Churchill Downs News Release: Spring Meet Stakes Schedule

By Darren Rogers —- 143RD RUNNINGS OF KENTUCKY DERBY, KENTUCKY OAKS HEAD CHURCHILL DOWNS’ $8.84 MILLION SPRING MEET STAKES SCHEDULE Five Grade I Contests Included in 34 Events That Feature Nine Multi-Stakes Programs and Pair of Stakes Races Previously Run at Arlington Park...
Posted On 13 Feb 2017
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, Stars & Stripes Day highlight Belmont Spring/Summer Meet

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Racing will commence at Belmont Park on Friday, April 28 with the 54-day spring/summer meet highlighted by the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 10. The oldest and longest leg of...
Posted On 10 Feb 2017
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Wood Memorial, Carter top Aqueduct’s Spring Showcase Meet

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial and Grade 1, $400,000 Carter Handicap will highlight the Spring Showcase meet on Saturday, April 8 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Supported by 21 other stakes totaling nearly $3.5 million in purse...
Posted On 09 Feb 2017
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Gulfstream: Ladies Day Returns to Gulfstream Feb. 18 with Girls Got Game

By David Joseph —- Ladies Day Returns to Gulfstream Feb. 18 with Girls Got Game Drinks Specials, Handicapping & Fashion Experience HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park will play host Saturday, Feb. 18 to Ladies Day featuring the unique handicapping and fashion...
Posted On 08 Feb 2017
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Official Finish Time Updated for Pegasus World Cup (G1), New Gulfstream Park Track Record

—David Joseph Arrogate; Gulfstream Photo TRAKUS, Boston, MA, USA – A correction has been made to the official finish time for the 1 1/8 mile Pegasus World Cup (G1) run at Gulfstream Park on January 28, 2017. Upon subsequent detailed review of the race performance data, it...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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ARLINGTON TO OFFER 20 STAKES RACES WORTH $3.4 MILLION IN 2017

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (February 3, 2017) – Arlington International Racecourse has announced a 2017 stakes schedule that includes 20 stakes worth more than $3.4 million. Highlighting the schedule is the International Festival of Racing on Aug. 12...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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CLASSIC EMPIRE, MCCRAKEN TAKE FIRST TWO BERTHS IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL

From Joan Lawrence —- ARROGATE RECEIVES All-FIRST PLACE VOTES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, January 30, 2017) – As the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” gets underway, the top ten in week one of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top...
Posted On 31 Jan 2017
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‘Just a Freak,’ Pegasus Winner Arrogate Departs for California

By David Joseph —- Arrogate; Gulfstream File Photo California Chrome Exits Race with Swollen Knee, Leaves Sunday for Stud Duty HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It was still dark and a misty rain had yet to begin falling Sunday morning when Jimmy Barnes, assistant to Hall of Fame...
Posted On 30 Jan 2017
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Inaugural $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Draws International Interest

By David Joseph —- World’s Richest Race Carried Live in 122 Countries Worldwide HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – There will be a distinct international flavor to Saturday’s inaugural running of the world’s richest horse race, the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at...
Posted On 28 Jan 2017
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BOURBON EMPIRE ADDED TO EARLY TRIPLE CROWN NOMINEES

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Jan. 27, 2017) – Because of a clerical error, Bourbon Lane Stable’s Bourbon Empire was inadvertently omitted from the original list of 3-year-olds made eligible during the early nomination phase to compete in the 2017 Triple...
Posted On 28 Jan 2017
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