TAMPA BAY: SUMMER FESTIVAL OF RACING AND MUSIC AIMS TO HIT HIGH NOTES

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Excitement-packed Thoroughbred competition and musical entertainment – along with fun-filled races featuring cute Corgis and teams of stretcher-bearers – are among the attractions on tap for the fifth annual Summer Festival of Racing and...
Posted On 21 Jun 2017
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Keeneland Announces $5.325 Million Stakes Schedule for 2017 Fall Meet

By Amy Owens —- First Lady debuts as Breeders’ Cup Challenge race; Woodford now Grade 2 stakes worth $200,000 LEXINGTON, KY (June 21, 2017) – Keeneland’s 2017 Fall Meet, which covers 17 days from Oct. 6-28, will present six Grade 1 races among 17 graded stakes worth $5.325...
Posted On 21 Jun 2017
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Gulfstream: July 1 Summit of Speed Stakes Attract 149 Nominations

By David Joseph —- Seven Sprint Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $1 Million in Purses Princess Rooney (G2), Smile Sprint (G3) Breeders’ Cup ‘Win & You’re In’ Races HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The $1 million Summit of Speed, highlighted by the $250,000 Princess Rooney (G2), the...
Posted On 21 Jun 2017
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CHURCHILL DOWNS UNVEILS KENTUCKY DERBY 144 LOGO

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, June 17, 2017) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official logo for the Kentucky Derby 144. SME, a New York-based marketing agency that has developed the official Derby and Oaks marks since 2007, designed the new...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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TIMELINE REMAINS PERFECT AFTER BETFAIR.COM PEGASUS SCORE

By John Heims —- Oceanport, N.J. – The perfect run for Woodford Racing LLC’s Timeline continued at Monmouth Park on Sunday afternoon, as the colt made it four-for-four in taking the $100,000 betfair.com Pegasus Stakes by an impressive 3 ½ lengths before a Father’s Day crowd...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES

By Ed Golden —- • • HORSE OF THE WORLD ARROGATE BREEZES AT SANTA ANITA • • FRENCH NO FOREIGNER WHEN IT COMES TO WINNING RACES • • APPRENTICE ROMAN DOESN’T ‘BUG’ BAFFERT WITH EASY WIN • • PRAT HAS FOUR-VICTORY EDGE IN RACE FOR LEADING RIDER Arrogate; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Arlington International Racecourse Barn Notes: Sunday, June 18

By Bailey Gallison —- • Arlington Racing Club’s Brisson Gives Blake Shinn First U. S. Win • One Liz Rewards Breeders’ Regard With Stakes Win ARLINGTON RACING CLUB’S BRISSON GIVES BLAKE SHINN FIRST U. S. WIN Australian jockey Blake Shinn, based at Arlington International...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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ASMUSSEN BARN ALL SMILES AFTER GUN RUNNER’S FOSTER ’CAP ROMP

By Darren Rogers —- Trainer Steve Asmussen; Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 18, 2017) – Trainer Steve Asmussen was still beaming Sunday morning following Gun Runner’s stellar seven-length victory in Saturday night’s $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Handicapping Saturday’s Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park

By Ron Nicoletti Acacia Courtney Jason Blewitt —- Blewitt, Courtney and Nicoletti Take a Shot at $1 Million Carryover HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 could climb as high as $5 million Saturday due to a mandatory payout. Saturday’s carryover is...
Posted On 17 Jun 2017
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Projected tops Brown triumvirate in G3 Poker on Father’s Day

NYRA ADVANCE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Belmont Park will celebrate Father’s Day with a variety of “dad-friendly” activities on tap to join a special 10-race live racing program on Sunday, anchored by the Grade 3, $300,000 Poker for 4-year-olds and up at a...
Posted On 17 Jun 2017
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