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By David Joseph —- Glorious Empire; Lauren King G1 Winner Possible for $7 Million Pegasus Turf (G1) Jan. 26 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Matthew Schera’s Glorious Empire, left alone on the lead under Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, kicked away from a talented field full of...

NTRA RELEASE —- Tom Hammond; Courier-Journal Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Two-time Eclipse Award-winning broadcaster Tom Hammond and the late Eclipse Award-winning cinematographer Joe Burnham have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (December 7, 2018) – For five years in a row, Dennis Murphy’s Buggin Out ($3.60, $2.40 and $2.20) scored a victory in the $50,000 Magic City Classic, a one mile event on the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for Alabama-breds. Guided to...

By Keith McCalmont OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Patternrecognition continued a winning trend by notching his third victory in succession with a powerful front-running performance to capture the 30th renewal of the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets on...

NYRA NEWS RELEASE —- Johnny Velazquez; NYRA PHOTO OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey John Velazquez earned his 6,000th career North American victory, piloting Singapore Trader (No 1) to victory in Race 5 on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Velazquez is just the 18th jockey to...

SANTA ANITA PRESS BOX —- FRANK MIRAHMADI TO ASSUME SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCING DUTIES BEGINNING OPENING DAY, DEC. 26; POPULAR L.A. NATIVE WILL ALSO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANY PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2018)—Frank Mirahmadi, a well-known and popular figure in...

La Fuerza dominant in Notebook / South of France magnifique in Tepin By the NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Danny J. Chen’s Yorkiepoo Princess dueled Jean Elizabeth for the early lead before kicking away in the stretch for a 5 3/4-length win in the $125,000...

White Flag shows no surrender in Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship By Keith McCalmont and Najja Thompson OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Shortleaf Stable’s Plainsman demanded the lead under a crafty ride by Joel Rosario to earn his first career stakes win in Saturday’s Grade...

By Darren Rogers —- SIGNALMAN TURNS BACK PLUS QUE PARFAIT IN $200,000 KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018) – Signalman, who finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) just 22 days ago, grabbed the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Lady Paname overtook four challengers in deep stretch, surging to a half-length win in her North American stakes debut to capture the 62nd running of the $400,000 Long Island for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at...