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DMTC News – From the Wire —- RUN AWAY COULD END ’17 WITH DISTINCTION VIA HOPE VICTORY Simon Callaghan-trained Run Away returns to the track and distance of his lone defeat as the 8-5 morning line favorite in a field of six for Saturday’s $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes. The...

By Darren Rogers —- ROMANS JUVENILES FREE DROP BILLY, HOLLYWOOD STAR RECEIVING TIME OFF FOLLOWING BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Free Drop Billy and Hollywood Star are receiving a brief freshening at trainer Dale...

By Najja Thompson —- Bluegrass Jamboree headlines NYSS Staten Island on Sunday OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Set to make his graded stakes debut and looking to pick up his third consecutive victory, Team D’s Get Jets will headline a field of 12 in the 58th running of the...

By Darren Rogers —- JEFFERSON CUP WINNER MR. MISUNDERSTOOD TOPS FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 COMMONWEALTH TURF LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017) – Flurry Racing Stables’ Mr. Misunderstood will attempt to remain unbeaten on turf as he headlines a field of...

By Darren Rogers —- McCRAKEN LOOKS AHEAD TO GRADE I, $500,000 CLARK HANDICAP PRESENTED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017) – Janis Whitham’s homebred McCraken, seeking to land an elusive Grade I victory, continues to prepare for his next start in...

By Amy Owens —- Champion Stellar Wind Commands $6 Million during Opening Session of Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 7, 2017) – Champion Stellar Wind will be retired and bred to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah after selling for $6 million to...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (November 7, 2017) – The 146th Thoroughbred Racing Season at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is approaching, with Opening Day scheduled for Saturday, November 18 with Starlight Racing and a 3 p.m. first post. Below are some key dates...

Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- NEWLY ENACTED IRS REGULATIONS RESULT IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING FOR HORSEPLAYERS AT BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, November 6, 2017) – Despite some of the longest-priced winners in Breeders’ Cup...

Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- Gun Runner is Top Gun in Final NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of the Year (receives all 40 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, November 6, 2017) – With the conclusion of the running of the 34th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Mike Smith; Benoit Photo Smith Extends Lead in Breeders’ Cup Victories; Velazquez Moves Into Tie for Second Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, 52, extended his lead for all-time Breeders’ Cup World Championship victories in the 14 Hands...