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By Darren Rogers —- SIX-PACK OF BREEDERS’ CUP HOPEFULS DOT WORK TAB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018) – The action continued to build on the backstretch of Churchill Downs Thursday morning in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 2-3 as six World Championship...

By Darren Rogers —- WARRIOR’S CLUB BREEZES HALF-MILE BULLET IN :48.60 IN PREPARATION FOR GRADE I, $2 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP TWINSPIRES SPRINT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) – On a relatively quiet Tuesday morning on the Churchill Downs backstretch, the Churchill...

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...