PREAKNESS STAKES HEROINE SWISS SKYDIVER JOINS LEAD TRIO IN NTRA TOP THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 5, 2020) – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver made history this past weekend when she became just the sixth filly to capture the Preakness Stakes, a stirring effort that allowed the daughter of Daredevil to move up...
Posted On 07 Oct 2020
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Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Lunsford Gets First Preakness Starter in Art Collector

By David Joseph —- Rated Second Behind Morning-Line Favorite Authentic LOUISVILLE — Bruce Lunsford, who will have his first Preakness Stakes (G1) entrant when Art Collector takes on Kentucky Derby winner Authentic Saturday at Pimlico, knows something about tough races and...
Posted On 02 Oct 2020
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IMPROBABLE MOVES TO THE FRONT IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications, —- Improbable; Coady Photography LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 28, 2020) – A third straight Grade 1 victory has put Improbable in the driver’s seat of the handicap ranks heading into the November 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic as the son of City Zip...
Posted On 29 Sep 2020
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NO CHANGES AT THE TOP IN NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLLS

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications — LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 21, 2020) – A quiet weekend in both the handicap and sophomore ranks resulted in relatively little movement in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll and NTRA Top...
Posted On 22 Sep 2020
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STABLEMATES AUTHENTIC, MAXIMUM SECURITY REMAIN OUT FRONT IN RESPECTIVE NTRA POLLS

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. – While trainer Bob Baffert has been working the yearling sales in recent days seeking out his next stable star, the Hall of Fame conditioner has been able to lay claim to having the top-ranked runners in two of racing’s...
Posted On 16 Sep 2020
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TIZ THE LAW LEADS TOP THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL AHEAD OF KENTUCKY DERBY START

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 31, 2020) – Tiz the Law has spent much of his 2020 season in the driver’s seat where divisional bragging rights are concerned and the son of Constitution will take that lofty status into his expected run in the...
Posted On 01 Sep 2020
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KENTUCKY OAKS, DERBY POST POSITION DRAWS TO BE HELD MONDAY, TUESDAY AT 11 A.M.

By Darren Rogers —- Both Draws to be Held in Aristides Lounge, Streamed Live on KentuckyDerby.com KENTUCKY OAKS – MONDAY AT 11 A.M. IN ARISTIDES LOUNGE What: The Post Position Draw for the 146th running of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) will be held...
Posted On 31 Aug 2020
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TVG Pacific Classic: A Singular Event That’s Never Gone Solo

By Hank Wesch —- If the bars in Del Mar were fully open and heavily patronized as usual this TVG Pacific Classic Week (oh, would that they were!) there might be money to be made with one trivial question: How many times has the Pacific Classic, the signature event of the...
Posted On 21 Aug 2020
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CHURCHILL DOWNS ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO KENTUCKY DERBY HEALTH AND SAFETY OPERATIONS PLAN

By Darren Rogers —- Attendance Will Be Less Than 14% of Total Capacity from Event Record, Maximum of 40% of Seated Capacity; No General Admission; Infield Closed Temperature Checks, Medical Screenings, Physical Distancing, Face Coverings Mandated LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday,...
Posted On 13 Aug 2020
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NY TRAFFIC CRACKS TOP TEN OF NTRA THREE-YEAR OLD POLL

NTRA Communications —- NY TRAFFIC CRACKS TOP TEN OF NTRA THREE-YEAR OLD POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2020) – Authentic’s victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes allowed him to hold his ground on the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Three-Year-Old...
Posted On 22 Jul 2020
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