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NTRA RELEASE —- NO NEW NAMES IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL AS ACCELERATE REMAINS NO. 1 FOR TENTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 22, 2018) – Hronis Racing’s Accelerate retained his hold atop the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the tenth consecutive week as the top...

By Darren Rogers —- BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC CONTENDER CATHOLIC BOY WORKS FIVE FURLONGS IN 1:02.60 AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018) – Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano did not have much time to celebrate his 5,000th-career win on Saturday at...

NTRA RELEASE —- IMPERIAL HINT MOVES UP IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL; CLASSIC FAVORITE ACCELERATE REMAINS NO. 1 FOR NINTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 15, 2018) – Hronis Racing’s Accelerate retained his hold atop the NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll for the ninth...

Jim Gluckson/BREEDERS’ CUP —- ACCELERATE (3-1) CLOSES AS FAVORITE IN BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC FUTURE WAGER #2; ENABLE (2-1) IS CLOSING FAVORITE FOR LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF FUTURE WAGER LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 8, 2018) – Hronis Racing LLC’s Accelerate, the dominant...

By Jim Gluckson/BREEDERS’ CUP —- This is the eighth of 10 weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 at Churchill Downs. For more information, please visit...

NTRA RELEASE —- ACCELERATE STRENGTHENS POSITION ATOP NTRA’S TOP 10 POLL AFTER AWESOME AGAIN WIN; MIND YOUR BISCUITS MOVES UP; VOSBURGH CHAMP IMPERIAL HINT ENTERS AT EIGHTH LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 1, 2018) – Accelerate, earning a fourth Grade 1 victory this year in...