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By Bob Mieszerski —- IMPRESSIVE MAIDEN WINNER MCKINZIE GOES LONG IN CASHCALL FUTURITY; UNDEFEATED DREAM TREE HEADLINES FIELD IN GRADE I STARLET CYPRESS, Calif. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a chance to make history Saturday in the $300,000 Los Alamitos CashCall...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – With almost 4,200 career winners and 26 graded stakes triumphs, including the Grade I Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga in 2000 on Stormy Pick, Jose Ferrer is used to riding in exclusive company. But the 53-year athlete reached another level today...

By Brian W. Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (December 6, 2017) – Scrivener Stables’ Trust Factor appears to be the standout in a field of nine Louisiana-breds in the 27th running of the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Turf, which will be run on Saturday Dec. 9 at a distance of 1...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A rematch of the first-and-second place finishers in the Iroquois on Empire Showcase Day will highlight the 32nd running of the $100,000 Garland of Roses for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack....

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA PARK ANNOUNCES 2018 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD FINALISTS, WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY BIRZER, CASTELLANO, FERRER, PRESCOTT & TALAMO TO FACE NATIONWIDE VOTE OF THEIR PEERS ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2017)—Five finalists for...

By Brian W. Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (December 6, 2017) – Defending Louisiana Champions Day Classic winner Mobile Bay leads a field of eight Louisiana-breds in the 27th running of the $150,000 event on Saturday, Dec. 9 where he will break from post three, but the 5-year old...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017) – Charles J. Cella, a leading figure in American Thoroughbred racing for over a half century and longtime President and Chairman of the Board of the Oaklawn Jockey Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, has died of...

By Amy Owens —- • Click here for the online catalog. • General scenic photos of the sale are attached. Keeneland Catalogs 1,582 Horses for 2018 January Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Dec. 5, 2017) – Keeneland has cataloged 1,582 horses for its 60th January Horses of All Ages Sale, to...

NYRA RELEASE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes • Sharp Azteca exits G1 Cigar Mile victory in good shape • Strong handle signals positive changes to Cigar Mile Day • Kentucky Oaks the goal for G2 Demoiselle winner Wonder Gadot • New millionaire Highway Star ‘perfect’...

By Bob Mieszerski —- MCKINZIE, SOLOMINI EXPECTED FOR GRADE 1, $300,000 LOS ALAMITOS CASHCALL FUTURITY; SATURDAY, DEC. 9 PROGRAM WILL ALSO FEATURE GRADE I, $300,000 STARLET CYPRESS, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who has won the Los Alamitos CashCall...