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By Mike Willman —- McKinzie BENOIT PHOTO SADLER’S GIFT BOX & BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE SQUARE OFF IN GRADE I, $600,000 SANTA ANITA HANDICAP ON SATURDAY MILE AND ONE QUARTER BIG’ CAP TRACES BACK TO 1934 & MARKS 82ND RENEWAL; SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 11-RACE CARD...

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A talented six-horse field will square off in the final local opportunity to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Oaks in Saturday’s 124th running of the Grade 2, $300,000 Gazelle for sophomore fillies at Aqueduct...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of all the excitement on opening day of Keeneland’s Spring Meet News Flash: Bulletin Goes Wire to Wire to Win Inaugural Palisades Turf Sprint at Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 4, 2019) – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing’s...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY JORGE URDANETA AT MEASE COUNTRYSIDE AFTER SPILL OLDSMAR, FL. – Today’s sixth race was declared a “no-contest” after 3-year-old filly Crystaleigh stumbled and fell shortly after the start, throwing jockey Jorge Urdaneta to the turf. Urdaneta, a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Trainer Ingrid Mason Hits Milestone Ingrid Mason became the second female trainer in Oaklawn history to reach 100 career victories when Redneck Attack won the ninth race March 22, according to Equibase, racing’s official data gathering...

By Amy Owens —- THURSDAY, APRIL 4 – OPENING DAY – FIRST POST: 3 P.M. ET ********** Click here for the Toyota Blue Grass (G2) Weekend microsite dedicated to Keeneland’s April 4-7 opening weekend stakes. See biographies of the connections of horses entered in the 95th running...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Vino Rosso will look to make Wood Memorial Day a winning one for a second straight year, with the Curlin colt headlining an eight-horse field in the 119th running of the Grade 1, $400,000...

By David Joseph —- $100,000 Guaranteed Pool in Friday’s Stronach 5 Four Tracks, Three Turf Races, Free Past Performances LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will feature a $100,000 guaranteed pool, an industry-low 12-percent takeout, and races from four tracks with three of...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The triumvirate of graded stakes winners Tax, Tacitus and Haikal top a wide-open 95th running of the Grade 2, $750,0000 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets, slated for Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Wood Memorial, which...

Kevin Kerstein/Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 3, 2019) – Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, Christopher Dunn, Rose Petal Stable and Foard Wilgis’ recent private purchase Hoffa’s Union, a 15 ½-length maiden winner at Laurel and entrant in Saturday’s $750,000...