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By Kevin Kerstein —- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE GRADUATE JASON BARKLEY A PROMISING STAR IN HORSE RACING LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019) – University of Louisville graduate Jason Barkley is quickly moving up the training ranks at Churchill Downs as the 30-year-old...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- RETURN TO DEL MAR OF ROADSTER HIGHLIGHTS NATIVE DIVER Bob Baffert-trained Roadster was tabbed as the 5-2 favorite in a field of six for Saturday’s Grade III $100,000 Native Diver Stakes on oddsmaker Russ Hudak’s morning line issued...

By Grant LaGrange —- RACING RETURNS TO FAIR GROUNDS RACE COURSE FOR SEASON 148 New Orleans (November 21, 2019) – Horse racing returns to New Orleans, Louisiana on Thanksgiving Day as Fair Grounds Racecourse opens the gates once again for the 148th racing season with...

By Mike Henry —- NOV. 27 OPENING DAY CARD KICKS OFF 94TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OLDSMAR, FL. – World-class Thoroughbred racing returns to Tampa Bay Downs on Wednesday, Nov. 27 with the Opening Day card of the 2019-2020 meeting. Admission is free. The track is celebrating its...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019) – Six graded stakes races worth purses of $1.975 million highlight closing week of the 26-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs. Below is an early look at known probable entrants to each race, according to Assistant...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Jackpot Tops $900,000 for Wednesday, Nov. 20 Next Step for Bodexpress Comes Wednesday at Gulfstream West Jockey Jairo Rendon Registers Three-Win Day MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 35th consecutive racing day...

By Kevin Kerstein —- GAFFALIONE READY TO BATTLE FOR FALL MEET JOCKEY TITLE DEFENSE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019) – With just 11 days remaining in the 2019 Fall Meet at Churchill Downs, 25-year-old jockey Tyler Gaffalione trails perennial leading rider Corey...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- STRONG EASTERN CONTINGENT SEEN FOR STAKES BONANZA FINALE Nominations closed Saturday at midnight for the seven graded stakes scheduled over the final four days of the meeting, November 29-December 1. And while nomination is no guarantee of...

By Kevin Kerstein —- MONOMOY GIRL’S HALF-BROTHER MR. MONOMOY SET FOR SECOND CAREER START SATURDAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019) – Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Doheny Racing Stable’s Mr. Monomoy, the 2-year-old half-brother to champion...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Bob Baffert; DMTC File Photo BAFFERT AND O’NEILL TAKE A DOUBLE DIP OF HOPE Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and six-time Del Mar training champion Doug O’Neill have double entries to comprise two-thirds of the field of six for Saturday’s $100,000...