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NTRA —- NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – November 4, 2024 Week 41 of the 2024 NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through November 3. Voting...

Tracksideview Staff —- Most wins and earnings Breeders’ Cup Wins – Jockey:[36] Mike Smith – 27 John R. Velazquez – 20 Irad Ortiz Jr. – 18 Jerry Bailey & Joel Rosario Each – 15 Frankie Dettori – 15 Ryan Moore – 14 Breeders’ Cup Wins –...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Enriches Road to the Derby for the 2024-2025 Thoroughbred Racing Season Stakes Schedule set to offer $8.875 million in purses Road to the Derby paved with $1.875 million, Kickoff Day falls on Dec. 21 New stake added, making the female turf...

Old Friends —- Old Friends Welcomes Big Brown, Winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes The 2008 Eclipse Award Winning Champion 3-Year Old Colt comes to the farm courtesy of Andy Cohen, Managing Partner of the Big Brown Syndicate   GEORGETOWN, KY – Sept. 30,...

As you know, in the interest of the safety of our horses and riders, the remainder of the racing card was canceled due to unsafe racing conditions as a result of heavy rains. The King’s Plate race and other stakes races have been rescheduled to Friday, August 23rd. While...

Brian Hernandez Jr. wins 2024 Mike Venezia Memorial Award CD Photo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that veteran jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. has been selected as the 2024 Mike Venezia Memorial Award recipient. Hernandez Jr., the...