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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...

By Amy Gregory —- Pre-sold ticketing options, new dining offerings and season passes available to fans LEXINGTON, KY (July 8, 2021) – Keeneland today announced plans to open at full capacity for its 2021 Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 8-30. Tickets will go on sale to the public...

Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED SUSPENDS BOB BAFFERT FOR TWO YEARS Suspension Follows Medina Spirit’s Confirmed Positive for Prohibited Race-Day Substance LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced today the...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Set for Saturday’s Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A mandatory 20-cent Rainbow 6 payout is set for Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park, where the pool is expected to swell into the multi-millions. Saturday’s Rainbow 6 sequence...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Fueled by continued gains in simulcast revenue, Tampa Bay Downs has increased purses by 10 percent for the fourth time during the 2020-2021 meeting. The boost takes effect with today’s card and extends through the season finale on May 2....

NYRA/Pat McKenna —- Oklahoma Training Track to re-open in May following major renovation SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that Saratoga Race Course will open for spring training at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 17. The barn...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- FOX Sports and NYRA announce landmark wagering and media rights agreements Deal extends FOX Sports’ NYRA television rights package through 2030 FOX uniquely positioned as only media company with strategic stakes in digital bet-taking businesses in...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (March 17, 2021) – Lane’s End Farm’s William “Bill” Farish, who serves on the boards of numerous Thoroughbred industry and Central Kentucky organizations, has been appointed a Keeneland Trustee. Farish succeeds Claiborne Farm co-owner Seth...