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By Brian Nadeau —- New Orleans Native Back on Top of Trainer Standings New Orleans (January 2, 2021) – In a “been there, done that” kind of career, Tom Amoss has seen a lot of highs around the famed Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots oval. The New Orleans native and LSU...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Chad Brown won his sixth consecutive New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) year-end training title with 91 wins while Jose Ortiz compiled his second riding crown with 142 victories as racing in 2020 was capped with the conclusion of...

By Pat McKenna —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that, in accordance with its commitment to eliminate race day medication, the use of Furosemide (Lasix) will be prohibited within 48 hours of all stakes races conducted at NYRA...

By Darren Rogers —- Mike Ziegler Named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Churchill Downs Racetrack and Ryan Jordan Named Vice President of Operations at Churchill Downs Incorporated LOUISVILLE, KY., (December 22, 2020) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” ...

Old Friends Farm Release — Adena Springs Cornerstone Stallion Was Pensioned at Old Friends GEORGETOWN, KY – DECEMBER 16, 2020 – 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Awesome Again died very suddenly yesterday at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY. The...

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,...

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 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...