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Fletcher is Derby Dreaming in Home State of Arkansas
Frank Fletcher still has Derby fever, but it's not the Kentucky kind.
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First Captain Set for 5-Year-Old Debut in Ghostzapper
West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm, Bobby Flay, and Woodford Racing's multiple graded stakes winner First Captain, unraced since late October, is set to make his 5-year-old debut in the April 1 $150,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
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Rebel Runners Aim for Better Outcome in Arkansas Derby
Two Rebel Stakes (G2) participants that came up just short in the 1 1/16-mile race Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park are looking for a change in fortune April 1 in the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1).
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Keeneland's 15-Day Spring Meet Begins April 7
The Spring Meet will present 19 stakes, including five grade 1s.
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Du Jour, Earls Rock Meet Again in American Stakes
Fresh off what appeared to be the best race of his career, Du Jour retains the riding services of European legend Frankie Dettori and heads a field of six older horses going one mile on turf in the $100,000 American Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
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HIWU Calls Attention to Dietary Supplement Regulations
HIWU advises that a positive test from the presence of a prohibited substance in a supplement, whether or not it was properly labeled, will be prosecuted by HIWU as ADMC Program violations.
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Kathleen O. Returns to New York for Top Flight
Winngate Stables’ dual graded-stakes winner Kathleen O. will make the second start of her 4-year-old campaign April 2 in the $100,000 Top Flight Stakes, a 1 1/8 main track test for older fillies and mares at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Kentucky to Add Sports Wagering as Senate Approves Bill
In a bit of a surprise for the 2023 legislative session, Kentucky lawmakers have approved a bill that will allow wagering on sports in the state.
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Sallee Executive Maxwell Dies at 82
Former Sallee Horse Vans vice president Robert "Bob" Maxwell will be remembered for his extraordinary kindness and generosity.
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Matareya Among Graded-Winning Trio in Inaugural Matron
Oaklawn created the $250,000 Matron Stakes to enhance its program for older female sprinters with the hope of earning graded status quickly. So far, so good. The inaugural running March 31 lured a field of seven, including grade 1 winner Matareya.
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Warrant Looks to Rebound in Temperence Hill
The 5-year-old son of Constitution looks to regain his form in the $150,000 1 1/2-mile Temperence Hill Stakes at Oaklawn Park April 2.
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Rodriguez, Ness to Finish as Laurel Park Leaders
With only Friday's closing day program remaining, Jaime Rodriguez and Jamie Ness will respectively finish as leading jockey and trainer during Laurel Park's calendar year-opening winter meet.
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Weld Fillies Tarawa, Homeless Songs Return to Action
Trainer Dermot Weld is preparing to unleash sophomore Tarawa and last year's Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) captress Homeless Songs for their 2023 debuts.
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Cory Moelis Joins TERF Board
The board of trustees of the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce Cory Moelis has joined the TERF board.
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Fasig-Tipton Details Entries for April Digital Sale
There are offerings located throughout the United States, including Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
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Maryland Groups to Host 'Tesio Talk' at Laurel Park
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association will host a Tesio Talk and continental breakfast in the International Room at Laurel Park on Federico Tesio Stakes day, April 15.
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Off Big Win With Sibelius, O'Dwyer Returns to Florida
Jerry O'Dwyer's current stable star, Sibelius—winner of Gulfstream Park's Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) Dec. 31—pulled off a thrilling upset of defending champion Switzerland in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) March 25 at Meydan Racecourse.
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NYRA Racing Official Taylor Retires After 58 Years
Sentell "Sonny" Taylor Jr. built a career of nearly six decades as a racing official and ambassador for the sport. "What I've especially enjoyed the most is all the different kinds of amazing people I've met and encountered in racing," he said.
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Florida Derby Contender Mage Part of Clay's Grand View
Industry veteran Robert Clay does not yet dream of being on the Road to the Kentucky Derby despite knowing a colt he bred will be in the Florida Derby (G1) starting gate.
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Breeders' Cup Tickets on Sale May 4
Tickets for the 40th running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held Nov. 3 and 4 at iconic Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., will go on sale Thursday, May 4.
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CNBC, Peacock Plan Coverage of Florida Derby
A rundown of television and radio coverage of horse racing for the week as compiled by America's Best Racing.
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Forte, Ortiz Jr. a Winning Combo on KY Derby Trail
The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm
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Super Derby's Return Highlights Louisiana Downs Stakes
One of many goals set by president and owner Kevin Preston was bringing back the track's marquee race, the Super Derby.
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Prairie Meadows Readies for May 12 Start of Meet
The 2023 live racing season at Prairie Meadows begins on May 12 with Thoroughbreds. There will be 20 days of Thoroughbred-only racing through June 17. The 60-day mixed Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse schedule will take place June 18-September 30.
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Godolphin: Modern Games to Return in Maker's Mark Mile
The overseas-based Modern Games, who became North America's champion turf male last year after successful excursions to win the Woodbine Mile (G1T) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) at Keeneland, will soon be in pursuit of more North American glory.
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Closing Remarks May Get Last Word in Royal Heroine
With standout California turfer Quattroelle absent, Harris Farms' homebred Closing Remarks rates a huge chance from off the pace in the $200,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G2T) April 1 going a mile on turf at Santa Anita Park.
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Sagans' Two Phil's Restores Faith in the 'Little Guys'
Just four days ago on a blustery afternoon at Turfway Park, the Sagan family watched as their first homebred, Two Phil's, soared down the stretch to capture the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), thus solidifying a spot in the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Romans Discusses Louisville Roots, Cyclone Mischief
Dale Romans speaks with Tom Pedulla of America's Best Racing.
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Law Professor Presents Compelling Argument in Excelsior
Twin Creeks Racing Stables' Kentucky homebred Law Professor drops down from graded company for the April 1 Excelsior Stakes, a $125,000 contest at 1 1/8 miles for older horses at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Letter to the Editor: HBPA Fighting Right Fight
National HBPA's Rick Hiles explains his group's opposition to HISA.
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Tyler's Tribe Returns in March 30 Oaklawn Allowance
Tyler's Tribe, who had been expected to return in the April 1 Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn Park after two instances of bleeding last year, will instead race in an easier $103,000 allowance March 30 at the Arkansas oval.
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Empirestrikesfast Added to Late Triple Crown Nominees
Pin Oak Stud's Empirestrikesfast has been added to the list of late Triple Crown nominations after a clerical error was discovered, according to a release from Churchill Downs.
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Faucheux, Gutierrez Capture Meet Titles at Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds wrapped up its 151st season of racing March 26, having offered the richest stakes schedule in Louisiana history at $8.5 million.
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Gamblers' Suit Against Baffert, CDI Dealt Setback
An element of a lawsuit brought by gamblers who lost bets on the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) has sustained a significant setback in federal court.
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Breeders' Cup: HISA Is Common Sense
Barbara Banke and Drew Fleming of Breeders' Cup have distributed a letter expressing their support for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
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Efforts Made to Respond to Equine Veterinary Shortage
There is a crisis silently brewing in the equine veterinary world. The diminishing availability of equine practitioners has affected the availability of primary and emergency care for horses throughout the United States and beyond.
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Malter Aims for Royal Ascot With Bucchero's Offspring
Great British Racing International and Ascot Racecourse have released March 29 the first in a video series, An American Dream: The Return to Royal Ascot, which documents Harlan Malter's ambitious dream of returning to the prestigious meet.
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BloodHorse, NTWAB Partner for Paid Summer Internship
BloodHorse will accept applications through April 17 for a new paid internship position to work on the leading industry publication's various platforms this summer.
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Juveniles Headline Tattersalls Guineas Sale
The catalog for the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up and Horses in Training Sale has been released, with 201 breeze-up 2-year-olds and 154 horses in training set to go under the hammer at Park Paddocks May 3-4.
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Day to Speak at Turfway's Race Track Chaplaincy Dinner
Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day will speak at the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy dinner event on Wednesday, March 29 for Turfway Park jockeys and their families addressing the joys and the struggles of a career in the saddle of a thoroughbred racehorse.
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TAA to Promote Aftercare on Santa Anita Derby Day
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be present this year at the Santa Anita Derby April 8 and has partnered with 1/ST to promote accredited aftercare awareness throughout the day.
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Dollars and Sense: Bettors Score at Turfway Park
Dollars and Sense with Frank Angst
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Loss in Key Prep Sours Instant Coffee's Derby Hopes
After a sixth-place finish in the Louisiana Derby, Instant Coffee has dropped out of the NTRA Top 10 3-Year-Old Poll and, barring a wave of defections, is unlikely to amass enough qualifying points to run in the May 6 opening leg of the Triple Crown.
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Smile Happy Wheels Back in Oaklawn Mile
Returning to the stakes ranks after an auspicious comeback in an allowance optional claimer March 16, graded winner Smile Happy breaks from the rail against six rivals in the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) April 1 on the Arkansas Derby (G1) undercard.
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Crafty Money is Conquest Mo Money's First Stakes Winner
The filly is a homebred for Tom and Sandy McKenna, who own and stand Conquest Mo Money at their McKenna Thoroughbreds in New Mexico.
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Grade 2 Winner Cross Border Kicks Off NSA Career
The 9-year-old son of English Channel, Cross Border, who recently kicked off his steeplechase career, was a 4 3/4-length winner in the $15,000 G.H. Bostwick maiden starter hurdle March 25 at Aiken, S.C.
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Two Phil's Follows in Hard Spun's Hoofprints
Porter on Pedigrees
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Doyle Set to Return From Injury at Newcastle on Friday
Hollie Doyle will return to action at Newcastle March 31 after overcoming complications with an injury sustained earlier this year.
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NY-Bred Divisional Championship Nominees Announced
New York Thoroughbred Breeders is pleased to announce the nominees for the New York-bred divisional champions of 2022. A panel will vote on the winners of each division and the 2022 New York-bred Horse of the Year.
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Rebel Runners Aim for Better Outcome in Arkansas Derby
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Kathleen O. Returns to New York for Top Flight
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Fletcher is Derby Dreaming in Home State of Arkansas
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First Captain Set for 5-Year-Old Debut in Ghostzapper
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Keeneland's 15-Day Spring Meet Begins April 7
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Sallee Executive Maxwell Dies at 82
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Kentucky to Add Sports Wagering as Senate Approves Bill
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Florida Derby Contender Mage Part of Clay's Grand View
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Du Jour, Earls Rock Meet Again in American Stakes
