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Strong>Jockey Luis Saez reaches 3,000 career wins ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Luis Saez earned his 3,000th career victory when Rudy Rodriguez trainee Funny Joke remained undefeated with a neck victory in Race 6 on Sunday at Belmont Park. “I enjoy every horse I ride. That’s...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (April 29, 2022) – Callie Witt, 20, an exercise rider for trainer Joe Sharp, died Friday morning following a training accident on the Keeneland training track. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. when Witt was thrown from a 2-year-old...

By Tom Luicci —- NEW CROP RULES IN EFFECT FOR MONMOUTH PARK MEET FOLLOWING VOTE BY NEW JERSEY RACING COMMISSION OCEANPORT, N.J. – Monmouth Park will operate under a crop rule that aligns with House Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) guidelines starting on opening day,...

By David Joseph —- English Jockey Humphrey Notches First U.S. Win Thursday Seven-Pound Apprentice Guides Zorb to $20.20 Upset Victory LAUREL, MD – Richard Burnsworth’s 6-year-old gelding Zorb sprung a 9-1 upset in Thursday’s second race at Laurel Park, rolling home by 4 ¼...

By Rick Francis —- The much anticipated Keeneland Fall meet kicks off today headlined by a pair of Grade 2 contests, the G2 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix for 3-year-olds and up sprinting 6 furlongs followed immediately by the Grade 2 Darley Alcibiades for juvenile fillies. The...

By Amy Owens —- Sale of Two Million-Dollar Colts Concludes Powerhouse Week 1 of Keeneland September Yearling Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 16, 2021) – Two million-dollar colts – a son of Into Mischief from the family of Grade 1 winner Dunbar Road and a son of Street Sense from...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 14, 2021) – Keeneland concluded the premier Book 1 portion of its September Yearling Sale on Tuesday with vibrant trade among major domestic and foreign buyers that produced strong results and the sale of eight seven-figure yearlings,...

By Keith McCalmont Clement sends out strong pair in Friday’s $100K Allied Forces ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Christophe Clement will saddle Big Everest and Swashbuckle for their stakes debuts in Friday’s $100,000 Allied Forces, a six-furlong Widener turf sprint for sophomores at...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- OAKLAWN TO CELEBRATE WHITMORE DAY IN 2022 STAKES RACE AND BARN TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF THE CHAMPION HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021) – Oaklawn will celebrate the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Champion Sprinter on March 19, 2022,...

Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Thursday, August 26, 2021) – In an unprecedented move, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, one of the largest employers in Garland County, is offering all active and future fully vaccinated team members a vaccine incentive. Beginning October...