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By John Heims —- DINERMAN NAMED TRACK ANNOUNCER AT MONMOUTH PARK Monmouth Photo Oceanport, N.J. – Monmouth Park has named Matt Dinerman the new track announcer for the 2024 racing season, which gets underway on Sat., May 11. “I’m delighted to be joining the team at...

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 1, 2024 Eclipse Award champion Fierceness and John Velazquez dominate the Florida Derby (G1) field with a 13 ½ length win. Photo credit: Coglianese Photo Week 10 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred...

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo Cordero Dreams Big with Le Dom Bro in Curlin Florida Derby (G1) 20-Year-Old Trainer Saddles Fountain of Youth (G2) Runner-Up HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Eniel Cordero can’t believe it himself. Just nine months after coming to the U.S. from...

Contact: Pat McKenna,pmckenna@nyrainc.com —- Saturday’s Aqueduct card moved to Sunday OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has moved Saturday’s eight-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack to Sunday due to a strong coastal storm forecast to impact the...

By David Joseph —- Joe Labozzetta Photo Champion Fierceness Tops Noms List for G1 Curlin Florida Derby Florida Derby Headlines March 30 Card with 9 Stakes Worth $2.3M G2 Gulfstream Park Oaks Among 5 Graded Stakes on Derby Day Card HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Champion Fierceness...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Trainer Brad Cox said Tuesday morning that Timberlake will return to Oaklawn for the $1.5 million G1-Arkansas Derby for 3-year-olds, with stablemate West Omaha headed to the $750,000 G3-Fantasy Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. The...

By Joe Kristufek/Kevin Kilroy, Media Relations —- Sierra Leone Q&A with Chad Brown McPeek chimes in on Real Men Violin; Cox dishes on Ethan Energy and Nash New Orleans, La (Feb. 16, 2024) – Following a runner-up performance in the 2021 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct, the Chad...

By Mike Henry —- LEINSTER TURF DASH, LEINSTER LIGHTNING CITY STAKES POSTPONED UNTIL 2/24 OLDSMAR, FL. – For the second time in four years, the top turf sprinters stabled at Tampa Bay Downs are going to have to wait a little longer to display their speed and talen...

By Mike Willman —- WITH HEAVY RAIN LIKELY, SANTA ANITA CANCELS SUNDAY’S EIGHT-RACE PROGRAM; TWO GRADED STAKES TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 10 MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN FORECAST SUNDAY ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ARCADIA, CA (Feb. 2, 2024)—With more than...

By Kevin Kilroy —- New Orleans, La (Feb. 2, 2024) – Targeting the Risen Star (G2) and the Rachel Alexandra (G2), respectively, stablemates Real Men Violin and V V’s Dream worked in company going fastest of 31 on Friday morning at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The...