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By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 22, 2017) – Keeneland congratulates the 2016 champions announced last night at the 46th Annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony at Gulfstream Park. Six champions – Arrogate, Beholder, Champagne Room, Classic Empire, Drefong and Finest City – are...

By Ed Golden —- • GOLDEN STATE GOLDEN AT ECLIPSE AWARDS • CAL-BREDS VIE FOR $1 MILLION ON SATURDAY • CHAMP FINEST CITY EYES GRASSY BUENA VISTA GOLDEN STATE GLITTERS AT ECLIPSE AWARDS The Golden State was never more golden than it was Saturday night, after seven horses that...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Stakes Winner Suddenbreakingnews Set to Return Friday Trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel has waited more than five months to run Suddenbreakingnews. What’s another five days? Suddenbreakingnews is scheduled to make his 4-year-old debut in Friday’s seventh race...

Brian W. Spencer Michael Adolphson —- Hodges Photography NEW ORLEANS (January 22, 2017) – Jockey Robby Albarado joined an elite group on Sunday at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots when earning his 5,000th career victory. The 43-year-old Lafayette, Louisiana, native...

NTRA RELEASE —- HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.– The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced this evening that California Chrome, winner of the Dubai World Cup and the TVG Pacific Classic, and Nor...

By David Joseph —- Promising Sophomores Irish War Cry, Painter’s Rags Breeze Sunday Racing Resumes Wednesday with Carryovers in Rainbow 6, Super Hi-5 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Irish War Cry and Painter’s Rags, a pair of promising undefeated colts trained by Graham Motion,...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 22, 2017) – As directed by the official protocols set forth by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture, the quarantine on horses entering and exiting the property at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots expired at 12 a.m. Sunday,...

By Mike Willman —- IN FINAL DRILL FOR $12 PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL, BAFFERT’S ARROGATE GOES SIX FURLONGS IN 1:12.13; BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC CHAMP HANDLES ‘WET-FAST’ SURFACE WITH APLOMB, WILL FLY TO FLORIDA TUESDAY STAGE SET FOR EPIC REMATCH WITH LEGENDARY CALIFORNIA...

By Ed Golden —- • ESPINOZA’S WILD RIDE ON CHROME COULD CONTINUE • APPRENTICE FUENTES WINS FIRST RACE AT SANTA ANITA • STEVENS PROGRESSING FROM LEFT HIP REPLACEMENT CALIFORNIA CHROME: IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Victor Espinoza, who journeyed worldwide aboard California...