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NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO MAINTAINS NO. 1 RATING IN WEEKLY NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL OFF VICTORY IN LUKAS CLASSIC LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2021) ― Knicks Go, Letruska and Essential Quality retained the top three spots, respectively, in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred...

Annapolis remains perfect with G2 Pilgrim victory — By David Blicksilver ELMONT N.Y. – Bass Racing’s homebred Annapolis outdueled Portfolio Company in a stirring stretch drive to capture Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Pilgrim going 1 1/16 miles for juveniles over the firm...

NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go retained his No. 1 rating in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the seventh straight week as there were no changes in order and no starts among the overall Top 10. Flurry...

By Jennifer Hoyt—- Dr. Lee Cyphers, Oaklawn’s longtime Association Veterinarian, passed away Sunday, Sept. 5 following complications from a brain aneurysm. He was a fixture at the Oaklawn starting gate and in the paddock spanning three decades. He was a local Hot Springs...

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of Hip 43, a $1.4 million American Pharoah filly · Click her for video of Hip 177, a $1.35 million Into Mischief colt · Click here for a video of Hip 89, a $1.1 million Uncle Mo filly $1.4 Million Half-Sister to Recent Grade 1 Winner...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that it has issued a notice of hearing and statement of charges to trainers Robert A. Baffert and Marcus J. Vitali. NYRA contends that Mr. Baffert and Mr. Vitali have...

By Daren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES 2021-22 ‘ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY’ SCHEDULE Points Will Not Be Awarded to Any Horse Trained by an Individual Suspended from 2022 Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 10, 2021) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby...

By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gunite provided Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his third consecutive score in the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful, a seven-furlong sprint for juveniles, on Closing Day Monday at Saratoga Race Course....

NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO SOLIDLY ATOP NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Max Player Moves into Top 10 off Labor Day Weekend Score at Saratoga LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 7, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go kept...

NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO MAINTAINS NO. 1 RATING IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL; ALABAMA WINNER MALATHAAT NOW IN TOP 10 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 23, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go kept his No. 1 rating in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the third...