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By Brian Bohl OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Calumet Farm’s True Timber earned blacktype in the Grade 1, $250,000 Cigar Mile in each of the last two years. After a runner-up effort in 2018 and a third-place finish in 2019, the son of Mineshaft finally broke through on Saturday, taking...

By Amy Gregory —- 2020 Big Sport of Turfdom award – Tom Amoss Video – https://vimeo.com/486942067 Photo attached. Please credit Coady Photography TOM AMOSS WINS TPA’S BIG SPORT OF TURFDOM AWARD The Turf Publicists of America (TPA) today announced that trainer...

By David Joseph —- Limited Tickets Now Available Offering a Variety of Socially Distanced Experiences HALLANDALE BEACH, FL (December 3, 2020) – The Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is returning to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach on Saturday,...

Front-running Mrs. Danvers earns first stakes victory in G3 Comely By Brian Bohl OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Allen Stables’ Mrs. Danvers surged to the front out the gate and closed even stronger, drawing away for a 6 1/4-length victory for her first career stakes score in Friday’s...

By David Joseph —- Ex-Race Mare Back to Front Becomes Winner 14 Years Later Former Florida TRAC Resident Wins Blue Ribbon in Dressage HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Fourteen years after her racing career ended without a victory, rescued mare Back to Front officially became a...

By Darren Rogers —- $10 Million Project to Provide Additional Racing Lanes; More Durable, Vigorous Surface to Allow More Turf Racing Annually LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 23, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack will invest $10 million to install a new turf course that will...

By Darren Rogers —- FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER OF YEAR OPENS THURSDAY; BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE WINNER ESSENTIAL QUALITY LISTED AT 10-1 Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Both Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 23, 2020) –...

By David Joseph —- Thissmytime Dazzles in Millions F&M (Off the) Turf Preview Four-Win Day Ties Vasquez with Zayas in Jockey Title Race Wednesday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $425,000 MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Alex and Joanne Lieblong’s Big Thorn benefited from a...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The most frequent question Tampa Bay Downs officials have received the past several weeks is: “Are you guys going to allow fans to come watch the races?” In the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, customer health and safety are the track’s foremost...

By Ron Correll and Bob Hill —- Here are our picks for the Saturday Breeders’ Cup card. As was the case with Friday’s picks, the suggestions are intended to inform your play in multi-race wagers such as the Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 5. These wagers typically produce sizeable...