the Wood Memorial you know why I don’t like winter racing in New York. Bourbonic pulled off the upset over a field that in my opinion was lacking in any quality 3-year-olds. The winner is in this...

The Three Key Derby Preps By Bob Hill In a made-for-TV hour of racing on Saturday afternoon three major Kentucky Derby preps will be run in a coast-to-coast trio of contests that will further solidify answers to which three-year-olds fill the gates at Churchill Downs on May 1....

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Keeneland’s 2021 Spring Meet opens Friday and runs through Friday, April 23. First post every day is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed for racing Easter Sunday, April 4. ********** · THURSDAY IS SCHOOLING DAY FOR THE TOYOTA BLUE GRASS...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $300,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $300,000 for Friday’s program at Gulfstream Park. The popular multi-race wager went unsolved on Thursday’s Spring/Summer...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Prevalence in search of Kentucky Derby points in G2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino Overtook pointing toward G3 Peter Pan Capo Kane on the shelf with ankle injury A trio of Pick 5s offered on Saturday’s Grade 2...