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Drew Couto Q&A On FanDuel News: “Time To Change”

on 03/31/2026 4:59 PM

Last week's news that FanDuel TV is gradually winding down its product through 2027 has ripped through the industry like a tornado. In response, some, like the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, have urged the company to reverse course. “Should there be a viable path to reconsider this decision, we urge FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment

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Drew Couto Q&A On FanDuel News: “Time To Change”

on 03/31/2026 4:59 PM

Last week's news that FanDuel TV is gradually winding down its product through 2027 has ripped through the industry like a tornado. In response, some, like the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, have urged the company to reverse course. “Should there be a viable path to reconsider this decision, we urge FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment

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Drew Couto Q&A On FanDuel News: “Time To Change”

on 03/31/2026 4:59 PM

Last week's news that FanDuel TV is gradually winding down its product through 2027 has ripped through the industry like a tornado. In response, some, like the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, have urged the company to reverse course. “Should there be a viable path to reconsider this decision, we urge FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment

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‘Rising Star’ Further Ado Made Blue Grass Morning-Line Favorite

on 03/31/2026 2:17 PM

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Further Ado (Gun Runner) was tabbed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite in a field of nine 3-year-olds for Saturday's 102nd running of the $1.25 million GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland said via a press release on Tuesday. Contested at 1 1/8 miles on the ...

‘Rising Star’ Further Ado Made Blue Grass Morning-Line Favorite

on 03/31/2026 2:17 PM

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Further Ado (Gun Runner) was tabbed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite in a field of nine 3-year-olds for Saturday's 102nd running of the $1.25 million GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland said via a press release on Tuesday. Contested at 1 1/8 miles on the ...

‘Rising Star’ Further Ado Made Blue Grass Morning Line Favorite

on 03/31/2026 2:17 PM

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Further Ado (Gun Runner) was tabbed by track oddsmaker Nick Tammaro as the 8-5 morning line favorite in a field of nine 3-year-olds for Saturday's 102nd running of the $1.25 million GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland said via a press release on Tuesday. ...

‘Rising Star’ Further Ado Made Blue Grass Morning Line Favorite

on 03/31/2026 2:17 PM

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', Further Ado (Gun Runner) was tabbed by track oddsmaker Nick Tammaro as the 8-5 morning line favorite in a field of nine 3-year-olds for Saturday's 102nd running of the $1.25 million GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland said via a press release on Tuesday. ...

Renegade Favored in Final Derby Future Wager

on 03/31/2026 12:56 PM

Following his victory in the GI Arkansas Derby, Renegade (Into Mischief) has been tabbed the 4-1 morning-line favorite for the sixth and final pool for the GI Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens Thursday at noon and closes Saturday at 6 p.m. Other top interests in Pool 6 include GI Curlin Florida Derby ...

Honoring the Women Who Built the TRF: The Story of Elinor Penna

on 03/31/2026 12:44 PM

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Press Release March is international women's month, and it is not lost on the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) that its very existence has its roots in the dedication and tenacity of women. Elinor Penna is one such woman. Her determination helped shape an organization that continues to be led by women she continues

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Report: Environmental Group Signs Deal to Buy Golden Gate Fields

on 03/31/2026 12:32 PM

A San Francisco environmental group has signed an agreement to purchase the former Golden Gate Fields and preserve it as open space and a panoramic new waterfront park, according to a report in The Mercury News. According to the report, the non-profit group The Trust for Public Land has signed a $175-million option to buy

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HIWU Releases 2025 Annual Report

on 03/31/2026 11:27 AM

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has released its 2025 Annual Report. Available here, the report details HIWU's organization-wide activities as the independent enforcement agency of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program. The report provides statistics on testing, results management, the adjudication of cases, investig...

HIWU Releases 2025 Annual Report

on 03/31/2026 11:27 AM

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has released its 2025 Annual Report. Available here, the report details HIWU's organization-wide activities as the independent enforcement agency of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program. The report provides statistics on testing, results management, the adjudication of cases, investig...

NTWAB Board Issues Letter in Support of FanDuel TV

on 03/31/2026 11:00 AM

Following the announcement last week that FanDuel TV would be phasing out its horse racing coverage, the board of directors of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters has disseminated a letter it sent to the executive leadership at FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment to emphasize the importance of the network to the racing industry. In supporting

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NTWAB Board Issues Letter in Support of FanDuel TV

on 03/31/2026 11:00 AM

Following the announcement last week that FanDuel TV would be phasing out its horse racing coverage, the board of directors of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters has disseminated a letter it sent to the executive leadership at FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment to emphasize the importance of the network to the racing industry. In supporting

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Who Will be the Leading Freshman Sire of 2026?

on 03/31/2026 9:58 AM

With the first major 2-year-old sale, OBS March, now in the books, and the next round, the OBS April sale, right around the corner, it's time for some predictions. We asked the experts who their pick is for leading freshman sire and also asked them for a “sleeper pick,” or a stallion that will perform

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Who Will be the Leading Freshman Sire of 2026?

on 03/31/2026 9:58 AM

With the first major 2-year-old sale, OBS March, now in the books, and the next round, the OBS April sale, right around the corner, it's time for some predictions. We asked the experts who their pick is for leading freshman sire and also asked them for a “sleeper pick,” or a stallion that will perform

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The Week’s Fastest Maidens for Mar. 23-29

on 03/31/2026 9:43 AM

The GI Arkansas Derby undercard at Oaklawn Saturday produced two of the top five fastest maidens of the last week, while Pretty Boy Mia (Beau Liam) outran his auction tag with a dominant win at Aqueduct to garner the list's top spot. 5) FLEEK, OP, 3/28-12th, 1 1/8m VIDEO Beyer Speed Figure-81 (c, 3, F...

TDN Derby Top 12: Cadence Quickens, Plot Thickens

on 03/30/2026 5:45 PM

by T.D. Thornton-Last Saturday's news that the No. 1-ranked Paladin (Gun Runner) will miss the GI Kentucky Derby with a non-displaced condylar fracture of his right front ankle created a vacancy atop this list. Any set of Derby rankings abhors a vacuum, but it wasn't easy deciding which of several ...

TDN Derby Top 12: Cadence Quickens, Plot Thickens

on 03/30/2026 5:45 PM

by T.D. Thornton-Last Saturday's news that the No. 1-ranked Paladin (Gun Runner) will miss the GI Kentucky Derby with a non-displaced condylar fracture of his right front ankle created a vacancy atop this list. Any set of Derby rankings abhors a vacuum, but it wasn't easy deciding which of several ...

Champion Turf Mare She Feels Pretty Retired

on 03/30/2026 3:32 PM

Lael Stables' She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}–Summer Sweet, by More Than Ready), last season's Eclipse champion turf female, has been retired from racing, according to the DRF Monday. “She had an issue that just was going to take even longer to resolve, and she'd have no time for a campa...