SWEEZEY KEEPS SEEKING TO IMPROVE; CENTENO, GALLARDO EACH WIN 3

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – By mid-afternoon Monday, less than 24 hours after winning Sunday’s seventh race with his 6-year-old Florida-bred mare, Imperial Sea, Kent Sweezey was on the road to Lexington, Ky., looking to add key pieces to his barn from the offerings at...
Posted On 11 Apr 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes – Wednesday, April 10

By Amy Owens —- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** • ANOTHERTWISTAFATE, SUENO CHASE KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS IN STONESTREET LEXINGTON • FLAMEAWAY...
Posted On 10 Apr 2019
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Gulfstream: Juvenile Racing Season at Gulfstream Gets Under Way Thursday

By David Joseph —- Juvenile Racing Season at Gulfstream Gets Under Way Thursday 20-Cent Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands to $108,937 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The juvenile racing season kicks off at Gulfstream Park Thursday, when eight fillies are scheduled to contest a...
Posted On 10 Apr 2019
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Churchill Downs and Keeneland Break Ground on $150 Million Racing Venue in Oak Grove, Kentucky

Rendering of equestrian center at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming Oak Grove Racing & Gaming Will Feature Both Live and Historical Horse Racing LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 9, 2019) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN), in partnership with Keeneland Associati...
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
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ROADSTER, BRICKS AND MORTAR NEW LEADERS IN NTRA POLLS

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 8, 2019) – After knocking off reigning juvenile male champion Game Winner in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby this past Saturday, Speedway Stable’s Roadster has bested his stablemate once more, this time taking over the top position...
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes – Tuesday, April 9

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Keeneland’s April Two-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, free and open to the public, begins today in the Keeneland Sales Pavilion at 2 p.m. The sale is streamed live on Keeneland.com. ********** Racing resumes Wednesday...
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Age Is Only a Number among Top Arkansas Derby Contenders

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Age Is Only a Number among Top Arkansas Derby Contenders The Rebel was actually a rebel-lion last month at Oaklawn, with experience trumping youth in both divisions of the $750,000 Grade 2 race for 3-year-olds March 16. The winner of the first division...
Posted On 09 Apr 2019
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Keeneland Barn Notes – Monday, April 8

By Amy Owens —- MONDAY, APRIL 8 Racing resumes Wednesday with a 1:05 p.m. ET first post. The 16-day season runs through Friday, April 26. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. ********** · PLANS INDEFINITE FOR APPALACHIAN WINNER THE MACKEM BULLET (IRE) · EIGHT BELLES...
Posted On 08 Apr 2019
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Aqueduct Racetrack Notes

NYRA RELEASE —- Tacitus emerges from G2 Wood Memorial triumph in good order Tax to return in Kentucky Derby following runner-up Wood Memorial effort G2 Wood Memorial third-place finisher Haikal likely for Kentucky Derby Pletcher barn in fine form following successful Wood...
Posted On 08 Apr 2019
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- IT’S A GREAT DAY AT THE GREAT RACE PLACE FUTURE AWAITS SATURDAY’S STAKE WINNERS MANDATORY PICK 6 JACKPOT RETURNS $53,312 BEER, CAMACHO TAKE SANTA ANITA’S 5K RUNS HRONIS, SADLER JOIN HOWARD & ‘SILENT’ TOM FOND MEMORIES RESURRECTED AT SANTA ANITA...
Posted On 08 Apr 2019
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