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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When he fractured his neck in a car accident four years ago, Wilmer Garcia never considered the possibility of not returning to the saddle. “This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was little,” said the 25-year-old newcomer to the Tampa Bay...

By Ed Golden —- • CHROME, ARROGATE NEAR REMATCH IN PEGASUS • EQUINE PROMOTION BENEFITS HORSES AT CARMA • PADDOCK GUARD JOHN SHEAR TURNS 96 TUESDAY CHROME WORKS FOR PEGASUS, ARROGATE NEXT The eagerly-anticipated rematch between leading Horse of the Year contenders Arrogate...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After running in a gauntlet of graded stakes to end 2016, Libby’s Tail will make her first start of the year in a field of five in the $100,000 Busanda for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...

By David Joseph —- California Chrome Works; Leslie Martin Photo Argentine Star Eragon Preps for Jan. 28 Event with 4F Breeze HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – California Chrome attracted a crowd for his first workout over the Gulfstream Park track Saturday morning, when racing’s most...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2017) – Additional horses have tested positive for EHV-1 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The entirety of Barn 14, Barn 36 and the Receiving Barn had blood pulled and nasal swabs taken for testing on Wednesday. Barn 14...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Since the start of the current Tampa Bay Downs meeting, trainer Dale Bennett has lost three horses through the claiming box. That is hardly unusual for the 44-year-old conditioner, who strives to enter his horses in races he believes they are...

By Ed Golden —- Arrogate; Benoit Photo • ARROGATE TO WORK FOR PEGASUS SUNDAY OR MONDAY • SONGBIRD DUE JAN. 24; LAS VIRGENES FOR UNIQUE BELLA • MANDELLA HOPES TO PULL SOME STRINGS IN LA CANADA • SADLER ON A ROLL AT SANTA ANITA, WEATHER OR NOT ARROGATE COULD WORK ‘SUNDAY OR...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Clearview Stable’s New York-bred Wonder Gal seized an early lead in the $100,000 Ladies Handicap and never looked back, going on to win her first race against open company – and her first stakes since October of...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Reaches $40,000 Reminder: California Chrome works Saturday; Breakfast program starts at 7 a.m. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Mark Casse sent out Awesome Banner and Piloting for works Friday morning with an eye on running them...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 12, 2017) – The Louisiana Department of Agriculture has instituted a mandatory quarantine of the backstretch at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Fair Grounds voluntarily imposed a quarantine on Jan. 2, and the restrictions...