Equibase, Keeneland Conduct Pilot Test to Collect Workout Data Using GPS

By Amy Owens —- Equibase Company, in partnership with Keeneland and at the request of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, conducted a test at the Lexington, Ky., track to collect workout data using global positioning satellite (GPS) technology, it was announced today....
Posted On 13 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream Today 12.12.18: Martinez Named Track Superintenden

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.12.18 Martinez Named Track Superintendent Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover $231,762 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tony Martinez, a third generation track superintendent, has been named track superintendent at Gulfstream Park. Martinez grew up...
Posted On 13 Dec 2018
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Sassy Agnes goes for fourth straight stakes win in Saturday’s NYSS Fifth Avenue

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Beach Haven Thoroughbreds’ Sassy Agnes will look to close her 2-year-old year on a high note with a fourth consecutive stakes win, competing against a six-horse field in Saturday’s 34th running of the New York Stallion...
Posted On 13 Dec 2018
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LOS ALAMITOS: HOTITUDE TAKES ON MILLER DUO IN SOVIET PROBLEM STAKES

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Trainer Kristin Mulhall and jockey Martin Pedroza, who teamed to win the 2015 Soviet Problem Stakes with Roo’s Valentine, will try for another victory in the one-mile race Saturday at Los Alamitos. Restricted to 2-year-old fillies bred...
Posted On 13 Dec 2018
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FAIR GROUNDS HOLIDAY FAMILY DAY PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA® TO SPREAD CHEER ON DECEMBER 15!

FGNO RELEASE —- Photos with Santa Claus • Teddy Bear Giveaways, Cookie and Ornament Decoration, Face Painting and More NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, December 12, 2018) – Bring the kids to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Dec. 15 for an unforgettable afternoon of holiday...
Posted On 13 Dec 2018
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Multiple Graded-Stakes Winner Something Awesome Possible for Pegasus

By David Joseph —- Stakes-Winning Stablemate Unbridled Juan Also Considered for $9 Million Race HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Something Awesome and stablemate Unbridled Juan, determined winner of the Richard W. Small Stakes last time out,...
Posted On 12 Dec 2018
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Tom Hammond and Joe Burnham named to the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor

NTRA RELEASE —- Tom Hammond; Courier-Journal Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Two-time Eclipse Award-winning broadcaster Tom Hammond and the late Eclipse Award-winning cinematographer Joe Burnham have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of...
Posted On 12 Dec 2018
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Oaklawn Barn Notes: Hall of Famer Nick Zito to Have String at Oaklawn

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hall of Famer Nick Zito to Have String at Oaklawn Nick Zito has started only a handful of horses at Oaklawn, but that figures to change in 2019 after the Hall of Fame trainer said Friday afternoon that he will “probably” have 20 horses on the grounds...
Posted On 12 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream News & Notes

By David Joseph —- Ortiz Jr. Seeks Repeat Clasico Success Ecuador’s Hopes Riding on El Kurdo Handicapping the Clasico HALLANDALE, BEACH – Irad Ortiz Jr. has amassed a worldwide fan base while establishing himself as an elite jockey since arriving to the U.S. from Puerto...
Posted On 07 Dec 2018
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Stronach 5: Forty Bettors Each Win $2,850 on Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- Forty Bettors Each Win $2,850 on Stronach 5 LAUREL, MD – The Stronach 5, a national Pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, had 40 winners Friday each receiving $2,850.70. The winning numbers from races at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden...
Posted On 07 Dec 2018
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