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By Jim Gluckson/Breeders’ Cup —- MCKINZIE STAYS ATOP BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC RANKINGS LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2019) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s 4-year-old McKinzie (250 votes) has retained the No. 1 position following the third week of voting in the...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2019) – With the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes producing an upset winner in Hunter O’Riley this past Saturday, there was relatively no movement in this week’s edition of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Multiple Grade 1 winner...

By Bob Mieszerski —- SOI PHET EXPECTED TO MAKE FINAL START IN BERTRANDO STAKES; 13 OTHERS NOMINATED TO OPENING DAY (JUNE 29) FEATURE CYPRESS, Calif. —Defending champion Soi Phet is among 14 nominees to the $100,000-guaranteed Bertrando Stakes, a one-mile race for...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Bond Racing Stable’s Rinaldi overtook pacesetter Thorny Tale in the stretch and held off a charging Funny Guy to capture the 14th running of the $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Spectacular Bid by three-quarters of a...

By Tom Luicci —- GOLDEN BROWN SURGES LATE TO BEAT IRISH STRAIT IN SUNDAY’S DAN HORN HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Golden Brown used a stalking trip in a race-long slugfest with Irish Strait before surging in the shadow of the wire to score a half-length...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 23, 2019) – The 38-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs is set to close next week with a stellar eight-race program for Twilight Thursday presented by Blue Moon, a special 11-race program on Friday and a 12-race extravaganza...

Edward C. Allred Chairman & Chief Executive Officer June 22, 2019 From: EDWARD C. ALLRED, OWNER & CHAIRMAN-LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE “Los Alamitos will gladly provide stalls to Jerry Hollendorfer, a Hall of Fame trainer and an unexcelled horseman. Unless forbidden by the...

By Ed Golden —- D’AMATO IS LOADED FOR CLOSING DAY STAKES GLATT HOPES TO HIT THE MARK TWICE SUNDAY PRAT AND O’NEILL SITTING PRETTY IN STANDINGS D’AMATO HAS THREE EACH IN SAN JUAN AND MELAIR Phil D’Amato goes for the trifecta Sunday, sending out three horses each in two of...

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Soars to $2.78 Million Multiple-Stakes Winner Galleon Mast Set for 2019 Debut Sunday Fast Pass Breezes 4F for June 29 $250,000 Smile Sprint (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot soared to...

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Bolstered by a longshot in the opening leg, the Pick 6 went unsolved for a second straight day, resulting in a $128,746 carryover into Sunday’s card at Belmont Park. Saturday’s Pick 6 started when 28-1 longshot Monaghan won a...