Fair Grounds’ “Road to the Derby” Gets a Fresh Look with New Distances

By Mark Connor —- Distances Lengthened for Louisiana Derby, Risen Star and Lecomte; 2019-20 STAKES SCHEDULE worth $7.13 MILLION NEW ORLEANS (September 24, 2019) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced that 56 stakes worth a combined $7.13 million will be...
Posted On 26 Sep 2019
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MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNERS QUIP, TENFOLD TOP COMPETITIVE GRADE III, $250,000 LUKAS CLASSIC

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner Quip will take on Winchell Thoroughbreds’ four-time winner Tenfold and eight other rivals under the lights in Saturday’s seventh running of the...
Posted On 26 Sep 2019
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Belmont Park Notes

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Tacitus in fine fettle ahead of G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup ‘Firenze’ ready to fire in G1 Vosburgh; Call Paul pointed to New Castle at Delaware Pletcher looking to continue strong start with Vino Rosso in G1 JCGC The Gray Blur seeks...
Posted On 26 Sep 2019
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Santa Anita Stable Notes Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019

By Ed Golden —- BAFFERT OK WITH POST POSITIONS ON OPENING WEEKEND RAIL IS NOT IDEAL FOR HIGHER POWER IN AWESOME AGAIN LONGSHOTS REPRESENT TEAM O’NEILL IN THE CHANDELIER ESPINOZA SEEKS TO CARRY MOMENTUM AT SANTA ANITA VAN DYKE FRESH, FIT AND READY TO GO AFTER ACCIDENT JOY...
Posted On 26 Sep 2019
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Friday’s Pennsylvania Derby, Cotillion & Gallant Bob Notes

By Tom Law —- Hall of Fame duo bid for third straight Derby Mr. Money strong again in final Parx gallop Local threat Spun to Run eyes Derby score Math Wizard adds Grade 1 start to resume War of Will slated for Saturday morning arrival Oaks winner Serengeti Empress set for...
Posted On 21 Sep 2019
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Significant Form headlines G3 Noble Damsel

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Set to make her first start since winning the Grade 2 Ballston Spa on August 24 at Saratoga Race Course, Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Significant Form will look to capture her third graded stakes this year headlining a field of...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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Stronach 5: Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout LAUREL, MD – A week after featuring five turf races, Friday’s Stronach 5 will take to the main tracks at Laurel...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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Belmont: Come Dancing primed and ready for G2 Gallant Bloom

By Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Blue Devil Racing Stable’s multiple graded stakes winning homebred Come Dancing headlines a field of five in Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Gallant Bloom for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up at 6 ½ furlongs at Belmont...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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Robust Trade Spurs Sale of $300,000 Maclean’s Music Colt on Thursday at Keeneland September Yearling Sale

By Amy Owens —- Robust Trade Spurs Sale of $300,000 Maclean’s Music Colt on Thursday at Keeneland September Yearling Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 19, 2019) – Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale continued to produce healthy results on Thursday as Cromwell Bloodstock became the...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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Belmont fall meet to be run in its entirety at Belmont Park

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- All live racing to feature 1 p.m. first post starting September 25 ELMONT, N.Y. – Following consultation with horsemen and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA), and the approval of the New York State Gaming Commission...
Posted On 20 Sep 2019
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