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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...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Whatever plans trainer Shug McGaughey settles on going forward with Code of Honor he now has the perfect set-up race behind him to work off. Code of Honor, the 2019 Kentucky Derby runner-up and Travers Stakes winner, easily shook off the...

NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO RETAINS NO. 1 RATING IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go remained at No. 1 in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for the second consecutive week, with the first seven places remaining...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Thursday, July 29, 2021) – Working in partnership with the Arkansas Racing Commission and the Arkansas HBPA (Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association), Oaklawn has announced, subject to regulatory approval, the prohibition of...

NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 19, 2021) ― St. George Stable’s 5-year-old mare Letruska remains at No. 1 in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, with the order of the top 10 horses staying almost the same as last week. Letruska, trained by Fausto Gutierrez, has 16...