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By Ed Golden —- • SHAM STAKES LURES TRIPLE CROWN HOPEFULS • RING WEEKEND HOLDS FORM FOR SAN GABRIEL • TVG’S ‘THE STARTING GATE’ TO DEBUT SATURDAY • SANTA YNEZ HAS A GRADE I QUALITY: BAFFERT • MIDNIGHT STORM LIKELY TO WAIT FOR BIG ’CAP • CHAMP SONGBIRD DUE AT SANTA ANITA...

By Jim Mulvihill —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (Thursday, January 5, 2017) – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, California Chrome and Songbird, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Running Mate Bullets for Lecomte • Track Record Setter Blarp Tops Salty Friday Feature • Amoss-Geroux Combination Proving Tough • I’m a Chatterbox Lively in Wednesday Work • Work Tab RUNNING MATE BULLETS FOR LECOMTE Bret Jones’ homebred Running...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 5, 2017) – Keeneland’s 59th January Horses of All Ages Sale begins Monday, Jan. 9. A total of 1,893 horses – including broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings by leading North American sires and horses of racing age – were cataloged...

NYRA RELEASE —- Highway Star seeks second consecutive stakes win in Saturday’s Ladies Handicap; Yorkiepoo Princess leads Sunday’s Ruthless OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Fresh off an impressive victory in her graded stakes debut, Chester and Mary Broman’s...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Ortiz Excited About First Oaklawn Meet as Head Trainer John Ortiz already has plenty to talk about in his training career, but he doesn’t mind discussing his private life, either. Both blossomed in 2016. Married last summer, Ortiz, a former assistant to...

By David Joseph —- South American import out of quarantine HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The James McIngvale-owned Eragon cleared quarantine in Miami and arrived Thursday morning at Gulfstream Park for his upcoming engagement in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational...

By Mike Willman —- GRADED STAKES WINNER PRIZE EXHIBIT AND COURSE SPECIALIST WATCH THIS CAT LEAD THE FIELD IN SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 LAS CIENEGAS STAKES FOR FILLIES AND MARES GOING SIX AND A HALF FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE Prize Exhibit; Benoit Photography...

By Mike Willman —- Ring Weekend; Keeneland File Photo RING WEEKEND, TWENTYTWENTYVISION, FLAMBOYANT & A RED TIE DAY ALL PROMINENT IN WIDE OPEN GRADE II, $200,000 SAN GABRIEL STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2017)—With strong resumes in...