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By Jennifer Hoyt —- OAKLAWN TO REOPEN CASINO ON MONDAY, MAY 18 HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) – Pursuant to the Arkansas Department of Health directive, Oaklawn plans to reopen its casino on Monday, May 18 at 9 a.m. “We are glad the Governor has provided us a...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY EXTENSION May 23 Matt Winn at Home of the Kentucky Derby Raised to 50-20-10-5 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 12, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today released a preliminary list of races that could...

By Keith McCalmont —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The Belmont Park main track opened for training Tuesday morning as horsemen continued preparations for a resumption of live racing at Belmont and the opening of the spring/summer meet, which is currently on delay due to the...

By Kevin Kerstein —- Link to Overnight:http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorsemenAreaDownloadAction.cfm?sn=ONSC-CD-20200516D SPRING MEET OPENER DRAWS 162 ENTRIES INCLUDING CHAMPION MONOMOY GIRL LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 12, 2020) – Horses are back at Churchill Downs...

Keith McCalmont/NYRA —- Photos by NYRA Champion New York-bred sprinter La Verdad euthanized at age 10 ELMONT, N.Y. – Lady Sheila Stable, nom de course of Sheila Rosenblum, reported that Eclipse Award-winner La Verdad was humanely euthanized on Sunday due to...

By Keith McCalmont —- Checking in with trainer Amira Chichakly Water White under consideration for $100,000 Tepin at Churchill Downs Notables on the Belmont work tab ELMONT, N.Y. – Amira Chichakly, a longtime assistant to recently retired trainer Gary Contessa, said...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May, 11, 2020) – It was a welcome sight to the entire horse racing community as the first vans arrived into the Churchill Downs Stable Gate early Monday morning from Fair Grounds in New Orleans. There were approximately 175...

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA PLAYER BREAKS THROUGH TO CAPTURE “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa resident David LaMarre, Jr., experienced equal measures of excitement and worry entering Sunday’s final day of the “Live It Up Challenge” online handicapping contest. LaMarre...

BERKELEY, CA. (May 6, 2020)– Golden Gate Fields will resume live racing on Thursday, May 14, after receiving provisional approval this morning from the Alameda County Public Health Officer. Live racing was temporarily on April 2, following an order from Alameda County in response...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 4, 2020) – Nadal’s victory in the second division of the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on May 2 kept him flawless in four career starts and earned the son of Blame favoritism among voters in this week’s National...