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By Don Stevens —- VINTON, LA. –Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel today announced that it is altering its stakes schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 Thoroughbred season, due to the regionwide impact of Hurricane Harvey. The 84-day meet is scheduled to get underway on...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS OPENS 11-DAY SEPTEMBER MEET FRIDAY AT 12:45 P.M.; HORSEMEN TO COMPETE FOR RECORD PRIZE MONEY OVER THREE WEEKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017) – Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Friday (Sept. 15)...

By Amy Owens —- $2.7 Million Tapit Filly Tops Monday’s Spectacular Opening Book 1 of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale Robust market drives substantial increases; eight yearlings bring seven-figure prices LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 11, 2017) – Keeneland’s reformatted Week 1 of...

By Amy Owens —- KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE BY THE NUMBERS · BEHIND THE SCENES: SKILLED HORSE HANDLERS SOOTH SEPTEMBER YEARLINGS · PLETCHER STATES SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPTEMBER SALE · SEPTEMBER SALE GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: ALWAYS DREAMING · SEPTEMBER.KEENELAND.COM FEATURES...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream to Resume Live Racing Saturday Facility Open for Simulcasting Wednesday Horses, People All Safe in Wake of Hurricane Irma HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park announced Monday it would resume live racing Saturday, Sept. 16, and that its...

By John Heims —- FIRE MISSION PULLS AWAY EASILY IN SATURDAY’S FEATURE; NAVARRO BREAKS RECORD FOR WINS IN SINGLE MEET Oceanport, NJ – Al and Michelle Crawford Racing’s Fire Mission sat perfectly off the early speed duel before swinging to the outside at the top of the...

By Bailey Gallison —- Campbell Tackles Fourth Furturity with Take Charge · Princess Erindelle Tries Poly Again in Overnight Stakes CAMPBELL TACKLES FOURTH FURTURITY WITH TAKE CHARGE DUDE On Saturday, trainer Michael Campbell and owner George Mellon will send out their...

By John Heims —- FOOTBALL ACTION ALL SEASON LONG IN WILLIAM HILL RACE & SPORTS BAR Monmouth Park is the place to be this football season, with the newly expanded William Hill Race & Sports Bar, which has a “grand re-opening” this weekend. With wall-to-wall TV’s,...

By Bailey Gallison —- * Daddy’s Boo Leads Field in Avers Wexler Memorial * Babybluesbdancing Proves Principal in Rolling Meadows DADDY’S BOO LEADS FIELD IN AVERS WEXLER MEMORIAL The first running of the $65,000 Avers Wexler Memorial Stakes for fillies and mare 3-year-olds...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Cancels Live Racing Thursday through Sunday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park has cancelled live racing Thursday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Sept. 10 due to the unexpected path of Hurricane Irma. Gulfstream will be open this Thursday and...