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By Darren Rogers —- DIVISIDERO FACES 11 IN WOODFORD RESERVE REPEAT BID BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER FINEST CITY TOPS HUMANA DISTAFF FIELD MASOCHISTIC HEADLINES CHURCHILL DOWNS FIELD MISS TEMPLE CITY MAKES 2017 DEBUT IN CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE LA CORONEL TAKES ON THE BOYS IN...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Derby Day festivities on tap Saturday ELMONT, N.Y. – Belmont Park will host the first of 32 graded stakes races of the spring/summer meet with the 67th running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Vagrancy for female sprinters on Kentucky Oaks Day, Friday,...

By David Joseph —- Gaffalione Realizes ‘Dream Come True’ With Derby Mount Gulfstream’s Leading Rider Gets First Derby Mount in Patch Admiral Jimmy Equals Track Record Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover $42,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s leading rider Tyler...

By Darren Rogers —- CLASSIC EMPIRE MORNING-LINE DERBY FAVORITE; GIRVIN MAKES INITIAL CHURCHILL DOWNS APPEARANCE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 3, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire was made the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Kentucky Derby 143 when post positions were...

By Darren Rogers —- CLASSIC EMPIRE 4-1 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR KENTUCKY DERBY PRESENTED BY YUM! BRANDS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 3, 2017) – John Oxley’s Classic Empire, the unanimous Eclipse Award selection as champion 2-year-old of 2016 and a three-time Grade I...

By Darren Rogers —- BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER FINEST CITY HEADS LA TROIENNE AMERICAN FREEDOM RETURNS IN ALYSHEBA UNDEFEATED GHALIA HEADLINES EIGHT BELLES TWIN SPIRES TURF SPRINT DRAWS EVENLY MATCHED FIELD OF 13 LA CORONEL HEADS FIELD OF 13 FOR EDGEWOOD LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday,...

By Brian Spencer —- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 2, 2017) – Following the rousing success of the first Arlington Easter Egg Hunt, Arlington International Racecourse is proud to offer the kind of entertainment that has made it a summer destination for families and racing...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 2, 2017) – Steven Sarkowsky and Marty and Pam Wygod’s Paradise Woods has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 3-year-old fillies and one also-eligible entered Tuesday for the 143rd running of the...

By Darren Rogers —- THUNDER SNOW MAKES FIRST VISIT TO CHURCHILL DOWNS MAIN TRACK; PARADISE WOODS 5-2 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR KENTUCKY OAKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 2, 2017) – Godolphin Racing’s Thunder Snow (IRE) exited quarantine Tuesday morning and made his first...