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Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) has escalated its recent threat of pulling out of racing at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. “Given the legislature's ease with which it approved legislation that is directly adverse and harmful to the economic interests of Fair Grounds, the opposition by elected officials to engage in meaningful solutions in collaboration with

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5. ASBURY PARK (GB), 6/6, SAR, Race 8, 1 1-16th (turf) Beyer Speed Figure- 85 (c, 4, by Frankel {GB}–Limonar {Ire} by Street Cry {Ire}) O-Peter Brant and St Elias Stable. B-St Elias Stable (GB). T-Chad Brown. J-Flavien Prat. Not surprisingly, Saratoga produced all five of these maiden graduates – three on Frida...

In the early minutes of the first session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Tuesday, a colt by Yaupon (hip 104) turned in what would be the day's fastest furlong time of :9 4/5 and that mark was matched later in the day by a filly

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On Jan. 9, 2025, a Thoroughbred mare named Kayseri was euthanized in Puerto Rico. She had no joint space left in her fetlocks. Her body was broken down from overuse, her mind likely exhausted from pain and confinement. Her death is not only a tragedy–it is the subject of three formal complaints now filed against

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Jake Ballis didn't know quite what to expect when he sent Crimson Advocate (Nyquist) to the 2023 Royal Ascot meet, where she won the GII Queen Mary Stakes. He says now it was one of the most exciting days of his life, and he has vowed to get back there every day since. Ballis, who

Trainer Wesley Ward has sent some very good horses to Royal Ascot over the years and has won 12 races there. Win No. 13 looked to be well within his reach as he was planning on sending Outfielder (Speightstown) to the GII Norfolk S. on June 19. The horse was so impressive when winning his

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Affinity Interactive, the parent company of Daily Racing Form  has sold its advance-deposit wagering platform, DRF Bets, to 1/ST TECHNOLOGY who has rebranded the product as 1/ST BET PRO, the company announced Tuesday. Affinity Interactive and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY have partnered since 2011 on DRF Bets, with Xpressbet providing back-end technology, wagering, pathways, customer service, and

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The Jockey Club will award a Racing Regulatory Veterinarian Fellowship, a loan repayment program that will award up to $25,000 in veterinary school loan repayment to an employed racing regulatory veterinarian, the entity announced Tuesday. “The racing industry suffers from a prominent shortage of equine veterinarians, something we must actively try to change to continue

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New Jersey-bred GSW Joey P (Close Up) was euthanized at Old Friends Monday after succumbing to complications from a respiratory illness at the age of 23, the farm announced via release. A frequent face in the black-type ranks his entire career, Joey P won the GIII Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes at Monmouth Park as

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A TDN column published Sunday referenced the racing oddity of the two most recent North American champion 2-year-old colts both losing separate races within two hours of each other on June 7 at Saratoga Race Course. 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), the 2023 juvenile male Eclipse Award champ, ran seco...

The nine-day Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Los Alamitos kicks off Friday and will run through Sunday, July 6 with three stakes worth a combined $400,000 serving as the highlights, the track announced via press release Monday afternoon. Racing is set to be conducted Friday-Sunday (June 20-22; June 27-29; and July 4-6) all three

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The Jockey Club has awarded five academic scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Lauren Maas was selected to receive The Jockey Club Scholarship ($7,500 per semester), which is awarded to a student on an academic path toward employment in the equine industry. Maas earned her Master of Science in Animal Biology from UC-Davis with the

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A pair of fillies pulled up during races at Saratoga last Friday were sent to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital for diagnosis of injuries and are both now resting, according to updates issued by the New York Racing Association Monday. Mystifying (Curlin), who was pulled up in the stretch run by jockey Jose O...

The under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale begins Tuesday morning and continues through Saturday with sessions beginning each day at 7:30 a.m. Hips one through 172 are scheduled to work Tuesday; followed by hips 173 through 343 on Wednesday; hips 344 through 386,

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Rain forced the GI Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes on Saturday to be added to the end of the card at Saratoga on Sunday, but that move did not 'deter' Deterministic (Liam's Map–Giulio's Jewel, by Speightstown) from capturing the signature grass race for trainer Miguel Clement. The young conditioner celeb...

Offering a “Win and You're In” ticket to the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar in November, Ag Bullet (Twirling Candy–Noble Grey, by Forestry) took the prize in the GI Jaipur Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, which was postponed on Saturday due to heavy rain. The lone female drawn...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After a post-race visit for a beer and some hors d'oeuvres at the downtown Whitman Brewing Company, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was home, conked out on the recliner. “I must have slept in the chair for an hour,” Mott said. “I turned the TV on and, at the count

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The 2025 Triple Crown season delivered something even more elusive than a sweep of the series by a single horse–a legitimately intriguing rivalry between two talented colts that could end up on par with the likes of Affirmed vs. Alydar or Sunday Silence vs. Easy Goer. The afterglow of the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

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Looking to get back on track in the GIII Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sunday, 'TDN Rising Star' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro-Dance Music, by Ghostzapper) went the distance on Sunday afternoon. Rolling out of the outside gate as the 7-5 favorite, East Avenue made the fro...

Sovereignty (Into Mischief) is on top. He got there by winning two of the most important races on the calendar for 3-year-olds. With his wins in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes, he leads the way because this is a sport where they're always asking, “What have you done for me lately?” But

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