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By Joe Kristufek —- Fair Grounds’ Track Crew Wins the Battle Against Historic Winter Storm Management adjusts racing schedule as track maintenance crew works overtime New Orleans, La (Jan. 24, 2025) – Before Tuesday it is highly likely that most New Orleanians believed...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Speed King races to Southwest win TRINITY, Fla. – The demolition derby that was run as the Southwest Stakes on Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., saw the three top betting favorites basically eliminated at the start. The...

NTRA —- 2024 Eclipse Award Winners Are Announced, Thorpedo Anna Voted 2024 Horse of the Year Sierra Leone Voted Champion Three-Year-Old Male; Chad Brown wins Fifth Outstanding Trainer Title; Flavien Prat Named Outstanding Jockey PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2025) – The...

“Santa Anita Press Box” —- SANTA ANITA PARK POSTPONES FRIDAY RACING PROGRAM UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY, JAN. 16 Santa Anita Park has postponed Friday’s racing program until next Thursday, Jan. 16. due to the forecast of poor air quality for the San Gabriel Valley. The...

National Thoroughbred Racing Association —- 2024 Eclipse Awards Finalists Announced LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 5, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced the...

Old Friends Welcomes Six Graded-Stakes Winners for Retirement The six thoroughbreds are Count Again, Delaunay, Mission Impazible, Normandy Invasion, Rainbow Heir, and Warrior’s Reward   GEORGETOWN, KY. – Dec. 30, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in...