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By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO IS COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY OLDSMAR, FL. – Kathleen O’Connell described supplanting Kim Hammond as the No. 1-winning female trainer in North American Thoroughbred racing history as an accomplishment. For O’Connell’s many fans, including jockey...

Old Friends Welcomes Any Given Saturday Home from South Korea The 19-year-old stakes winner had been standing in South Korea since 2015   GEORGETOWN, KY – March 6, 2023 – Any Given Saturday has been repatriated to the United States from South Korea to spend his retirement at Old...

By Mike Willman —- FOUR-TIME ECLIPSE AWARD WINNER JAVIER CASTELLANO WINS 2023 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL JOCKEY AWARD VIA A NATIONWIDE VOTE OF HIS PEERS WOOLF MEMORIAL AWARD CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT SANTA ANITA THIS SPRING ARCADIA, Calif. (March 2, 2023)—A four-time Eclipse Award...

By David Joseph —- Barbara Livingston Photo Boulanger Remembers Built for Pleasure Upset Fountain of Youth Winner Paid $288 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – By late February of 1996, South Florida’s betting public had seen plenty of a nondescript horse named Built for Pleasure....

By Jim Gluckson —- BREEDERS’ CUP ANNOUNCES DEL MAR AS HOST SITE FOR 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 41ST Breeders’ Cup to be held at Del Mar near San Diego, California for the Third Time DEL MAR, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 — The Breeders’ Cup, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Scores four wins on Louisiana Derby Preview Day, including a 13-1 Risen Star Upset with Angel of Empire New Orleans (Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023) – Trainer Brad Cox sent out his 2,000th career North American winner Saturday at Fair Grounds Race Course &...