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By Darren Rogers —- TOP BREEDERS’ CUP CONTENDERS HIGHLIGHT BUSY MORNING OF TRAINING BENEATH THE TWIN SPIRES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018) – There were a total of 20 Breeders’ Cup contenders who breezed Sunday morning at Churchill Downs as the connections eagerly...

By Darren Rogers —- SLOPPY SURFACES DON’T SLOW BREEDERS’ CUP PREPARATIONS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Oct. 26, 2018) – On a soggy Friday morning beneath the historic Twin Spires, nine Breeders’ Cup contenders completed their major preparation for the World Championships on...

By Darren Rogers —- SIX-PACK OF BREEDERS’ CUP HOPEFULS DOT WORK TAB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018) – The action continued to build on the backstretch of Churchill Downs Thursday morning in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 2-3 as six World Championship...

By Darren Rogers —- WARRIOR’S CLUB BREEZES HALF-MILE BULLET IN :48.60 IN PREPARATION FOR GRADE I, $2 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP TWINSPIRES SPRINT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) – On a relatively quiet Tuesday morning on the Churchill Downs backstretch, the Churchill...

NTRA RELEASE —- NO NEW NAMES IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL AS ACCELERATE REMAINS NO. 1 FOR TENTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 22, 2018) – Hronis Racing’s Accelerate retained his hold atop the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the tenth consecutive week as the top...

By Darren Rogers —- BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC CONTENDER CATHOLIC BOY WORKS FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:02.60 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018) – Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano did not have much time to celebrate his 5,000th-career win on Saturday at...

NTRA RELEASE —- IMPERIAL HINT MOVES UP IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL; CLASSIC FAVORITE ACCELERATE REMAINS NO. 1 FOR NINTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 15, 2018) – Hronis Racing’s Accelerate retained his hold atop the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the ninth...

Jim Gluckson/BREEDERS’ CUP —- ACCELERATE (3-1) CLOSES AS FAVORITE IN BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC FUTURE WAGER #2; ENABLE (2-1) IS CLOSING FAVORITE FOR LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF FUTURE WAGER LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 8, 2018) – Hronis Racing LLC’s Accelerate, the dominant...

By Jim Gluckson/BREEDERS’ CUP —- This is the eighth of 10 weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 at Churchill Downs. For more information, please visit...

NTRA RELEASE —- ACCELERATE STRENGTHENS POSITION ATOP NTRA’S TOP 10 POLL AFTER AWESOME AGAIN WIN; MIND YOUR BISCUITS MOVES UP; VOSBURGH CHAMP IMPERIAL HINT ENTERS AT EIGHTH LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 1, 2018) – Accelerate, earning a fourth Grade 1 victory this year in...