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By Darren Rogers —- FLORIDA-BASED NIHEI ‘HAPPY TO BE BACK’ AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FOR SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $150,000 IROQOUIS STAKES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 14, 2018) – Florida-based trainer Michelle Nihei has not made a trip to Churchill Downs since the spring of 2013...

By Amy Owens —- $2.1 Million Medaglia d’Oro Colt Headlines Thursday Session as Bullish Market Continues at Keeneland September Sale Book 1 concludes with double-digit increases in business LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 13, 2018) – Amer Abdulaziz’ Phoenix Thoroughbreds paid $2.1...

Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Dabster will try for his second consecutive stakes win for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert when he faces eight opponents in the inaugural $100,000 Los Alamitos Special Sunday. The 1 ¼ mile contest for 3-year-olds & up is the eighth...

By Darren Rogers —- Mind Your Biscuits; Benoit Photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018) – Multiple Grade I winner and the richest New York-bred in history Mind Your Biscuits arrived at Churchill Downs early Thursday morning to begin training towards the $200,000...

By David Joseph —- Paco Lopez Makes Early Return to Gulfstream Park Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $136,733 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Paco Lopez made an early return to South Florida Thursday, riding three horses on Thursday’s twilight program at...

By Amy Owens —- Clickhere for a video of Hip 729, a $1.4 million American Pharoah-Bsharpsonata colt Click here for a video of Hip 696, a $1.2 million War Front-Betterbetterbetter (IRE) filly Click here for a video of Hip 730, a $1.2 million Medaglia d’Oro-Bunairgead (IRE)...

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Naughty Tiger will try for her second stakes win in a row when she faces four opponents in the $100,000 Barretts Debutante Saturday at Los Alamitos. Scheduled for 6 ½ furlongs and restricted to 2-year-old fillies offered for purchase...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018) – The “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” officially begins Saturday as 12 promising 2-year-olds, led by Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s duo of Saratoga Special (Grade II) runner-up...

NYRA RELEASE —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stable’s Reversethedecision leads a talented Chad Brown-trained trio in the Grade 2, $400,000 Sands Point for 3-year-old fillies on the turf Saturday at Belmont Park. Carded as Race 9 with an approximate post time of 5:53...