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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...

NTRA RELEASE —- ABEL TASMAN MOVES AHEAD OF MONOMOY GIRL IN NTRA TOP 10 POLL WITH BREEDERS’ CUP SHOWDOWN LOOMING LEXINGTON, Ky. Reigning Eclipse Award Champion Abel Tasman moved from fifth to fourth position in this week’s NTRA Top 10 Thoroughbred Poll, supplanting...