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BERKELEY, CA. (May 6, 2020)– Golden Gate Fields will resume live racing on Thursday, May 14, after receiving provisional approval this morning from the Alameda County Public Health Officer. Live racing was temporarily on April 2, following an order from Alameda County in response...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS RELEASES FIRST CONDITION BOOK, STAKES SCHEDULE FOR SHORTENED 2020 SPRING MEET THAT BEGINS ON SATURDAY, MAY 16 $559,000 Daily Average for Purses in Book 1; 16 Stakes Total $2,250,000 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 4, 2020) – Churchill Downs...

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS TO REOPEN STABLE AREA ON MONDAY, MAY 11; SPECTATOR-FREE RACING UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES WILL BEGIN THEREAFTER LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today received approval from state officials to reopen...

Alicia Hughes, NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law continues to hold a clear advantage in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Poll but shake-ups could be on the horizon as the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby headlines...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- CE CE, WHITMORE JOIN THE FRAY IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL; TIZ THE LAW HOLDS LEADS IN TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2020) – Rising star Ce Ce and veteran Grade 1 winner Whitmore made the most of their respective opportunities this...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Date for 152nd Belmont Stakes to be determined ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the opening of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet will be delayed due to the continuing impact of the coronavirus...