Belmont: Talented juveniles set to compete in G3 Pilgrim

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – A talented group of juvenile colts will look to each to pick up black type when a field of eight competes in the Grade 3, $200,000 Pilgrim going 1 1/16 miles on the turf Saturday at Belmont Park. Carded as Race 8, the Pilgrim is one...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- · DORTMUND ‘OUT OF RETIREMENT’ FOR AWESOME AGAIN · HISTORY-MAKING START FOR PRIZE EXHIBIT OPENING DAY · GUN RUNNER MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME AT SANTA ANITA · FREE PROMOTIONAL ITEM TO THOROUGHBREDS MEMBERS · LOS ANGELES TIMES NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY · JOHN...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Gulfstream: Nicks Poised to Join Rare Club in $400,000 In Reality

By David Joseph —- Nicks Poised to Join Rare Club in $400,000 FTBOA In Reality Stakes Winner Soutache, Maiden Maranatha Represent Trainer in FSS Finale 14-Race Program Features Six Stakes Worth $1.1 Million in Purses HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – One is a stakes winner and the...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Breeders’ Cup Announces Post Times for 2017 World Championships

DMTC News —- The Breeders’ Cup announced today post times for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 13 Grade 1 races and purses and awards totaling more than $28 million, which will be held on November 3-4, for the first time, at the Del Mar racetrack...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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HONORABLE DUTY TOPS CONTENTIOUS CAST FOR GRADE III, $200,000 LUKAS CLASSIC

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017) – Honorable Duty, the New Orleans Handicap (Grade II) winner who was runner-up to current early Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) favorite Gun Runner in June’s Stephen Foster Handicap (GI), will return to action...
Posted On 28 Sep 2017
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Keeneland Barn Notes

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet opens Friday, Oct. 6, and concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing Wednesdays through Sundays. Fall Stars Weekend on the first three days of the meet features nine graded stakes worth $3.75 million. Five of those races are Grade...
Posted On 27 Sep 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- · KEITH DESORMEAUX HAS FOUR READY FOR SATURDAY · ARROGATE AND DREFONG DRILL FOR BREEDERS’ CUP · GOODYEARFORROSES BREEZES FOR THE RODEO DRIVE · CLASSIC CHOICE GUN RUNNER ARRIVES AT SANTA ANITA · ‘VOICE OF SANTA ANITA’ WRONA RETURNS ON FRIDAY · MEMORIAL...
Posted On 27 Sep 2017
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Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend Stakes Have All-Star Roster of Nominations

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 25, 2017) – WinStar Farm’s American Patriot, winner of this spring’s Maker’s 46 Mile (G1) at Keeneland, and two-time Grade 1 winner Divisidero headline the list of horses nominated to Keeneland’s Fall Stars Weekend on Oct. 6-8, the...
Posted On 26 Sep 2017
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Gun Runner Remains in First Position in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

By Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner Retains First Place in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, September 25, 2017) – Week 35 of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll shows little change in the top-ten for horses of...
Posted On 26 Sep 2017
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