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By Jim Gluckson/Breeders’ Cup —- MCKINZIE STAYS ATOP BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC RANKINGS LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2019) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s 4-year-old McKinzie (250 votes) has retained the No. 1 position following the third week of voting in the...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2019) – With the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes producing an upset winner in Hunter O’Riley this past Saturday, there was relatively no movement in this week’s edition of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Multiple Grade 1 winner...

Edward C. Allred Chairman & Chief Executive Officer June 22, 2019 From: EDWARD C. ALLRED, OWNER & CHAIRMAN-LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE “Los Alamitos will gladly provide stalls to Jerry Hollendorfer, a Hall of Fame trainer and an unexcelled horseman. Unless forbidden by the...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 17, 2019) – Seeking the Soul’s victory in the Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs this past Saturday earned the Charles Fipke homebred a guaranteed spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and also allowed the bay horse to...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- MAXIMUM SECURITY LEADS FINAL NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL OF 2019; BRICKS AND MORTAR CEMENTS STANDING IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2019) – A historic disqualification may have denied Maximum Security his place in history as an American...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 3, 2019) –This weekend’s loaded slate of Grade 1 races slated to take place at Belmont Park will feature the leaders of both the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Poll and NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll,...