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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 Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA POISED FOR 2017 AUTUMN MEET OPENER ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 WITH REFURBISHED TURF & WORLD CLASS MAIN TRACK; PROMOTIONS SCHEDULE HEADED BY TRACKSIDE OCTOBERFEST OPENING WEEKEND FIVE GRADE I BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE RACES...

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Centennial Farm’s Securitiz captured the $100,000 Seattle Slew by a neck on Saturday at Belmont Park outlasting his three challengers in a race that saw several lead changes over the 1 ⅛ mile race. After a clean break by all, 4-5...

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...

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Black Rock Thoroughbred’s Far From Over seeks his first stakes win in more than two years today when he takes on five challengers in the $100,000 Seattle Slew, contested over 1 1/8 miles on Big Sandy at Belmont Park. The talented...

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 Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s Influential September Yearling Sale Opens Monday Sale debuts September Sale Bonus Program, new format LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 7, 2017) – Keeneland begins its 74th annual September Yearling Sale on Monday with a premier Book 1 sale of 167 elite...