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By Darren Rogers —- Brad Cox; Coady Photography LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 16, 2018) – Arguably one of the nation’s fastest rising starts, Louisville native Brad Cox is two wins away from a major professional milestone: 1,000 career victories. Cox, 38, is not far removed...

By David Joseph —- $50,000 Guaranteed Pool for Friday’s Stronach 5 Five Races, 59 Entries, Three Tracks LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5, a national wager with an industry-low 12-percent takeout, will feature a guaranteed pool of $50,000. First race post time is 3:52 p.m....

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Flurry Racing Stables’ 11-time winner Mr. Misunderstood leads a competitive eight-horse field as the starting 121-pound high weight in Saturday’s 41st running of the $100,000 River City Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. The River...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – My Boy Tate, with four wins from five attempts on the Big A main track, will look for a return to form in Sunday’s $125,000 Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and part-owned by Michelle Nevin with Little Red...

By David Joseph —- Audible on Target for $9 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Florida Derby Champ Pointed to Dec. 15 Harlan’s Holiday at Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Florida Derby (G1) winner Audible has returned to Todd Pletcher’s training base at Palm Beach...

DMTC News – From the Wire BAFFERT’S BOB HOPE HOPES DIMINISHED BY ONE Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Bob Hope Stakes – the first of nine graded stakes on the fall racing at Del Mar schedule – falls right in the wheelhouse of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. It’s for...

By Darren Rogers —- MORALES ENDING APPRENTICESHIP WITH A BANG LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018) – Jockey Edgar Morales will lose the five-pound weight allowance that is granted to apprentice riders on Saturday, but the 20-year-old Puerto Rico native has made the...

By Ryan Martin —- KEY DATES TO KNOW: 147th THOROUGHBRED RACING SEASON NEW ORLEANS (November 14, 2018) – The 147th Thoroughbred Racing Season at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is approaching, with Opening Day scheduled for Thursday, November 15 with a 12:30 p.m. first...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018) – Jeff Hiles, a former U.S. Marine and longtime assistant to trainer Kenny McPeek, is set to start the next chapter in his life by stepping out on his own and becoming a trainer. “This has been something I’ve...