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First Annual Sam Spear Memorial Featured Race Sept. 5

POSTED: August 30, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif.—Sam Spear, a Northern California media icon and sportscaster who promoted thoroughbred racing in the Bay Area for five decades, passed away in October of 2021 at the...

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Colonial Downs, Virginia HBPA to Honor TAA on Virginia Derby Day 

POSTED: August 30, 2022

Lexington, Ky.— Another successful Colonial Downs race meet will culminate on Virginia Derby Day, Tuesday, September 6, highlighted by a dedication to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA). ...

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Grade 1 Sponsors Follow Kentucky Downs’ Upward Trajectory

POSTED: August 30, 2022

FRANKLIN, Ky. — The corporate partners for Kentucky Downs’ seven-day run in early September are as distinctive as the unique race meet they sponsor. Starting with the...

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Bejarano’s Six Wins On Card Remains Kentucky Downs Benchmark

POSTED: August 30, 2022

Rafael Bejarano is the only jockey to have won at least one riding title at all five Kentucky racetracks — and he did it in...

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The Forego: All Strategy

POSTED: August 28, 2022

By Maribeth Kalinich At the break of the Forego, Cody’s Wish seems to break a little slow and stays back with Drafted as Jackie’s Warrior...

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Maryland Racing Bowling Bash to Benefit Beyond the Wire

POSTED: August 27, 2022

Back by popular demand!  The annual Maryland Racing Bowling Bash will again be held at Greenmount Bowl in Hampstead, MD on: Sunday, Sept. 4 at...

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The Jockey Club Elects Six New Members

POSTED: August 26, 2022

LEXINGTON, KY.—The Jockey Club today announced the election of six new members: Len Coleman, Dr. Nancy Cox, Marc Holliday, Kosta Hronis, W. Gray Lyster IV,...

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He Did ALL The Talking: Better Talk Now

POSTED: August 26, 2022

A perfect storm. The term used when the elements of nature combine to create massive amounts of energy. But that energy is not always destructive...

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1962 Travers: One for the Ages

POSTED: August 24, 2022

Talk along the Saratoga backstretch this week has centered on one thing — Saturday's 153rd running of the Travers Stakes. The mile-and-a-quarter classic had its...

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