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By Grant LaGrange —- Faraway Kitten; Arlington Park Photos ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 13, 2019) – Faraway Kitten grinded his way to a victory in the GIII American Derby at Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday, a prep race for the GI Secretariat on Arlington...

Listing extends Golden State success to the Spa in winning G3 Quick Call By Brian Bohl SARATOGA, N.Y. – Reddam Racing’s California-bred Listing enjoyed stakes success in the Golden State and continued his winning ways on the opposite coast, surging from second-to-last...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2019) – A runner-up finish by Catholic Boy in the Grade 2 Suburban Stakes on July 6 provided the only movement in this week’s NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Catholic Boy, a Grade 1 winner on turf and dirt, ran second as the...

By Grant LaGrange —- JEAN ELIZABETH RETURNS TO WIN THE ISAAC MURPHY MEMORIAL HANDICAP ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 6, 2019) – Making her first start since November, Jean Elizabeth earned her second career stakes win in the Isaac Murphy Memorial Handicap Saturday at...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 1, 2019) – It was another standard week for Bricks and Mortar as the Chad Brown trainee continues to work toward his expected start in the Grade 1 Arlington Million on August 10 while maintaining his position at the head of the...

Dear Valued Fan, Today the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors unanimously affirmed its commitment to conduct the 2019 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on November 1-2. This will mark the 10th time the event will be held at Santa Anita, the most of any host...

By Jim Gluckson/Breeders’ Cup —- MCKINZIE STAYS ATOP BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC RANKINGS LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2019) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s 4-year-old McKinzie (250 votes) has retained the No. 1 position following the third week of voting in the...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2019) – With the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes producing an upset winner in Hunter O’Riley this past Saturday, there was relatively no movement in this week’s edition of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Multiple Grade 1 winner...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Bond Racing Stable’s Rinaldi overtook pacesetter Thorny Tale in the stretch and held off a charging Funny Guy to capture the 14th running of the $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series Spectacular Bid by three-quarters of a...

By Tom Luicci —- GOLDEN BROWN SURGES LATE TO BEAT IRISH STRAIT IN SUNDAY’S DAN HORN HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Golden Brown used a stalking trip in a race-long slugfest with Irish Strait before surging in the shadow of the wire to score a half-length...