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By Darren Rogers —- ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY KICKS OFF SATURDAY WITH IROQUOIS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017) – The Road to the Kentucky Derby officially begins Saturday at Churchill Downs as 10 promising 2-year-olds, led by Saratoga Special (Grade II) runner-up...

By Michael Johnson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – John Oxley’s dark bay filly La Coronel will be seeking her fourth stakes victory when she takes on a field of eight competitors in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Sands Point contested at 1 ⅛ miles over Belmont...

By Amy Owens —- · $2.7 MILLION TAPIT FILLY TOPS MONDAY’S BLOCKBUSTER OPENING BOOK 1 · PARTICIPANTS COMMENT ON STRONG MONDAY SESSION · BEHIND THE SCENES: OBSERVANT BID SPOTTERS ARE KEY TO KEENELAND SALES SUCCESS · SEPTEMBER SALE GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: SPORTING CHANCE; TRAINER...

By Don Stevens —- VINTON, LA. –Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel today announced that it is altering its stakes schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 Thoroughbred season, due to the regionwide impact of Hurricane Harvey. The 84-day meet is scheduled to get underway on...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS OPENS 11-DAY SEPTEMBER MEET FRIDAY AT 12:45 P.M.; HORSEMEN TO COMPETE FOR RECORD PRIZE MONEY OVER THREE WEEKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017) – Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Friday (Sept. 15)...

By Amy Owens —- $2.7 Million Tapit Filly Tops Monday’s Spectacular Opening Book 1 of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale Robust market drives substantial increases; eight yearlings bring seven-figure prices LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 11, 2017) – Keeneland’s reformatted Week 1 of...

By Amy Owens —- KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE BY THE NUMBERS · BEHIND THE SCENES: SKILLED HORSE HANDLERS SOOTH SEPTEMBER YEARLINGS · PLETCHER STATES SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPTEMBER SALE · SEPTEMBER SALE GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: ALWAYS DREAMING · SEPTEMBER.KEENELAND.COM FEATURES...

By Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner Remains in First Placein NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll (receives 34 out of 39 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Tuesday, September 11, 2017) – With no major stakes racing impacting the top-ten this past week, there is little to no...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream to Resume Live Racing Saturday Facility Open for Simulcasting Wednesday Horses, People All Safe in Wake of Hurricane Irma HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park announced Monday it would resume live racing Saturday, Sept. 16, and that its...

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA POISED FOR 2017 AUTUMN MEET OPENER ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 WITH REFURBISHED TURF & WORLD CLASS MAIN TRACK; PROMOTIONS SCHEDULE HEADED BY TRACKSIDE OCTOBERFEST OPENING WEEKEND FIVE GRADE I BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACES...