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By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (March 20, 2018) – Keeneland today announced that Lexington-based Kentucky Utilities Company has been named the signature sponsor of the $150,000 Transylvania (G3), to be held opening day of the 2018 Spring Meet, Friday, April 6. “Kentucky...

By Ryan Martin —- SYNCHRONY TAKES ON A HANDFUL OF INVADERS FOR GRADE II MUNIZ MEMORIAL HANDICAP; GOOD SAMARITAN AND THE PLAYER SQUARE OFF IN GRADE II NEW ORLEANS HANDICAP NEW ORLEANS (March 19, 2018) – Pin Oak Stable’s Synchrony made a successful return to the races in last...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 19, 2018) – A wide open nine-horse field of 3-year-old fillies will assemble on Saturday for the final local prep on Churchill Downs’ Road To The Kentucky Oaks – the Gr. II $400,000 TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks, which awards the Top...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (March 18, 2018) – A field of ten Kentucky Derby aspirants will assemble on Saturday, March 24 for the 105th running of the Grade II $1 million Louisiana Derby Presented by TwinSpires.com, which is scheduled as the 11th race on a 14-race card....

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Derby Day came early for trainer Forrest Kaelin and his wife of 62 years, Betty. The Kaelins, who have long been among the most beloved horse people on the Tampa Bay Downs backside, won today’s fifth race with their 3-year-old filly My...

By Ed Golden —- • McKINZIE VS. BOLT D’ORO REMATCH IS SET IN STONE • SELCOURT IS AMONG SANTA MONICA HEAVYWEIGHTS • CHAMPS HEAD MORE THAN 200 WORKERS ON SUNDAY McKINZIE, SOLOMINI VS. BOLT IN SANTA ANITA DERBY The only sure thing in racing is there are no sure things, but as...

By Ryan Martin —- Wonder Gadot Due For A Victory In Gr. II Fair Grounds Oaks Tom Amoss; Hodges Photography AMOSS AIMING FOR FIRST LOUISIANA DERBY VICTORY WITH LONE SAILOR In trainer Tom Amoss’s 30 plus years of training Thoroughbreds, the New Orleans native has found a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- The “most likely and most logical spot” for Robert and Lawana Low’s Magnum Moon is the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 14 at Oaklawn, trainer Todd Pletcher said following the unbeaten colt’s impressive victory in Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel Stakes...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After Imperial Hint’s second-place finish in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Nov. 4 at Del Mar, trainer Luis Carvajal, Jr., targeted the $2-million Dubai Golden Shaheen on March 31 at Meydan Racecourse for his initial 5-year-old start....

By Ed Golden —- McKINZIE Zoe Metz Photography • SAN FELIPE REMATCH SET FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY • BALTAS HAS THREE FOR THE MONEY IN SANTA ANA • MUCHOS BESOS: HAPPY HORSE WITH HAPPY ENDING BOLT VS. McKINZIE ROUND TWO IN SANTA ANITA DERBY Although Bob Baffert has been known to...