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Old Friends Farm Release — Adena Springs Cornerstone Stallion Was Pensioned at Old Friends GEORGETOWN, KY – DECEMBER 16, 2020 – 1998 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Awesome Again died very suddenly yesterday at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY. The...

By Amy Gregory —- 2020 Big Sport of Turfdom award – Tom Amoss Video – https://vimeo.com/486942067 Photo attached. Please credit Coady Photography TOM AMOSS WINS TPA’S BIG SPORT OF TURFDOM AWARD The Turf Publicists of America (TPA) today announced that trainer...

By David Joseph —- Limited Tickets Now Available Offering a Variety of Socially Distanced Experiences HALLANDALE BEACH, FL (December 3, 2020) – The Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series is returning to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach on Saturday,...

By David Joseph —- Ex-Race Mare Back to Front Becomes Winner 14 Years Later Former Florida TRAC Resident Wins Blue Ribbon in Dressage HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Fourteen years after her racing career ended without a victory, rescued mare Back to Front officially became a...

By Darren Rogers —- $10 Million Project to Provide Additional Racing Lanes; More Durable, Vigorous Surface to Allow More Turf Racing Annually LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 23, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack will invest $10 million to install a new turf course that will...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The most frequent question Tampa Bay Downs officials have received the past several weeks is: “Are you guys going to allow fans to come watch the races?” In the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, customer health and safety are the track’s foremost...