FAIR GROUNDS: UPDATE ON EHV-1 AT FAIR GROUNDS

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 2, 2017) – Test results have been returned for the two horses who spiked temperatures earlier this morning at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The horse in Barn 14, trained by Tom Amoss, returned a negative result. The horse in...
Posted On 03 Jan 2017
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NYRA Unveils Enhanced Spring Program for 2-Year-Olds

NYRA RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Eight maiden races worth $100,000 each will be offered this spring as part of the New York Racing Association’s ongoing program for 2-year-olds leading up to the Astoria and Tremont, run on June 8 and 9 as the first two...
Posted On 31 Dec 2016
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Aqueduct: The Jerome continues its rich History

By Bob Ehalt —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A cold, early January afternoon is hardly the place anyone might expect to find a race with the second-oldest history in New York racing. Yet for the Jerome Stakes, change has been a way of life. First contested in the post-Civil War...
Posted On 31 Dec 2016
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The Pegasus Playbook: Crunch Time

By David Joseph —- Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, a private racing stable owned by Dean and Patti Reeves of Atlanta, GA., is one of a dozen stakeholders in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, the world’s richest horse race to be run Saturday, Jan. 28 at Gulfstream...
Posted On 31 Dec 2016
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FAIR GROUNDS: PAUL MCGEE LANDS VICTORY 1,000

By Brian Spencer —- Photos Provided by Hodges Photography NEW ORLEANS (December 29, 2016) – Trainer Paul McGee earned his 1,000th career victory on Thursday afternoon at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots by saddling well-regarded sophomore December Seven to an...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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NTRA Release: Eclipse Awards Finalists To Be Announced Live on January 5

**Jim Mulvihill —- ECLIPSE AWARDS FINALISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED LIVE ON JANUARY 5 LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 29, 2016) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers And Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form announced today that finalists for the 2016...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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NTRA: Withholding on Payments of Certain Gambling Winnings

From Joan Lawrence —- DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND IRS ISSUE PROPOSED REGS TO MODERNIZE PARI-MUTUEL WITHHOLDING AND REPORTING Lexington, Ky. (December 29, 2016) – The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today issued newly proposed regulations...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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FAIR GROUNDS: FLORENT GEROUX GETS VICTORY 1,000

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (December 29, 2016) – Placing the proverbial cherry on top of a career year, jockey Florent Geroux won his 1,000th race on Thursday afternoon at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The defending meet champion rider guided Flurry Racing...
Posted On 29 Dec 2016
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FAIR GROUNDS CANCELS FINAL EIGHT RACES ON SUNDAY CARD DUE TO WEATHER

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (December 18, 2016) – Due to continuing heavy rain in the New Orleans area, in the interest of safety, the final eight races on the Sunday card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have been canceled. “The safety of our jockeys and horses...
Posted On 18 Dec 2016
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RETIRED CHAMPION JOCKEY GARRETT GOMEZ FOUND DEAD IN TUCSON, AZ

By Mike Willman —- RETIRED CHAMPION JOCKEY GARRETT GOMEZ FOUND DEAD IN TUCSON, AZ. AT AGE 44; A TWO-TIME ECLIPSE CHAMPION JOCKEY, HE DEFEATED ZENYATTA IN THE 2013 BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC WITH CLAIBORNE FARM’S BLAME Garrett Gomez; Santa Anita File Photo ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec....
Posted On 16 Dec 2016
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