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By Kevin Kerstein —- Link to Overnight:http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorsemenAreaDownloadAction.cfm?sn=ONSC-CD-20200516D SPRING MEET OPENER DRAWS 162 ENTRIES INCLUDING CHAMPION MONOMOY GIRL LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 12, 2020) – Horses are back at Churchill Downs...

By Keith McCalmont —- Checking in with trainer Amira Chichakly Water White under consideration for $100,000 Tepin at Churchill Downs Notables on the Belmont work tab ELMONT, N.Y. – Amira Chichakly, a longtime assistant to recently retired trainer Gary Contessa, said...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May, 11, 2020) – It was a welcome sight to the entire horse racing community as the first vans arrived into the Churchill Downs Stable Gate early Monday morning from Fair Grounds in New Orleans. There were approximately 175...

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA PLAYER BREAKS THROUGH TO CAPTURE “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa resident David LaMarre, Jr., experienced equal measures of excitement and worry entering Sunday’s final day of the “Live It Up Challenge” online handicapping contest. LaMarre...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Baker barn busy at bustling Belmont Handal ships and wins at Oaklawn with New York-bred Timely Tradition Notables on the Belmont work tab ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Charlton Baker said he is keeping his 30-horse barn fit and ready to race during the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Wells Bayou Running for the Home Team Wells Bayou is running in a Derby on the first Saturday in May, just not the one at Churchill Downs. But for his local owners, the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) is the next best thing. “We would...

By Amy Gregory —- Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Announce Changes in Medication Policies for All Horse Sales LEXINGTON, KY (April 30, 2020) – Officials from Keeneland Association and Fasig-Tipton Company Inc. today announced restrictions on the use of non-steroidal...

By Mike Henry —- STATE GRANTS REQUEST FOR 12 EXTRA DAYS, THROUGH MAY 30 OLDSMAR, FL. – Two months ago, plans already were underway to welcome 10,000 or more fans to Tampa Bay Downs this Saturday for a 12-race card, followed by the simulcast of the 146th Kentucky Derby...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Martin Garcia; Oaklawn Photos Garcia Teams with Baffert for Saturday’s Stakes Jockey Martin Garcia had a memorable Sunday at Oaklawn, and it included more than picking up two live mounts in upcoming major stakes races for Southern California-based...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Improbable Works Toward Oaklawn Handicap Grade 1 winner Improbable completed major preparations for the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1 1/8 miles May 2 with a 5-furlong workout over a fast track Sunday morning at Oaklawn for Hall of...