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Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications, —- SWISS SKYDIVER UP TO SECOND IN NTRA TOP THREE-YEAR-OLD POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 19, 2020) – It has yet to be determined which Breeders’ Cup race top sophomore filly Swiss Skydiver will enter. What is assured is that the Preakness...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 12, 2020) – When he surged up the rail and hit the finish line first in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 10, Happy Saver inserted himself into the discussion of top tier contenders in the sophomore...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 5, 2020) – Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver made history this past weekend when she became just the sixth filly to capture the Preakness Stakes, a stirring effort that allowed the daughter of Daredevil to move up...

By David Joseph —- Rated Second Behind Morning-Line Favorite Authentic LOUISVILLE — Bruce Lunsford, who will have his first Preakness Stakes (G1) entrant when Art Collector takes on Kentucky Derby winner Authentic Saturday at Pimlico, knows something about tough races and...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications, —- Improbable; Coady Photography LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 28, 2020) – A third straight Grade 1 victory has put Improbable in the driver’s seat of the handicap ranks heading into the November 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic as the son of City Zip...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications — LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 21, 2020) – A quiet weekend in both the handicap and sophomore ranks resulted in relatively little movement in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll and NTRA Top...