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Kevin Kerstein Publicity Manager Churchill Downs Racetrack—- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 15, 2019) – Fern Circle Stables, Stud TNT and Old Friends, Inc.’s Vettori Kin (BRZ) will defend his title in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs....

By David Joseph —- Catholic Boy; Chris Rahayel Photo Catholic Boy Back on Turf for Season Debut in Dixie (G2) Multiple G1 Winner Unraced Since Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) BALTIMORE – It has taken more than six months but Catholic Boy, a Grade 1 winner on both dirt and turf,...

By David Joseph —- Motion Back to Defend Pimlico Special (G3) Title with Flying the Flag BALTIMORE – A year after winning the historic $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) for the first time with multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Irish War Cry, trainer Graham Motion plans...

By David Joseph —- Covfefe Looking to Make the Grade in $150,000 Miss Preakness (G3) Daughters of 2007 Preakness Winner Curlin Among duPont (G3) Contenders BALTIMORE – Trainer Brad Cox has Owendale and Warrior’s Charge running in Saturday’s 144th Preakness Stakes (G1)....

By David Joseph —- Field of 14 Entered for Historic $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) Pletcher Pair Aim to Give Trainer Third Career Special Win Race Marks Return of Tenfold, Third in 2018 Preakness, to Pimlico BALTIMORE – The historic $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3), lengthened...

By David Joseph —- Lukas-Trained Market King Confirmed for Saturday’s Preakness ‘All Systems Go’ for Anothertwistafate for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown Baffert Slated to Reunite with Improbable Monday BALTIMORE, MD – Robert C. Baker and William L. Mack’s colt Market King is...

By Mike Willman —- GYPSY BLU BENOIT PHOTO RED-HOT GYPSY BLU HEADS SUNDAY’S $100,000 FRAN’S VALENTINE STAKES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED FILLIES & MARES AT MILE ON TURF RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CALIFORNIA-BRED OR SIRED HORSES ARCADIA, Calif....

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y – Following an eight-month layoff, Klaravich Stables’ two-time Grade 1 winner Separationofpowers will be making her 4-year-old debut in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Vagrancy – a 6 ½ furlong test for fillies and mares on...

By Grant LaGrange —- The 67th running of the GIII $100,000 Hanshin Cup will mark the first Stakes race of the 2019 Arlington meet. It will be run at 1 mile on the Polytrack with a field of eleven older horses including last year’s runner up. The 2019 running will be the...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Even after 56 years as a trainer, James J. “Jimmy” Toner says he still is never quite sure how a horse will return following a lengthy layoff. That’s why Toner was “thrilled” to see Hawkish turn in such a sharp effort in the Grade 2...