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102 Days Until the 150th Kentucky Derby

POSTED: January 23, 2024

New to the Leaderboard is No. 2 Track Phantom who won the Lecomte at Fair Grounds for trainer Steve Asmussen. (Hodges Photography/Lou Hodges, Jr.) By...

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An Aussie in Bluegrass Country

POSTED: January 23, 2024

Author Rachel Humphrey deep in Bluegrass Country at Spendthrift Farm with super stallion Into Mischief. (photo by Rachel Humphrey) How I spent my summer (winter)...

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A Passionate Plea to Preserve the History of Pimlico Race Course

POSTED: January 23, 2024

The bas relief sculpture on the side of the Pimlico clubhouse depicting the Great Sweepstakes of 1877 between Parole, Tom Ochiltree and Ten Broeck is...

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TAA: Official Aftercare Partner of Pegasus WC

POSTED: January 22, 2024

Queen Goddess, winner of the 2023 Pegasus WC Filly & Mare Turf Invitational. (photo courtesy of Pegasus WC) Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Press Release LEXINGTON, Ky. — Thoroughbred...

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Latest Supplementals to Ky. Winter Mixed Sale

POSTED: January 22, 2024

Fasig-Tipton Release LEXINGTON, Ky.—Fasig-Tipton has catalogued an additional 15 supplemental entries to its upcoming Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, to be held on February 5 and...

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53rd Annual Eclipse Award to be Broadcast Live Thursday 

POSTED: January 22, 2024

On FanDuel TV, RTN, and Streamed on Multiple Outlets NTRA Press Release  LEXINGTON, Ky. – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf...

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Luck of the Irish: St. Patrick’s Day Colt Fastest 

POSTED: January 22, 2024

Hip 262 breezed three eighths in :32 1/5. (Tiborphoto courtesy of OBS) At OBS Under Tack Show for the Horses of Racing Age Ocala Breeders’...

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‘All Others’ 2-1 Favorite, Fierceness At 8-1

POSTED: January 22, 2024

At Conclusion Of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 Churchill Downs Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With the Kentucky Derby less than 15 weeks away, the...

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Stuart Janney To Receive Eclipse Award of Merit

POSTED: January 20, 2024

Stuart Janney. (Jockey Club Photo) NTRA Release LEXINGTON, Ky.—The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that Stuart S. Janney III will be honored with the...

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