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MTC News – From the Wire —- ONE DOWN, FOUR TO GO FOR TEAM CHAD BROWN Phase I of Operation Del Mar Turf Festival for trainer Chad Brown’s contingent was successfully accomplished Thursday when favored Orglandes made a late burst under Irad Ortiz, Jr., squeezing through...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 27, 2020) – Trainer Brad Cox’s Barn 22 on the Churchill Downs backstretch will be bustling with activity Saturday as 13 of his promising juveniles are scheduled to make a start on the “Stars of Tomorrow II” program including...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- Chad Brown went to the Bobby Frankel School of Thoroughbred Training. The late Hall of Famer, who left us in 2009, was a demanding teacher – tough taskmaster might be the phrase – and insisted on the very best from his students. By now it...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- A wide-open edition of the $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup – a handicapping delight for those who like the challenge of a well-matched and highly competitive field – will be the day-after treat this Friday at Del Mar as a dozen turfers will...

By Ryan Martin —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Shared Sense has proven himself against highly competitive graded stakes company during his sophomore campaign and will try to end a prosperous season on a high note when facing four other 3-year-olds in Saturday’s 76th...

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA’S 2020-21 WINTER/SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE 10 GRADE I STAKES, HEADED BY RUNHAPPY MALIBU, LA BREA & AMERICAN OAKS ON OPENING DAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 A TOTAL OF 95 STAKES, INCLUDING 60 GRADED EVENTS, TO BE OFFERED THROUGH JUNE 20...

By Darren Rogers —- BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE THIRD-PLACE FINISHER KEEPMEINMIND SET TO FACE STAKES WINNERS KING FURY, SITTIN ON GO IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020) – Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s $2 million...

By Robert Mieszerski —- STARLET, LOS ALAMITOS FUTURITY HIGHLIGHT SEASON CYPRESS, Calif. – Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2020 Los Angeles County Fair Winter thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos. The season will begin Friday, Dec. 4 and...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Gerald Bennett says there are several riders capable of winning the 2020-2021 Tampa Bay Downs title. But the perennial leading trainer thinks most of the track’s jockeys will spend a fair amount of time chasing Samy Camacho. “He’s psyched up...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The smell of freshly cut grass drifted across the Grandstand apron shortly after 9 a.m. today, as track maintenance workers groomed Tampa Bay Downs’ renowned turf in preparation for Wednesday’s Opening Day program. Although no one was around...