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By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – When trainer Pat McBurney entered Just Call Kenny in a stakes race on Jan. 19 at Laurel Park he was looking for a sign to determine whether the graded stakes-winning 8-year-old still had the enthusiasm – and ability – to compete. The...

Kevin Kerstein Publicity Manager Churchill Downs Racetrack —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 23, 2019) – One of the longest-tenured trainers on the backstretch of Churchill Downs is Charles “Scooter” Dickey. At age 78, Dickey continues to train horses and is always...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- G1 Preakness winner War of Will jogs at Keeneland Catalina Cruiser to make 2019 debut in G2 True North Bound for Nowhere, Undrafted possible for G1 Jaipur Invitational Ward sends pair of first time starters to Tremont Trial D Abreu looking to get...

By Grant LaGrange —- NEIL PESSIN POINTS BELLS THE ONE TO GI ACORN Trainer Neil Pessin reported that Lothenbach Stables’ Bells the One is doing great after her runner up finish in the GII Eight Belles Stakes on the Kentucky Oaks undercard, and is pointing to the GI Acorn at...

By Michael Chamberlain —- EIGHT LOUISIANA-BRED STAKES RACES WITH PURSES TOTALLING $550,000 OPELOUSAS, LA – The best Louisiana-bred Thoroughbreds will be in the spotlight at Evangeline Downs this Saturday night for Louisiana Legends Night. The annual celebration will be a...

NYRA COMMUNICATIONS —- • Master Fencer breezes at Keeneland in preparation for G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets • Hollendorfer to have strong presence in New York this summer • Pletcher targeting ‘Test of the Champion’ with Spinoff • Baffert looking to...

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Peter M. Brant’s Fog of War will make his 3-year-old debut when he takes on a field of eight assembled for Saturday’s $100,000 Paradise Creek, a seven-furlong test for sophomores on the Belmont Park Widener turf. Trained by...

By Darren Rogers —- MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER LET IT RIDE MOM TOPS COMPETITIVE FIELD IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 WINNING COLORS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 22, 2019) – Live Oak Plantation’s multiple stakes-winning mare Let It Ride Mom heads a competitive field of 12 filly and...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2019) – Katsumi Yoshizawa’s homebred Master Fencer (JPN), who is scheduled to make his next start in the Belmont (G1) on June 8, worked a half-mile in :52 over a fast track Wednesday at Keeneland, where he has resided since placing...

By Tom Luicci —- GRADE 2 MONMOUTH STAKES, GRADE 3 SALVATOR MILE TOP MONMOUTH PARK’S BUNDLED STAKES CARD SATURDAY OCEANPORT, N.J. – A pair of turf specialists from the Chad Brown barn are among a field of eight entered for the Grade 2 Monmouth Stakes on Saturday, May 25, as...