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By John Heims —- Oceanport , N.J. – Al and Michelle Crawford Racing’s Fire Mission moved three-wide around the turn and held off the late charge of Blue Y Gold to capture the $42,000 allowance/optional claiming feature at Monmouth Park on Sunday afternoon by a neck. With...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Aug. 10, 2017) – Stall applications for Oaklawn’s 2018 season are now available at www.oaklawn.com or by calling (501) 701-5570. Oaklawn has made several changes in advance of the live season that horsemen will find on the stall...

By Don Stevens —- HISTORIC LOUISIANA OVAL TO CONDUCT 84 DAYS OF RACING STARTING OCTOBER 18 – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs’ racing office has announced that stall applications for the track’s 2017-18 Thoroughbred season are due by Monday, August 14. The upcoming meet is...

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 3, 2017) – Arlington International Racecourse and the Chicago Cubs are proud to announce that the Cubs 2016 World Series trophy will be on display at Arlington on Arlington Million Day, Aug. 12. Todd Ricketts, part of the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- OAKLAWN BUMPS APPLE BLOSSOM AND ESSEX PURSES FOR 2018 HOT SPRINGS, AR (Aug. 2, 2017) – One of the richest and most prestigious Grade 1 races for older fillies and mares will be $100,000 richer in 2018. The Apple Blossom Handicap is one of two stakes...

ELITE TRAINER DALE ROMANS, JOCKEY KENDRICK CARMOUCHE & ASSISTANT TRAINER NORM CASSE TO BE FEATURED ON AT THE POST LIVE Presented by NYRA Bets Thursday, July 27 at the Parting Glass Pub from 8-9 p.m. ET What: Nationally televised NYRA horse racing personality and pundit, host...

NYRA RELEASE —- Cigar Mile Day centerpiece of Aqueduct fall ELMONT, N.Y. – The 38-day fall championship meet at Belmont Park will feature six Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifiers held over two weekends. In all, 42 stakes worth more than...

Elmont, NY. —- Claire Novak and Jeremy Balan for BloodHorse.com are reporting Epicharis has been scratched from 149th running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. Cover Photo: Epicharis; Coglianese/Susie Raisher Photo

NYRA UPDATE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Isabelle de Tomaso’s New Jersey homebred Irish War Cry, whose multiple Grade 2 wins include the April 8 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, will make his next start in the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes,...

By Darren Rogers —- Steve Asmussen (r), Asst trainer Scott Blasi (l); Coady Photography ASMUSSEN BECOMES ONLY THIRD TRAINER TO WIN 600 RACES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 26, 2017) – Steve Asmussen became only the third trainer in Churchill Downs history...