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From: National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame —- We are honored to announce the newest inductees into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame! Eleven new members have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Contemporary Category,...

NTRA Communications —- White Abarrio and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr pass reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty in the stretch to win the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for owners C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber and La Milagrosa Stable. The 7-year-old horse is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr...

NTRA —- Further Ado and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr roll to an 11-length win in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1). Trained by Brad Cox and owned by Spendthrift Farm, the son of Gun Runner has accumulated 135 points on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, behind only Commandment (150...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Renegade and Irad Ortiz, Jr dominate the Arkansas Derby (G1) field at Oaklawn Park. The Todd Pletcher trainee races for breeders Robert and Lawana Low who co-own the son of Into Mischief with Repole Stable. Renee Torbit/Coady NTRA Top Thoroughbred...

By Claire Crosby —- MAGNITUDE UPSETS FOREVER YOUNG, SHAKES UP CLASSIC PICTURE If the results of one of racing’s premier international racing festivals, the March 28 Dubai World Cup card at Meydan Racecourse, are any indication, the sport is in for plenty of excitement...

Santa Anita PressBox —- JULIEN LEPAROUX WINS 2026 GEORGE WOOLF MEMORIAL AWARD THROUGH A NATIONWIDE VOTE OF HIS FELLOW PEERS ARCADIA, CA (March 23, 2026)—Julien Leparoux is the winner of the 2026 George Woolf Award via a nationwide vote of his fellow riders. The George Woolf...