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Decidedly, the gray colt from California decided the Kentucky Derby was his

POSTED: April 7, 2022

Six decades ago, the best of what horsemen considered only an ordinary crop of 3-year-olds, with their prep campaigns virtually completed, headed for Kentucky. Two...

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TAA Launches Second Annual Calendar Photo Contest 

POSTED: April 6, 2022

Lexington, Ky.—The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) Calendar Photo Contest is now open for submissions. The TAA is seeking photos of Thoroughbreds at a TAA- accredited organization or...

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Dell Hancock to Receive Dinny Phipps Award at Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration

POSTED: April 6, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky—Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that Dell Hancock, chairman of the foundation, has been named the fifth recipient of the Dinny Phipps Award....

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Belmont backstretch takes community approach on Health Care

POSTED: April 5, 2022

Getting to know… Paul Ruchames; NYRTCA to honor Andy Serling; We Are NY Horse Racing ELMONT, N.Y. – Morning training is winding down just as it starts to...

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Local Smoke BBQ coming to Monmouth Park

POSTED: April 5, 2022

Starting May 7, Opening Day Of 62-Day Spring/Summer Meet  OCEANPORT, N.J. – Local Smoke BBQ, renowned for its award-winning meats and sandwiches, will have a concession...

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Tiz the Bomb weighs option after Jeff Ruby

POSTED: April 1, 2022

FLORENCE, Ky. — Saturday’s $600,000, Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks is positioned as a steppingstone to the May 7 Kentucky Derby. Taking advantage of its...

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Groundbreaking for NY Racetrack Chaplaincy Multi-Purpose Building 

POSTED: March 28, 2022

ELMONT, N.Y.—The New York Race Track Chaplaincy of America held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, March 28, 2022, for a multi-purpose building and chapel on the grounds of...

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Pudding His Best Foot Forward

POSTED: March 28, 2022

Veteran campaigner prevails in stretch duel to win NYRABETS Sprint.  OLDSMAR, Fla.—A hallmark of consistency, Pudding’s results have been as savory as his name suggests....

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Irish flat racing season begins at The Curragh

POSTED: March 28, 2022

The turf flat racing season begins in Ireland on Saturday, with The Curragh, the home of the Classics, hosting the 2022 opener.  The Paddy Power...

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