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NTRA Communications —- Adare Manor and jockey Juan Hernandez cruise to a 5 ½ length win in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park for owner Michael Lund Petersen and trainer Bob Baffert. Photo credit: Coady Photography/Andrew Stauffacher NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 15,...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces John Imbriale’s retirement OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that John Imbriale has retired as NYRA’s track announcer, bringing to an end a distinguished 44-year career at NYRA in which he called...

Story: Phil Janack Photos: Coglianese Photos —- Mike Smith Recalls Florida Derby (G1) Winner Holy Bull 30 Years Later: ‘I Knew, ‘Oh Man, He’s Gonna Run Today’ HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Though it will be 30 years this month, Mike Smith recalls the 1994 Florida Derby (G1) like...

By Bob Hill, TSV writer Louisiana Derby G2 – 1-3/16 miles at Fair Grounds The success of horses exiting the Louisiana Derby and heading to the Kentucky Derby has gone in a positive direction in recent years. Fair Grounds is both the winter home of some top connections and a...

No. 1 Sierra Leone’s Connections Have Eyes on Blue Grass Stakes (G1) for Next Start. Photo credit: Hodges Photography By NTRA Communications NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – March 18, 2024 Week 8 of the 2024 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The tote shutdown following Saturday’s 10th race at Tampa Bay Downs, the Grade III Florida Oaks, occurred because of a communications outage between AmTote International and Roberts Communication Network (RCN), according to officials with...