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By Amy Owens —- Three Grade 1 Races Highlight Saturday at Keeneland Six Grade 1 Winners in Overflow Field for Shadwell Turf Mile Gouverneur Morris Heads Field of 10 for Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Rushing Fall, Vasilika Showdown Set in First Lady LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 2,...

By Mark Connor —- Distances Lengthened for Louisiana Derby, Risen Star and Lecomte; 2019-20 STAKES SCHEDULE worth $7.13 MILLION NEW ORLEANS (September 24, 2019) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced that 56 stakes worth a combined $7.13 million will be...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner Quip will take on Winchell Thoroughbreds’ four-time winner Tenfold and eight other rivals under the lights in Saturday’s seventh running of the...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5 Returns to Main Track at Laurel, Gulfstream & Golden Gate $100,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout LAUREL, MD – A week after featuring five turf races, Friday’s Stronach 5 will take to the main tracks at Laurel...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- All live racing to feature 1 p.m. first post starting September 25 ELMONT, N.Y. – Following consultation with horsemen and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA), and the approval of the New York State Gaming Commission...

By David Joseph —- $16 Million Pegasus World Cup (G1) Series Jan. 25 Pegasus Day Features Nine Graded Stakes, $17.2 Million in Purses $1 Million Florida Derby March 28 Derby Day Features Seven Stakes, $1.95 Million in Purses $1.11 Million Claiming Crown Dec. 7; Clasico...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch and Corms Racing Stable’s former claimer Tax and Juddmonte Farms regally bred Tacitus, the one-two finishers of the Grade 2 Jim Dandy presented by NYRA Bets,...

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA AUTUMN STAKES SCHEDULE UNVEILED IN ADVANCE OF SEPT. 27 OPENER; A TOTAL OF 43 STAKES, INCLUDING 14 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS NOV. 1 & 2, TO BE OFFERED OVER 23-DAY MEETING OPENING DAY TO BE HIGHLIGHTED BY TWO GRADE I, $300,000...

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 2, 2019) – Arlington International Racecourse will hold its premiere race day of the season on Saturday August 10, as the International Festival of Racing returns featuring the 37th running of the Arlington Million (GI)....

By Grant LaGrange —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (August 1, 2019) – John Henry, one of the greatest thoroughbred horses in history, wasn’t a highly acclaimed juvenile, he never won a Triple Crown race, and he came from a pedigree line that was anything but prestigious....