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NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont at the Big A Notes Graded-stakes winner Title Ready ships to New York for G2 Kelso Barese returns to Aqueduct looking for more stakes success in Empire Classic New York-bred Champion Bank Sting returns to action in $150K Iroquois; Freedom Trail...

By Mike Willman —- DeLEON RIDING HIGH WITH UNBEATEN CHISMOSA IN SATURDAY’S $175,000 GOLDEN STATE JUVENILE FILLIES AT SEVEN PANELS RACE IS PART OF LUCRATIVE CTBA-SPONSORED GOLDEN STATE SERIES ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 26, 2022)—Unbeaten in three starts, trainer Rafael DeLeon’s...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet runs through Saturday. Post time for the first race each day is 1 p.m. ET. ************************* BREEDERS’ CUP PRE-ENTRANTS SENOR BUSCADOR, HOT PEPPERS, FAMILY WAY WORK FAST-STARTING PLETCHER CAN FINISH KEENELAND FALL MEET...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fair Grounds Lowers Pick 5 Takeout and Introduces New Pick 6 Pick 5 and Pick 6 takeout rate is set at 15% NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, October 26, 2022) – With the approval of the Louisiana State Racing Commission handed down Wednesday afternoon, Fair Grounds...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR – Four Tampa Bay Downs Security Guards stood outside the entrance to the barn area about 10 minutes before 7 this morning, sporting looks of eager anticipation that gave away their thoughts. The first shipment of Thoroughbreds for the 2022-2023 meet...

Dandy Handyman fresh and ready for $120K Awad OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Maram LLC’s Kentucky homebred Dandy Handyman will make his stakes debut in Saturday’s $120,000 Awad at 1 1/16-miles over the inner turf for juveniles, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. The Awad is part of a...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet runs through Saturday, Oct. 29. Post time for the first race each day is 1 p.m. ET. ************************* BLUE STRIPE (ARG) TURNS IN SHARP 5-FURLONG DRILL FOR BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF FIRST CAPTAIN HEADLINES FIELD FOR...

McGaughey to saddle evenly matched pair for G2 Hill Prince OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey will send out an evenly-matched duo of Stuart S. Janney, III-owned contenders in Limited Liability and Celestial City for Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Hill Prince for...

By Mike Willman —- FLIGHTLINE TO BREEZE SIX FURLONGS SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA IN HIS FINAL LOCAL PREP FOR $6 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC NOV. 5 IN KENTUCKY CLOCKERS’ CORNER OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC SATURDAY VIA GATE 8 OFF OF BALDWIN AVE. ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2022)—In...